The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories
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- Binding
- Paperback
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- ISBN
- 9780192840851
À propos de ce produit
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192840851
ISBN-13
9780192840851
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2204019
Product Key Features
Book Title
Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Horror, Anthologies (Multiple Authors)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-284129
Selected by
Cox, Michael, Gilbert, R. A.
Reviews
'Excellent collection of famous and less known authors illustrates the variety of this very English genre.'The Times, 'excellent volume ... Readers can enjoy the cream of the 19th centuryghost story and see for themselves how the genre developed.'Sara Hudston, Dorset Evening Echo, 'Review from previous edition handsome Oxford collection of spooks...plenty of flesh-creeping matter here'The Times, 'excellent volume ... Readers can enjoy the cream of the 19th century ghost story and see for themselves how the genre developed.'Sara Hudston, Dorset Evening Echo, Review from previous edition "handsome Oxford collection of spooks...plenty of flesh-creeping matter here" The Times "The perfect book for long winter evenings of drawn curtains and flickering firelight." Books and Bookmen "an excellent cross-section of familiar and unfamiliar stories" New Statesman, Review from previous edition 'handsome Oxford collection of spooks...plenty of flesh-creeping matter here' The Times, Review from previous edition "handsome Oxford collection of spooks...plenty of flesh-creeping matter here" The Times"The perfect book for long winter evenings of drawn curtains and flickering firelight." Books and Bookmen"an excellent cross-section of familiar and unfamiliar stories" New Statesman, 'The perfect book for long winter evenings of drawn curtains and flickering firelight.' Books and Bookmen, 'The perfect book for long winter evenings of drawn curtains and flickering firelight.'Books and Bookmen, 'Excellent collection of famous and less known authors illustrates the variety of this very English genre.' The Times
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
823.0873308
Synopsis
With their evocative settings amid mists and shadows, in ruinous houses, on lonely roads and wild moorlands, in abandoned churches and over-grown gardens, ghost stories have long exercised a universal fascination. Responding to people's overwhelming attraction to anything frightening, this marvelous anthology of some of the very best English ghost stories combines a serious literary purpose with the simple intention of arousing a pleasurable fear of the doings of the dead. As the first volume to present the full range and vitality of the ghost fiction tradition, this selection of forty-two stories, written between 1829 and 1968, demonstrates the tradition's historical development, as well as its major themes and characteristics. Though the genre reached its peak in the nineteenth century, it enjoyed a second flowering between the two World Wars and even now still attracts dedicated practitioners and readers. The anthology includes stories by Walter Scott, M. R. James, Bram Stoker, Rudyard Kipling, Edith Wharton, Somerset Maugham, T. H. White, and many others. Stressing the important contribution women writers have made to the genre, the collection also offers eight stories by women, ranging from Amelia Edward's "The Phantom Ghost" (1864) to Elizabeth Bowen's "Hand in Glove" (1952)., This collection of ghost stories is the first to present the full range of classic English ghost fiction, including some of the very best and most frightening ghost stories ever written. The important contribution of women writers to the genre is shown with stories by Amelia Edwards, Edith Wharton, and Elizabeth Bowen amongst others, alongside M. R. James's 'Oh Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad', W. W. Jacobs's 'The Monkey's Paw', and H. G. Wells's 'The Red Room'., This selection of 42 stories written between 1829 and 1968 is the first to present the full range and vitality of the English tradition of literary ghost fiction by demonstrating its historical development as well as its major themes and characteristics. The fictional ghost story is demonstrated by English authors, from J. S. Le Fanu and M. R. James to Walter de la Mare and Robert Aickman, and by American authors such as Edith Wharton, writing in the English tradition. Though its heyday coincided with the golden age of Empire in the nineteenth century, the ghost story enjoyed a second flowering between the two World Wars and even now still attracts dedicated practitioners and readers.
LC Classification Number
PR1309
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- 0***o (276)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.Six derniers moisAchat vérifiéA comprehensive guide to English ghost stories. Got the chilblains looking at that view of the stairs lol !
- c***m (422)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.Six derniers moisAchat vérifiéWOW!; I cannot believe this 3 Days to Hawaii! ; AAA+++; Excellent Service; Great Pricing; Fast Delivery-Faster Than Expected to Hawaii!; Shipped 05/05, Mon, Received 05/08, Thu to Hawaii using free shipping; USPS Ground Mail, Book in Excellent Condition--Better Than Described ; TLC Packaging; Excellent Seller Communication, Sends updates . Highly Recommended!, Thank you very much!The Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II (#146005407795)
- v***v (2061)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.Dernier moisAchat vérifiéAlthough this book was not as described, with no picture of it in the listing, the seller communicated well and quickly gave me a full refund while letting me keep it. The minimal packaging left the book a bit vulnerable (typical for ThriftBooks), but it did arrive safely and timely. As usual, it’s hit or miss with this seller, but often times you can get great values, and their customer service is always very good. Many other sellers with millions of transactions don’t even communicate.
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