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The Haunted Library is a new collection of classic ghost stories--many of which have never before been anthologized--from the golden age of the genre in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each of these stories revolves around the arcane secrets and dark psychic traces to be found in libraries, museums and other treasure troves of hidden knowledge. The 12 stories included are "The Nature of the Evidence" by May Sinclair, "Mr Tallent's Ghost" by Mary Webb, "The Lost Tragedy" by Denis Mackaill, "Bone to His Bone" by Edmund Gill Swain, "Herodes Redivivus" by A. N. L. Munby, "The Book" by Margaret Irwin, "The Whisperers" by Algernon Blackwood, "The Tractate Middoth" by M. R. James, "Afterward" by Edith Wharton, "Fingers of a Hand" by Theo Douglas, "The Apple Tree" by Elizabeth Bowen, and "The Work of Evil" by William Croft Dickinson.… (más)
#haunted is the word that has never failed to create buzz among people around the world be it regarding ghost sightings or stories or encountering with some mysterious presence. Several haunted locations have been explored and studied but no one has ever reached any conclusion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'The Haunted Library- The Classic Short Stories' carries a striking collection of ghost stories that has been traced from #classic #books and old-fashioned #libraries. Every story deals with a dark and disturbing secrets that reveal itself in an unexpected way. It includes famous stories of M.R James and Elizabeth Bowen. My favourite one is 'The Book' and 'The Whisperer' these two narratives have stroked my spine well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The language is classic and heavy-- deliberate reading is a must, otherwise you may find this book boring. Overall it has possessed me well with its amazing story line and the oldy-goldy phenomenon, @kala.e.kitaabi rates it 4.5/5. #readers who want some classic haunted chill should go for it. ( )
The Haunted Library is a new collection of classic ghost stories--many of which have never before been anthologized--from the golden age of the genre in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each of these stories revolves around the arcane secrets and dark psychic traces to be found in libraries, museums and other treasure troves of hidden knowledge. The 12 stories included are "The Nature of the Evidence" by May Sinclair, "Mr Tallent's Ghost" by Mary Webb, "The Lost Tragedy" by Denis Mackaill, "Bone to His Bone" by Edmund Gill Swain, "Herodes Redivivus" by A. N. L. Munby, "The Book" by Margaret Irwin, "The Whisperers" by Algernon Blackwood, "The Tractate Middoth" by M. R. James, "Afterward" by Edith Wharton, "Fingers of a Hand" by Theo Douglas, "The Apple Tree" by Elizabeth Bowen, and "The Work of Evil" by William Croft Dickinson.
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'The Haunted Library- The Classic Short Stories' carries a striking collection of ghost stories that has been traced from #classic #books and old-fashioned #libraries. Every story deals with a dark and disturbing secrets that reveal itself in an unexpected way. It includes famous stories of M.R James and Elizabeth Bowen.
My favourite one is 'The Book' and 'The Whisperer' these two narratives have stroked my spine well.
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The language is classic and heavy-- deliberate reading is a must, otherwise you may find this book boring. Overall it has possessed me well with its amazing story line and the oldy-goldy phenomenon, @kala.e.kitaabi rates it 4.5/5. #readers who want some classic haunted chill should go for it. (