An edition of The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories (1972)

The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

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Cover of: The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories by Mary Danby, Daphne du Maurier, Ray Bradbury, William Sansom, Henry Kuttner, Shirley Jackson, H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, Roald Dahl, Monica Dickens, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, W. W. Jacobs, Guy de Maupassant, E. F. Benson, Alfred McLelland Burrage, Mary Danby
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An edition of The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories (1972)

The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

1st printing

by , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and

  • 15 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

Grisly, Gruesome and Grotesque! 15 of the Blood-curdling best!

Publish Date
Publisher
Beagle Books
Language
English
Pages
189

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Subjects

short story, English nursery rhymes, neurosis, celibacy, vicars, spinsters, sexual repression, seduction, cannibalism, abstinence, soft drinks, summer houses, involuntary commitment, psychiatrists, sadism, Horror tales, Horror stories, Rites and ceremonies, Fiction, Manners and customs, Villages, Stoning, Lotteries, American literature, black spot, scapegoat, mob mentality, family, rules

People

Old Man Warner, Tessie Hutchinson, Mr. Summers, Bill Hutchinson, Harry Graves, George, Lady Birdwell, Miss Roach

Places

New England

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Cover of: The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
March 25, 1982, HarperCollins Publishers
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Cover of: The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
1972-01, Beagle Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st printing
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Table of Contents

The Blue Lenses by Daphne du Maurier
The Man Upstairs by Ray Bradbury
A Woman Seldom Found by William Sansom
The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
The Sea Raiders by H. G. Wells
Tale of the Ragged Mountains by Edgar Allan Poe
Georgy Porgy by Roald Dahl
To Reach The Sea by Monica Dickens
The Monster by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
His Brother’s Keeper by W. W. Jacobs
The Hand by Guy de Maupassant
Mrs. Amsworth by E. F. Benson
The Waxwork by A. M. Burrage
Quid Pro Quo by Mary Danby

Edition Notes

Contains a short story by Ray Bradbury.

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New York, N.Y., USA
Other Titles
The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
Copyright Date
1970

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
189 p. ;
Number of pages
189

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24370354M
Internet Archive
fifthfontanabook00danb
OCLC/WorldCat
35231452
Goodreads
49494958

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Contents:

The Blue Lenses by Daphne du Maurier
The Man Upstairs by Ray Bradbury
A Woman Seldom Found by William Sansom
The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner
Lottery by Shirley Jackson
The Sea Raiders by H. G. Wells
Tale of the Ragged Mountains by Edgar Allen Poe
Georgy Porgy by Roald Dahl
To Reach The Sea by Monica Dickens
The Monster by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
His Brother’s Keeper by W. W. Jacobs
The Hand by Guy de Maupassant
Mrs. Amsworth by E. F. Benson
The Waxwork by A. M. Burrage
Quid Pro Quo by Mary Danby

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