The Shadow in The Corner & Other Classic Ghost Stories

Ghost stories reached the height of popularity in the late nineteenth century and this collection offers a fine selection of ghostly tales from that time. Many of the contributors are amongst the most famous writers in the English language led by the master of the genre, M. R. James. What all the stories have in common is that they give the reader a delicious sense of terror but in different ways. Rudyard Kipling in ''The Phantom Rickshaw'' and Charles Dickens in ''The Signalman'' expertly twist their protagonists'' emotions, creating fear and dread. Mary Elizabeth Braddon and E. Nesbit aim for downright terror in their tales ''The Shadow in the Corner'' and ''Man-Size in Marble'' and there''s even room for some spooky humour with Saki''s tale, ''Laura''. With tales of revenge, supernatural malevolence and ghostly goings on, this anthology is full of expertly crafted and terrifying ghost stories. This series of gorgeous pocket-sized paperbacks from Macmilan Collector''s Library celebrates the very best Gothic and horror literature, teeming with monsters, misfits and ghosts.

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Clapham, Macmillan Collector's Library
• Assisted by: Marcus Clapham (Editor), Clapham Marcus (Editor), Macmillan Collector's Library (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.09.2024
• EAN: 9781035034901
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3503490-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 177 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Macmillan Collector's Library; Monsters and Misfits
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; Gothic, Short Stories, FICTION / Ghost, FICTION / Gothic, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Hallowe’en, Anthologies (non-poetry), Classic horror and ghost stories