Nine ghosts

Malden, R. H. Nine ghosts. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1947 second reprint. Hardback, VG, no dustjacket. Green cloth with black titles and illustration. Binding strong. Tanning to endpapers. 132pp., contents clean and bright. Richard Henry Malden, BD, (19 October 1879 – August 1951), Dean of Wells, was an Anglican churchman, editor, classical and Biblical scholar, and a writer of ghost stories. His book of stories Nine Ghosts (1942) was compiled over many years and issued as a tribute to his long friendship with the writer M R James, who had been one of the most celebrated authors in this particular genre and is an abiding influence on these tales. Nine Ghosts is a slim volume, but full of pleasures. The title is both accurate and misleading, for although there are indeed nine stories the number of ghosts varies from one to the next. In some cases the word 'ghost' may not be quite accurate. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…