| Description |
xviii, 297 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-295). |
| Contents |
The old nurse's story / by Elizabeth Gaskell -- The phantom coach / by Amelia B. Edwards -- The trial for murder / by Charles Dickens -- The captain of the "Pole-Star" / by Arthur Conan Doyle -- Sir Edmund Orme / by Henry James -- The yellow sign / by Robert W. Chambers -- The library window / by Margaret Oliphant -- The monkey's paw / by W. W. Jacobs -- The Southwest chamber / by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman -- They / by Rudyard Kipling -- The moonlit road / by Ambrose Bierce -- August heat / by W. F. Harvey. |
| Summary |
"From the editor of The Dead Witness and Dracula's Guest, Michael Sims, expert on all things Victorian, presents a collection of stories about humanity's oldest supernatural obsession: ghosts. The Phantom Coach, gathers memorable ghost tales from the Victorian era by a surprising, often-legendary cast, from Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton to Henry James, Thomas Hardy, and Arthur Conan Doyle. With a skillful introduction to the genre and notes on each story, The Phantom Coach is a spectacular collection of ghostly Victorian thrills"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Ghost stories, English.
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Ghost stories, American.
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English fiction -- 19th century.
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American fiction -- 19th century.
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Short stories, English.
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Short stories, American.
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| Added Author |
Sims, Michael, 1958- editor.
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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865.
Old nurse's story.
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Edwards, Amelia B., 1831-1892.
Phantom coach.
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Trial for murder.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.
Captain of the Pole-Star.
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James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Sir Edmund Orme.
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Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William), 1865-1933.
Yellow sign.
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Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897.
Library window.
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Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark), 1863-1943.
Monkey's paw.
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Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930.
Southwest chamber.
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Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.
They.
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| Added Title |
Connoisseur's collection of the best Victorian ghost stories |
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Victorian ghost stories |
| ISBN |
9781620408056 (paperback) |
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