The Phantom Coach: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Ghost Stories - Couverture rigide

Sims, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1408830159 ISBN 13 : 9781408830154

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2014

Synopsis

Ghost stories date back centuries, but those written in the Victorian era have a unique atmosphere and dark beauty. Michael Sims, whose previous Victorian collections have been widely praised, has gathered twelve of the best stories about humanity’s oldest obsession.

The Phantom Coach includes tales by a surprising, often legendary cast, from Charles Dickens and Margaret Oliphant to Henry James, Rudyard Kipling and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as lost gems by forgotten masters such as Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and W. F. Harvey. Amelia Edwards’s chilling story gives the collection its title, while Ambrose Bierce, Elizabeth Gaskell and W. W. Jacobs will turn you white as a sheet. With a skilful introduction to the genre and notes on each story, The Phantom Coach is a spectacular collection of ghostly Victorian thrills.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Sims's six acclaimed non-fiction books include The Adventures of Henry Thoreau, The Story of Charlotte's Web, and Adam's Navel, and he edits the Connoisseur's Collection anthology series, which includes Dracula's Guest, The Dead Witness, The Phantom Coach, and the forthcoming Frankenstein Dreams. His writing has appeared in New Statesman, New York Times, Washington Post, and many other periodicals. He appears often on NPR, BBC, and other networks. He lives in Pennsylvania.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1408830159
• ISBN 13: 9781408830154
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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