Even now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, when science has largely replaced superstition as our way of viewing the world, who among us does not hesitate, however briefly, before entering a darkened room? Who does not feel an involuntary shiver at the sound of footfalls somewhere back there? Who does not wonder, even fleetingly, if the spirits of the dead might still wander the earth? Who does not feel a jolt of primal fear at things that go bump in the night?
For all these reasons and more, stories of ghosts, unexplained happenings, and the supernatural remain among the most popular and enduring tales in all of world literature. Now The Lyons Press presents CLASSIC GHOST STORIES, a chilling collection of some of the very best tales of mystery and imagination ever penned, by some of the finest writers the world has ever produced. So curl up in a comfortable chair, turn on a few more lights to chase away the shadows, and prepare to be scared silly. These are delightfully creepy tales that have stood the test of time, from such stellar authors as:
Ambrose Bierce
Edgar Allan Poe
Edith Wharton
E.F. Benson
Guy de Maupassant
William Fryer Harvey
Charles Dickens
Amelia B. Edwards
M.R. James
Algernon Blackwood
Rudyard Kipling
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Mary E. Wilkins
...and many more
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Stories of ghosts and the supernatural remain among the most enduring tales in all of world literature. Why? Because they're so much fun!
Classic Ghost Stories is a chilling collection of some of the very best tales of mystery and imagination ever created, from some of the finest writers who ever put pen to paper. Here are stories of terrifying apparitions, ghastly murders, morbid obsessions, haunted houses, talking corpses, supernatural retribution, eerie coincidences, grave robbers, and more. So curl up in a comfortable chair, turn on a few more lights to keep the shadows at bay, and savor some delightfully creepy tales, from such stellar authors as:
Ambrose Bierce
Edgar Allan Poe
Elizabeth Gaskell
Rudyard Kipling
E.F. Benson
Robert Louis Stevenson
M.R. James
Louisa Baldwin
Benjamin Disraeli
William Fryer Harvey
Amelia B. Edwards
John Wolfgang von Goethe
F. Marion Crawford
H.G. Wells
...and many more
BILL BOWERS is the production editor at The Lyons Press. He lives with his wife in North Madison, Connecticut.
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