The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories by Michael Cox
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The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories
Summary
This selection of forty-two stories written between 1829 and 1968 presents the full range and vitality of English tradition of literary ghost fiction. Satisfying what Virginia Woolf called 'the strange human craving for the pleasure of being afraid', it demonstrates traditions historical development and its major themes, and characteristics.
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories Summary
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories Reviews
"A splendid book."--The Chicago Tribune
"The 42 stories gathered here are luminous examples of how affecting an immaculately wrought ghost story can be."--Booklist
"A splendid book."--The Chicago Tribune
"The 42 stories gathered here are luminous examples of how affecting an immaculately wrought ghost story can be."--Booklist
"A splendid book."--The Chicago Tribune
"The 42 stories gathered here are luminous examples of how affecting an immaculately wrought ghost story can be."--Booklist
"A splendid book."--The Chicago Tribune
"The 42 stories gathered here are luminous examples of how affecting an immaculately wrought ghost story can be."--Booklist
"A splendid book."--The Chicago Tribune
"The 42 stories gathered here are luminous examples of how affecting an immaculately wrought ghost story can be."--Booklist
"A splendid book."--The Chicago Tribune
"The 42 stories gathered here are luminous examples of how affecting an immaculately wrought ghost story can be."--Booklist
"A splendid book."--The Chicago Tribune
"The 42 stories gathered here are luminous examples of how affecting an immaculately wrought ghost story can be."--Booklist
"A splendid book."--The Chicago Tribune
"The 42 stories gathered here are luminous examples of how affecting an immaculately wrought ghost story can be."--Booklist
"A splendid book."--The Chicago Tribune
"The 42 stories gathered here are luminous examples of how affecting an immaculately wrought ghost story can be."--Booklist
About Michael Cox
About the editors:
Michael Cox is editor of M. R. James's ghost stories for the Oxford World's Classics series; R. A. Gilbert is an antiquarian bookseller and author of A. E. Waite: A Bibliography.
Additional information
GOR001036679
9780192141637
0192141635
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories by Michael Cox
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press
1986-11-30
522
N/A
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