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Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
| Author: | Roald Dahl |
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Penguin Books, 2012 Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988 Jonathan Cape, 1983 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Sub-Genre Tags: | Ghosts |
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Synopsis
Of the many permutations of the macabre or bizarre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. As he relates in the erudite introduction to this volume, he read some 749 supernatural tales at the British Museum Library before selecting the 14 that comprise this anthology. "Spookiness is, after all, the real purpose of the ghost story," Dahl writes. "It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts."
For this superbly disquieting collection, Dahl offers favorite tales by such masterful storytellers as E. F. Benson, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Rosemary Timperley, and Edith Wharton.
Contents:
- 11 - Introduction (Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories) - essay by Roald Dahl
- 21 - W. S. - (1952) - short story by L. P. Hartley
- 33 - Harry - (1955) - short story by Rosemary Timperley
- 47 - The Corner Shop - (1926) - short story by Cynthia Asquith
- 63 - In the Tube - (1922) - short story by E. F. Benson
- 78 - Christmas Meeting - (1952) - short story by Rosemary Timperley
- 81 - Elias and the Draug - (1902) - short fiction by Jonas Lie (variant of The Fisherman and the Draug 1893)
- 90 - Playmates - (1927) - novelette by A. M. Burrage
- 115 - Ringing the Changes - (1955) - novelette by Robert Aickman
- 146 - The Telephone - (1955) - short story by Mary Treadgold
- 154 - The Ghost of a Hand - (1962) - short story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
- 162 - The Sweeper - (1931) - short story by A. M. Burrage
- 179 - Afterward - (1910) - novelette by Edith Wharton
- 210 - On the Brighton Road - (1912) - short story by Richard Middleton
- 214 - The Upper Berth - (1885) - novelette by F. Marion Crawford
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