Bibliograph

Roald Dahl's book of ghost stories, [selection and introduction by Roald Dahl]

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Roald Dahl's book of ghost stories, [selection and introduction by Roald Dahl]

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Roald Dahl's book of ghost stories

Responsibility statement

[selection and introduction by Roald Dahl]

Summary

Who better to investigate the literary spirit world than that supreme connoisseur of the unexpected, Roald Dahl? Of the many permutations of the macabre or bizarre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. As he realtes in the erudite introduction to this volume, he read some 749 supernatural tales at the British Museum Library before selecting the 14 that comprise this anthology. "Spookiness is, after all, the real purpose of the ghost story," Dahl writes. "It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts." For this superbly disquieting collection, Dahl offers favorite tales by such masterful storytellers as E. F. Benson, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Rosemary Timperley, and Edith Wharton

Table Of Contents

W. S. / L. P. Hartley -- Harry / Rosemary Timperley -- The corner shop / Cynthia Asquith -- In the tube / E. F. Benson -- Christmas meeting / Rosemary Timperley -- Elias and the Draug / Jonas Lie -- Playmates / A. M. Burrage -- Ringing the changes / Robert Aickman -- The telephone / Mary Treadgold -- The ghost of a hand / J. Sheridan Le Fanu -- The sweeper / A. M. Burrage -- Afterward / Edith Wharton -- On the Brighton road / Richard Middleton -- The upper berth / F. Marion Crawford

Target audience

adult

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