Classic Ghost Stories by Wilkie Collins, M.R. James, Charles Dickens and Others

✍ Scribed by Wilkie Collins; M R James; Charles Dickens

• Book ID: 100063463
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 164 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 0486112268

✦ Synopsis

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.;Title Page; Copyright Page; Introduction; Table of Contents; Bibliographical Sources; AN ACCOUNT OF SOME STRANGE DISTURBANCES IN AUNGIER STREET; NO. 1 BRANCH LINE: THE SIGNALMAN; MRS. ZANT AND THE GHOST; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6 -- THE LADY'S MANUSCRIPT; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; REALITY OR DELUSION?; THE NEW PASS; THE BODY-SNATCHER; WHAT WAS IT?; THE REAL RIGHT THING; 2; 3; "OH, WHISTLE, AND I'LL COME TO YOU, MY LAD"; IN KROPFSBERG KEEP; THE LOST GHOST; DOVER THRIFT EDITIONS.