The Outcast - And Other Dark Tales by E.F. Benson

E F Benson's 'spook stories' pushed the boundaries of the ghost story tradition by exploring new, previously 'out of bounds' settings - such as public transport and even hauntings by daylight - to frighten his readers from the 1890s to the 1930s.

About the author

Mike Ashley is an expert on popular fiction of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Summary

E F Benson's 'spook stories' pushed the boundaries of the ghost story tradition by exploring new, previously 'out of bounds' settings - such as public transport and even hauntings by daylight - to frighten his readers from the 1890s to the 1930s.

Product details

• Authors: Mike Ashley, E. Benson, E.F. Benson, Benson E.
• Publisher: British Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780712353861
• ISBN: 978-0-7123-5386-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 190 mm x 20 mm
• Series: British Library Tales of the Weird; British Library Science Fiction Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Ghost, Classic horror & ghost stories, Classic horror and ghost stories