Book of Ghost Stories

Informationen zum Autor Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. Klappentext Scare yourself silly this Halloween with fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand , Edith Wharton's Afterward , Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Filled with fright and spine-tingling tension, these delightfully disturbing tales are the perfect companion for all this Halloween. Zusammenfassung Includes terrifying ghost stories such as Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone.

Product details

• Authors: Roald Dahl
• Assisted by: Roal Dahl (Editor), Roald Dahl (Editor)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9780241955710
• ISBN: 978-0-241-95571-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; Halloween, FICTION / Short Stories (single author), Short Stories, FICTION / Ghost, Hallowe’en, Horror and supernatural fiction