Hayalet Hikayeleri

by W. Bob Holland, Ayşe Parlak Akyüz (Translator)

Bu eser, edebiyatın bu türünün ustası olan Edgar Allan Poe’nun garip hikâyelerinin en ünlü olanını içeriyor. “Kara Kedi”, gizem ve doğaüstü türünün tüm gerekli unsurlarını kapsıyor ve yine de kedi öykü boyunca doğal bir tavırla hareket ediyor; bu hikâye büyük olasılıkla doğrudur. Hikâyenin sadece anlatım biçimi bile bu koleksiyondaki yerini hak ederek almasını sağlamıştır.
Guy de Maupassant, zeki Fransız, iki etkili eseriyle temsil edilmiştir ve daha az bilinen diğer yazarlar okumaya değer ve okunduğunda hatırlanacak hikâyelerle katkıda bulunmuşlardır.
Okuyucu hayaletlere inansın ya da inanmasın, bu küçük kitaba ilgisiz kalamayacaktır.
İki durumda da olumlu bir fikir beyan etme cüreti göstermeden, sadece Hamlet’ten şu mısraları tekrarlıyorum: “Gökte ve yerde, havsalanda düşlediğinden daha fazlası var, Horatio.” - W. BOB HOLLAND -

Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Fiction

182 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1950

Reviews

[Ghedor]

#مسابقة_الرعب_مع_أبجد
#مسابقات_أبجد

[Nita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Project Gutenburg book. Fun for what it is.

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.38⭐

Preface by W. Bob Holland ✔
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe 5⭐
The Flayed Hand by Guy De Maupassant 3.75⭐
The Vengeance of a Tree by Eleanor F. Lewis 3⭐
The Parlor-Car Ghost by A Lady 3⭐
Ghost of Buckstown Inn by Arnold M. Anderson 3⭐
The Burglar’s Ghost by A Constabulary Officer 3.25⭐
A Phantom Toe by Anonymous 3⭐
Mrs. Davenport’s Ghost by Frederick F. Schrader 3.5⭐
The Phantom Woman by Anonymous 3.5⭐
The Phantom Hag by Anonymous though attributed by some to Guy de Maupassant 3.5⭐
From the Tomb by Guy de Maupassant 4⭐
Sandy’s Ghost by A Witness 3.25⭐
The Ghosts of Red Creek by S. T. 3⭐
The Spectre Bride (variant of On the Northern Ice) by Elia W. Peattie 3.5⭐
How He Caught the Ghost by Anonymous 3⭐
Grand-Dame’s Ghost Story by C.D. 3.25⭐
A Fight with a Ghost by Q. E. D. 3.5⭐
Colonel Halifax’s Ghost Story by Sabine Baring-Gould 4.5⭐
The Ghost of the Count by A Spinster 3.5⭐
The Old Mansion by A Sportsman 3⭐
A Misfit Ghost by Anonymous 3⭐
An Unbidden Guest ['From a Letter'] by Anonymous 3⭐
The Dead Woman’s Photograph (variant of Story of an Obstinate Corpse) by Elia W. Peattie 3⭐
The Ghost of a Live Man by A Traveller 3.25⭐
The Ghost of Washington by Anonymous 3.25⭐

[Ramy · Rating 3 out of 5]

كتاب ظريف اجنبي مترجم ...صدر لاول مرة ب نسخته الانجليزية 1950
يعني صدر فى زمن قديم و بيحكي عن قصص اشباح من زمن اقدم

ف القصص مش مرعبة جدا ....
و انما هى فيها لمحة خوف ....ترقب....قلق....شجن ...حزن .....تأثر ....
و دا اللى قلل تقييم المجموعة من 4 الى 3
كان في ملل فى بعض الاوقات و بعض القصص

الظريف فى المجموعة دي من القصص ...غير انها ف زمن قديم ... و كلها عن البيئة الامريكية
ان فى منها قصص اشباح الشبح بينتقم ...
فى منها قصص اشباح الشبح بيظهر عشان ينبه و ينقذ...
وفى منها قصص اشباح الشبح بيظهر يوصي و يطلب تنفيذ حاجة معينة العدالة مثلا او الترحم عليه عشان روحه تعرف تمشي ....
و فى منها - و دي الاظرف و الاكثر اثارة فى المجموعة كلها - قصص اشباح مبتطلعش فى الاخر اشباح :D

ترجمة يشكر عليها الاستاذ
كيرلس عاطف
و لكنها برضه صعبة بعض الشيء .....بسبب قدم "اللغة" المكتوبة بيها المجموعة الاصلية
و الراجل مشكورا ك مترجم عانى فى ايجاد الكلمات المناسبة

كتاب ظريف و ممتع لتمضية الوقت ....

الكتاب القادم : الروحاني وحكايات أخرى

[heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it for Halloween. It was alright for entertaining one's self on a rainy night. Some of the stories were really written as ghost stories or supernatural happenings while the rest are more practical with explanations as to what the “ghosts” actually was (think Scooby Doo but in quaint English).

What was enjoyable to me was the language, i.e., the words and phrases used to describe the hauntings and spooky scenes. I feel that ghost stories from the past, written by Edgar Allan Poe and his centuries-old counterparts, make such enjoyable reading because they were so beautifully written compared to modern novels.

[Marin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, a few of the stories were rather entertaining. Some were kind of sub-par, though, and many felt like they were badly rushed at the end. Overall, a pleasant experience. The stories being rather short, it is a nice book to leaf through in a short break or just before bed. I also liked the mix of "truly" supernatural events, and some "real" events appearing supernatural.

[Mohamed Metwally · Rating 2 out of 5]

عنوان الكتاب يرفع من سقف توقعات القارئ، وعادة الكتب التي تتخذ عنوانا يثير لعاب القارئ نادرا ما تقدم شيئا يذكر.

القصص لا يوجد مرجع ل 'حقيقيتها' بل وبعضها ليست قصص أشباح ولكن قصص خداع من باب النصب.

محمد متولي

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Admittedly, this book was released in 1941 so I’m not sure what I expected in terms of ghost stories, but had it been compiled today I feel certain they would have been spookier. As is, they fell into three categories: the ghosts are actually just people from insane asylums or animals, the ghosts need to settle their earthly affairs before they can disappear, or the ghosts are just fun little hints of the past that don’t harm anyone and disappear as quickly as they appear. I found it fascinating in researching these stories that most of them do not have known authors, and the rest came from very early in the 1900s, and as a result of this book, W. Bob Holland is credited with many of the stories to this day.

My personal favorites were “The Parlor-Car Ghost”, “The Spectre Bride”, “The Ghost of a Live Man”, and “The Ghost of Washington”. In contrast, I felt that “A Phantom Toe” and “How He Caught the Ghost” really phoned it in both in story length, build to the climax/reveal, and the actual secret revealed behind the ghosts.

All well-written, the stories were delightful and quick reads even if I criticize some of them! The book is very unlikely to leave nightmare’s, as it feels like a study in ghost stories more than a series meant to strike fear into the reader.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a fun compilation of public domain ghost stories. The main issue with it is that nearly half the stories don't entail actual ghosts. Definitely did a good job by beginning with Poe and ending with the famous "Washington's ghost."

[Emmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a mixed bag of spooky stories, with some being legitimately chilling, while others just happened to feature a ghost. At times, it felt rather like reading the quotations section of Moby-Dick, where the author pools together any and all quotes that happen to mention whales.

I was also very surprised that multiple tales used the plot device of it wasn't a ghost at all! It was a highly dangerous escaped lunatic!. It wasn't strange that they used it, but that it was the big twist multiple times.. All in all, a decent collection with some good writing.

[Dominique Lamssies · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, near as I can tell, this book was a result of some guy back in 1904 who liked ghost stories and wanted to share some. There are a couple famous writers, but a bunch of the stories are unattributed. There's quite a few different tones, settings and styles but these are all old ghost stories. If you're not a fan of older stuff, this won't appeal to you. But if you are a fan of old school horror lit and you happen upon this book I would pick it up.

[Gürkan Çoşkun · Rating 4 out of 5]

İkinci el kitap satan platformlardan aldığım kitapların yanına hediye olarak verilen kitaplardan biriydi.

Akıcı, sade bir anlatımı olan öykülerdi. Anlaşılması zor olan ve belli bir mantıkla anlaşılabilir olanlar vardı. Bir karma oluşturulmuş diyebilirim.

Keyifle okunabilir. En azından ben keyif aldım.

7.5/10

[Jacob Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Chaitalee Ghosalkar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not all of them have ghosts in it; some teach you how ghosts are in fact concocted by humans, and they too form an interesting read. The chill factor though is lacking in several stories, and the absence of uniformity is bothersome. One cannot read the book at night expecting the stories to make you stay awake or initiate nightmares.