Pražská strašidla a všemožná jiná zjevení – Wagnerová Magdalena (2010)

The guide to the mysterious path through old Prague takes readers not only into the past but primarily to places where various apparitions, demons, spirits, or other similar ghosts have been recorded throughout history. Whether it is the world-famous Golem, protecting the safety of the Jewish ghetto, the headless Swede robbing monumental Prague churches, Faust who sold his soul to the devil, bricked-up nuns, lovesick water sprites, fiery men, animated skeletons, or simple sinners who were not granted peace after death – all of them create an image of a majestic city full of phantoms and dark shadows. This collection of legends, stories, folk tales, and narratives about the origin, occurrence, and character of the most famous as well as lesser-known Prague ghosts reflects the city like a mirror of historical twists, a theater of intertwining epochs and centuries. Thus, the book can serve not only as a detailed guide to the city and its past, not only as a source of ideas for many family outings, but also as an inspiration for the reader's imagination, adding one of its most interesting and simultaneously entertaining aspects to the face of Prague.