Penguin Book of Ghost Stories - from Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce Newton MichaelPaperback
Penguin Book of Ghost Stories - from Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce Newton MichaelPaperback "The ghost is the most enduring figure in supernatural fiction. He changes with the styles in fiction…
Specifikacia Penguin Book of Ghost Stories - from Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce Newton MichaelPaperback
Penguin Book of Ghost Stories - from Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce Newton MichaelPaperback
"The ghost is the most enduring figure in supernatural fiction. He changes with the styles in fiction but he never goes out of fashion. He is absolutely indestructible. . . .
From Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Old Nurse's Story" through to Edith Wharton's "Afterward," this collection covers all of the most terrifying tales of the genre. He is the really permanent citizen of the earth, for mortals, at best, are but transients." --Dorothy ScarboroughThis new selection of ghost stories, by Michael Newton, brings together the best of the genre. With a thoughtful introduction, and helpful notes, Newton places the stories contextually within the genre and elucidates the changing nature of the ghost story and how we interpret it.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world.
With more than 1,700 titles,