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Ten classics of supernatural fiction by masters of the macabre: Bram Stoker’s "The Judge’s House," "The Moonlit Road" by Ambrose Bierce, M. R. James’s "The Rose Garden," Charles Dickens’ "To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt," "Dickon the Devil" by J. S. LeFanu, E. G. Swain’s "Bone to His Bone" and five others.

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  • Paperback: 100 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications; 3rd Edition edition (September 30, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486272702
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486272702
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #237,135 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Some well-known, others off the beaten path, August 16, 2000
By Patrick A Daley (Fredericton, New Brunswick) - See all my reviews
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This is quite a nice collection of ghost stories, very cheap in the Dover Thrift Editions.

Some of the selections are classic, such as Amelia B. Edwards' "The Phantom Coach," and W. W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw," which is an excellent story to be told around a campfire at night. A story by J. Sheridan Lefanu is almost obligatory, of course, in this case, "Dickon the Devil," and one may also expect a story by Ambrose Bierce, "The Moonlit Road," which appears in a Bierce anthology, as well.

Others, such as Charles Dickens' "To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt," Bram Stoker's chilling, "The Judge's House," and E. F. Benson's "The Confession of Charles Linkworth," are more unusual.

These stories are from the latter half of the 19th century and early 20th century, and provide and interesting insight into many of the moral values of the time.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to classic ghost stories...., July 22, 2001
Why an "introduction"? If you are a fan of ghost stories and have a collection of books on the subject, you probably already have all the stories in this book. I will not list them all since another reviewer has already done so.

Although all of the stories deal with ghosts (well, "The Monkey's Paw" is arguably not a ghost story, but spooky nonetheless), most of them do not deal with a malevolent spirit bent on our destruction. Only "The Judge's House" and "A Ghost Story" deal with an angry spirit. The rest are tales of ghostly happenings, but nothing like you might find in a horror movie.

Given the price, I would recommend this to someone who does not normally read a lot of ghost stories. Otherwise, you probably have these in your collection already.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great selections of ghost stories...at an unbeatable price!, November 14, 2002
Ten classic horror tales that will have you keeping the lights on at night! These tales were published between 1864 and 1912, which is considered by some to be the "golden age" of horror and supernatural fiction. These stories are a great cross-section of the genre, and at this low price, it makes a wonderful introduction to the classic ghost stories.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Other Books
This rather good Dover book is a collection of ghost stories and tales by a lot of different writers who have tried their hand at the genre. Read more
Published on September 3, 2007 by Blue Tyson

4.0 out of 5 stars Slim Collection Good For Those Who Are Newly Interested in Old Ghost Stories
This slim collection of ghost stories contains the following 10 short tales:

1) `The Phantom Coach' by Amelia B. Read more
Published on October 28, 2006 by Tsuyoshi

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic authors
With all fairness to these legendary authors who have endured with us beyond their time, and to their mastery of writing to which we all aspire, it is a difficult old world,... Read more
Published on June 11, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars THE classic book of American ghost stories!
Forget your Steven King and other modern pretenders- this classic collection has stories that have frightened readers for over 100 years. Read more
Published on April 26, 2000 by Michael J Edelman

2.0 out of 5 stars No too bad!
Keeps one amused for a while
Published on January 31, 2000

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