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All Hallows' Eve: A Haunting Companion
All Hallows’ Eve is the perfect gift for the parent, child or friend who revels in the spooky spirit of Halloween.
Ghastly poems, sinister short stories, and curious black and white line illustrations throughout are sure to keep your bones chilled and imagination ablaze. Including writing by Thomas Hardy, Hugh Mearnes, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and more, All Hallows’ Eve will complement the personal library of any person that delights in the whimsy of Halloween and mysterious tales.
Read aloud by the fire, or read alone if you dare. This cloth-bound collection is dying to help you keep the spirit of All Hallows’ Eve alive all year long.
Ghastly poems, sinister short stories, and curious black and white line illustrations throughout are sure to keep your bones chilled and imagination ablaze. Including writing by Thomas Hardy, Hugh Mearnes, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and more, All Hallows’ Eve will complement the personal library of any person that delights in the whimsy of Halloween and mysterious tales.
Read aloud by the fire, or read alone if you dare. This cloth-bound collection is dying to help you keep the spirit of All Hallows’ Eve alive all year long.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published September 6, 2016
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Gibbs Smith
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Gibbs M. Smith always wanted to be a history professor. But while in pursuit of his master’s degree, Smith wrote a dissertation on Joe Hill–American labor martyr, proletarian folk hero, and songwriter–that profoundly changed his life. After the book was published by the University of Utah press and made into a movie, Gibbs started entertaining the idea of starting his own publishing company. While riding a cable car in San Francisco and contemplating this venture, he wrote Alfred Knopf a letter. "In my view, he was the greatest publisher in America," reflects Smith. Knopf wrote back with words of encouragement; later they spoke over the phone. Gibbs now had the inspiration needed to embark upon this extraordinary entrepreneurial adventure. In 1969, Gibbs and his wife, Catherine, started the company known today as Gibbs Smith, Publisher. With $12,000 in cash earned from the Smiths’ work on the movie Joe Hill, the company published four initial books, which would be used as supplementary texts in college history classes. The first few years were tough, as Gibbs and his wife, Cathy, ran the company out of their studio apartment in Santa Barbara.
In 1973, the company relocated to Utah, where Gibbs and Cathy reinvested profits back into the business and lived on savings. They spent the first summer there converting an old barn (built in 1916) on the family farm into offices. It was a race against time, as the barn had no roof and winter was rapidly approaching. During that summer they also managed to publish a new textbook, Utah’s Heritage. This proved to be a very wise decision, as the company’s textbook division provided financial stability during the early years.
See also: Gibbs M. Smith
Gibbs M. Smith always wanted to be a history professor. But while in pursuit of his master’s degree, Smith wrote a dissertation on Joe Hill–American labor martyr, proletarian folk hero, and songwriter–that profoundly changed his life. After the book was published by the University of Utah press and made into a movie, Gibbs started entertaining the idea of starting his own publishing company. While riding a cable car in San Francisco and contemplating this venture, he wrote Alfred Knopf a letter. "In my view, he was the greatest publisher in America," reflects Smith. Knopf wrote back with words of encouragement; later they spoke over the phone. Gibbs now had the inspiration needed to embark upon this extraordinary entrepreneurial adventure. In 1969, Gibbs and his wife, Catherine, started the company known today as Gibbs Smith, Publisher. With $12,000 in cash earned from the Smiths’ work on the movie Joe Hill, the company published four initial books, which would be used as supplementary texts in college history classes. The first few years were tough, as Gibbs and his wife, Cathy, ran the company out of their studio apartment in Santa Barbara.
In 1973, the company relocated to Utah, where Gibbs and Cathy reinvested profits back into the business and lived on savings. They spent the first summer there converting an old barn (built in 1916) on the family farm into offices. It was a race against time, as the barn had no roof and winter was rapidly approaching. During that summer they also managed to publish a new textbook, Utah’s Heritage. This proved to be a very wise decision, as the company’s textbook division provided financial stability during the early years.
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August 25, 2019
Very short collection of old Halloween poems and stories. Nice little collection.
December 31, 2019
I will admit: I skipped the Black Cat because I have a cat and can’t really read things that hurt animals. All other poems/stories were perfect for the Halloween season!
February 24, 2020
I bought this in a gift shop in Sleepy Hollow because if the poem.."There was a man who want there"...it is a cute compilation in the spirit of Halloween.
October 11, 2025
An okay read
This was an okay read. Rather boring. I chose this book for an October 2025 reading challenge in one of my reading groups on FB.
This was an okay read. Rather boring. I chose this book for an October 2025 reading challenge in one of my reading groups on FB.
October 12, 2016
Beautifully bound and illustrated, this is a nice gift book for Halloween to a junior high student due to its quality literature selections and excerpts. I would not recommend it for elementary students unless an adult reads it with the child. I received a copy from Goodread's First Read program.
November 5, 2016
A great combination of short stories, poems, illustrations, and classics from famous authors. A great book to read. A must read. I enjoyed reading this book.
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