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Available
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Publication
Scholastic Inc.
Pages
180
Description
Presents nine classic ghost stories, including Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death," Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper."
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
180 p.; 6.8 inches
ISBN
0439574269 / 9780439574266
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LibraryThing member Jonathan_M
The Best Ghost Stories Ever is a great little primer of vintage ghost stories aimed at kids, who might not otherwise be exposed to fiction of this type. Even adults whose acquaintance with horror extends no further than Stephen King and Dean Koontz would benefit from reading this book cover to
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cover. From Poe ("The Masque of the Red Death") to Henry James ("The Romance of Certain Old Clothes"), from Charlotte Perkins Gilman ("The Yellow Wallpaper") to W.W. Jacobs ("The Monkey's Paw"), many of the acknowledged masters of the form are represented here. My only quibble is that there is not now, nor has there ever been, a ghost story author named Algernon Blackwell. "The Empty House"--a classic tale of ghostly phenomena witnessed by two human observers--was, of course, written by Algernon Blackwood. An error of this magnitude (Blackwood wrote what is generally considered the single greatest horror story in the English language, "The Willows") ought to have been corrected by now. Show Less
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FIC G Kro