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Classic Ghost Stories
Tales from the classic era of ghost stories, one of the most popular and enduring fiction categories.
A selection of mysterious and intriguing tales from the shadows, featuring M.R. James, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Edith Wharton and Algernon Blackwood, with F. Marion Crawford's The Doll's Ghost and Guy de Maupassant's The Apparition.
Ghost Story Anthologies. Ghost stories appear in most traditions around the world, with tales of the supernatural and the presence of ancestors felt around the campfires of storytellers. With new introductions, these specially curated collections bring together the twisting narratives of Charles Maturin, H.P. Lovecraft, Edith Wharton, Algernon Blackwood and many more classic and ancient sources.
A selection of mysterious and intriguing tales from the shadows, featuring M.R. James, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Edith Wharton and Algernon Blackwood, with F. Marion Crawford's The Doll's Ghost and Guy de Maupassant's The Apparition.
Ghost Story Anthologies. Ghost stories appear in most traditions around the world, with tales of the supernatural and the presence of ancestors felt around the campfires of storytellers. With new introductions, these specially curated collections bring together the twisting narratives of Charles Maturin, H.P. Lovecraft, Edith Wharton, Algernon Blackwood and many more classic and ancient sources.
256 pages, Paperback
Published June 18, 2024
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About the author
Lisa Tuttle
272 books409 followers(Wife of Colin Murray) aka Maria Palmer (house pseudonym).
Lisa Tuttle taught a science fiction course at the City Lit College, part of London University, and has tutored on the Arvon courses. She was residential tutor at the Clarion West SF writing workshop in Seattle, USA. She has published six novels and two short story collections. Many of her books have been translated into French and German editions.
Lisa Tuttle taught a science fiction course at the City Lit College, part of London University, and has tutored on the Arvon courses. She was residential tutor at the Clarion West SF writing workshop in Seattle, USA. She has published six novels and two short story collections. Many of her books have been translated into French and German editions.
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November 21, 2024
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I enjoyed reading this collection. It was a decent book to pass the time. There are 14 classic ghost stories, some more "classic" than others on my opinion and all of them familiar to me.
If one isn't very used to this type of stories, this is a good introduction I guess.
The Kit-Bag by Algernon Blackwood 3½/5
The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 3/5
The Doll's Ghost by F.Marion Crawford 3+/5
The Shell of Sense by Olivia Howard Dunbar 3/5
The Four-Fifteen Express by Amelia B. Edwards 3½/5
The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 3½/5
The Haunted Orchard by Richard Le Gallienne 3/5
The Adventure of the German Student by Washington Irving 3+/5
Wailing Well by M.R. James 3½/5
An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 4/5
The Apparition by Guy de Maupassant 3½/5
The Secret of the Growing Gold by Bram Stoker 3½/5
The Hungry Stones by Rabindranath Tagore 3½/5
Kerfol by Edith Wharton 4/5
Ήταν μία καλή επιλογή να περάσει η ώρα αν και όλες τις ιστορίες τις είχα ξαναδιαβάσει παλιότερα. Κάποιες είναι πιο "κλασσικές" από άλλες κατά τη γνώμη μου και ορισμένες είναι περισσότερο κοντά σε αυτό που λέμε "ιστορίες φαντασμάτων" από άλλες. Αν κάποιος δεν είναι εξοικειωμένος με το είδος, είναι μία καλή εισαγωγή στον πιο "παλιομοδίτικο", σχετικά ήπιο τρόπο γραφής αυτών των συγγραφέων.
I enjoyed reading this collection. It was a decent book to pass the time. There are 14 classic ghost stories, some more "classic" than others on my opinion and all of them familiar to me.
If one isn't very used to this type of stories, this is a good introduction I guess.
The Kit-Bag by Algernon Blackwood 3½/5
The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 3/5
The Doll's Ghost by F.Marion Crawford 3+/5
The Shell of Sense by Olivia Howard Dunbar 3/5
The Four-Fifteen Express by Amelia B. Edwards 3½/5
The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 3½/5
The Haunted Orchard by Richard Le Gallienne 3/5
The Adventure of the German Student by Washington Irving 3+/5
Wailing Well by M.R. James 3½/5
An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 4/5
The Apparition by Guy de Maupassant 3½/5
The Secret of the Growing Gold by Bram Stoker 3½/5
The Hungry Stones by Rabindranath Tagore 3½/5
Kerfol by Edith Wharton 4/5
Ήταν μία καλή επιλογή να περάσει η ώρα αν και όλες τις ιστορίες τις είχα ξαναδιαβάσει παλιότερα. Κάποιες είναι πιο "κλασσικές" από άλλες κατά τη γνώμη μου και ορισμένες είναι περισσότερο κοντά σε αυτό που λέμε "ιστορίες φαντασμάτων" από άλλες. Αν κάποιος δεν είναι εξοικειωμένος με το είδος, είναι μία καλή εισαγωγή στον πιο "παλιομοδίτικο", σχετικά ήπιο τρόπο γραφής αυτών των συγγραφέων.
October 25, 2024
Older stories written in more formal language. Didn’t give me nightmare, which I appreciate.
April 28, 2025
Does what it says on the tin, a nice collection of classic ghost stories. I really don't have anything else to say, it's exactly what I, and probably you, expected.
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