| Classic Ghost Stories by Wilkie Collins, M. R. James, Charles Dickens and Others Contributor(s): Grafton, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486404307 ISBN-13: 9780486404301 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $6.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: Eleven tales of terror, including Mary E. Wilkins' "The Lost Ghost," Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body-Snatchers," "Mrs. Zant and the Ghost," by Wilkie Collins, and other gripping works by Charles Dickens, Henry James, J. S. LeFanu, Ralph Cram, Mrs. Henry Wood, Amelia Edwards, Fitz-James O'Brien, and M. R. James. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98038953 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.4" W x 8.28" (0.31 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Halloween |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Assembled from the works of the finest masters of the genre, these compelling narratives promise to raise gooseflesh and accelerate pulses with their supernatural scenarios. Featured stories include J. S. LeFanu's An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street, with a mysterious old mansion as the focal point; Mary E. Wilkins' The Lost Ghost, in which a strange child's disturbing presence instills fear and foreboding in all those she encounters; Robert Louis Stevenson's The Body-Snatchers; Mrs. Zant and the Ghost, by Wilkie Collins; and other gripping works by Charles Dickens, Henry James, Ralph Cram, Mrs. Henry Wood, Amelia B. Edwards, Fitz-James O'Brien, and M. R. James. Rich in detail and ghoulish incidents, this modestly priced collection will thrill readers who appreciate tales of terror as well as devotees of well-crafted literature. |