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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Edited by David Pickering, this volume (and it companion, Classic Ghost Stories 2) contain between them some 40 excellent supernatural tales from the golden age of the ghost story and features classic tales from many of the acknowledged masters of the form. All the greats of the Victorian and Edwardian eras are here and although the majority of tales will be familiar to aficionados, these tales are well-worth visiting again and again. My own particular favourites are probably “The Gateway of the Monster” by William Hope Hodgson; “Beyond the Wall” by Ambrose Bierce; “Brickett Bottom” by Amyas Northcote and “Guests from Gibbet Island” by Washington Irving. 40 excellent, spine-tingling tales and not a dud amongst them – a couple of highly recommended collections. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Containing twenty of the very best supernatural tales from the golden age of the ghost story, this new selection ranges from acknowledged classics by the likes of Sheridan Le Fanu, Edgar Allan Poe and M.R. James to neglected chillers by lesser-known authors, such as Frank Cowper, William Hope Hodgson and Amelia B. Edwards. Newcomers to the genre can absorb themselves in a wide range of stories, from the quaintly comic to the genuinely frightening, while enthusiasts may also find something they have not read before or else rediscover gems they may have forgotten. Each story comes complete with a brief biography of the author. A companion volume to 'Classic Ghost Stories 2' and 'Classic Horror Stories'. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I really enjoyed the inclusion of Henry James and Guy de Maupassant. While I certainly was familiar with the fact that they wrote supernatural fiction (James' novella The Turn of the Screw for example) I found "The Romance of Old Clothes" (James) and "The Hostelry" (Maupassant)to be stand-outs in this collection. Both stories have a psychological element (like Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart") that take them well beyond the genre and are quite disturbing.
I also enjoyed Fanu's "Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand" which played on a particular fear of mine that I have had since watching the movie "Asylum" as a kid. I am convinced that Fanu didn't write a bad story. "Gateway of the Monster" is my first Carnaki story and moved Hodgson way up on my TBR pile. Absolutely fantastic.
"The Business of Madame Jahn"(Vincent O'Sullivan) and "The Shadow of a Shade" (Tom Hood) both stand out as classic examples of the horror/revenge tale sub-genre. The ending of "Madame Jahn" will definitely give you a chill.
4 stars ( )