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March 26, 2022 | History

An exciting collection of tales from the twilight world of haunted houses and hair-raising spectres is contained in this spine-chilling anthology.

Includes:
THE RIDDLE | Walter de la Mare
THE MONKEY'S PAW | W. W. Jacobs
A TOUGH TUSSLE | Ambrose Bierce
THROUGH THE DOOR (from The Phantom Roundabout and Other Ghostly Stories) | Ruth Ainsworth
A PAIR OF HANDS | Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
MAN-SIZE IN MARBLE | E. Nesbit
KROGER'S CHOICE | John Gordon
MANY COLOURED GLASS (from Young Winter's Tales) | Lucy M. Boston
THE CLOCK TOWER GHOST (from The Clock Tower Ghost) | Gene Kemp
THE BROWN HAND | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
THE GORGE OF THE CHURELS | H. Russell Wakefield
THE TELL-TALE HEART | Edgar Allan Poe
A KIND OF SWAN SONG | Helen Cresswell
THE HAUNTED TRAILER | Robert Arthur
THE STRANGER | Ambrose Bierce
THE HAUNTED DOLL'S HOUSE | M. R. James
THE Landlady (from Kiss Kiss) | Roald Dahl
BAD COMPANY | Walter de la Mare
THE YELLOW CAT | Michael Joseph
THE WOOING OF CHERRY BASNETT | Brian Alderson
EXPIATION | E. F. Benson
THE SHADOW-CAGE (from The Shadow-Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural) | Philippa Pearce
THE MORTAL | Oliver Onions
TEA AND EMPATHY | Paul Dorrell
LAURA | Saki
THE RED ROOM | H. G. Wells
THE WELL | W. W. Jacobs
THE SWAN CHILD (from A Whisper in the Night) | Joan Aiken

Publish Date
Publisher
Octopus
Pages
302

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Cover of: Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories
1987, Octopus Books
Hardcover in English - Revised edition
Cover of: Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories
1987, Octopus
Hardcover - Revised Edition
Cover of: Ghost stories
Ghost stories
1956, The Folio Society
in English

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Table of Contents

LIST OF COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS.
Page 7
THE RIDDLE. Walter de la Mare
Page 9
THE MONKEY'S PAW. W. W. Jacobs
Page 14
A TOUGH TUSSLE. Ambrose Bierce
Page 25
THROUGH THE DOOR (from The Phantom Roundabout and Other Ghostly Stories). Ruth Ainsworth
Page 34
A PAIR OF HANDS. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Page 47
MAN-SIZE IN MARBLE. E. Nesbit
Page 60
KROGER'S CHOICE. John Gordon
Page 73
MANY COLOURED GLASS (from Young Winter's Tales). Lucy M. Boston
Page 85
THE CLOCK TOWER GHOST (from The Clock Tower Ghost). Gene Kemp
Page 96
THE BROWN HAND. Sit Arthur Conan Doyle
Page 105
THE GORGE OF THE CHURELS. H. Russell Wakefield
Page 120
THE TELL-TALE HEART. Edgar Allan Poe
Page 130
A KIND OF SWAN SONG. Helen Cresswell
Page 136
THE HAUNTED TRAILER. Robert Arthur
Page 146
THE STRANGER. Ambrose Bierce
Page 164
THE HAUNTED DOLL'S HOUSE. M. R. James
Page 170
THE LANDLADY (from Kiss Kiss). Roald Dahl
Page 183
BAD COMPANY. Walter de la Mare
Page 193
THE YELLOW CAT. Michael Joseph
Page 201
THE WOOING OF CHERRY BASNETT. Brian Alderson
Page 211
EXPIATION. E. F. Benson
Page 219
THE SHADOW-CAGE (from The Shadow-Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural). Philippa Pearce
Page 236
THE MORTAL. Oliver Onions
Page 251
TEA AND EMPATHY. Paul Dorrell
Page 254
LAURA. Saki
Page 264
THE RED ROOM. H. G. Wells
Page 270
THE WELL. W. W. Jacobs
Page 279
THE SWAN CHILD (from A Whisper in the Night). Joan Aiken
Page 291
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Page 303

Edition Notes

Previous edition: 1980

Published in
London, England
Other Titles
Haunting Ghost Stories

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
302 p, [12] p of plates : ill (some col.)
Number of pages
302

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25683474M
ISBN 10
0706429273
ISBN 13
9780706429275
OCLC/WorldCat
17678910
Library Thing
2232750
Oxford University Bodleian Library Aleph System Number
010014581
Goodreads
6446014

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March 26, 2022 Edited by Lisa Merge works
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