There are few things more thrilling than a warm summer night, a crackling fire, and feeling the hair on the back of your neck stand up as those around you share a scary ghost story. As a kid, I absolutely loved a good ghost story. There was one collection of scary stories in particular that […]
Of the many permutations of the macabre or bizarre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. As he relates in the erudite introduction to this volume, he read some 749 supernatural tales at the British Museum Library before selecting the 14 that comprise this anthology. "Spookiness is, after all, the real purpose of the ghost story," Dahl writes. "It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts."
For this superbly disquieting collection, Dahl offers favorite tales by such masterful storytellers as E. F. Benson, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Rosemary Timperley, and Edith Wharton.
Of the many permutations of the macabre or bizarre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. As he relates in the erudite introduction to this volume, he read some 749 supernatural tales at the British Museum Library before selecting the 14 that comprise this anthology. "Spookiness is, after all, the real purpose of the ghost story," Dahl writes. "It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts."
For this superbly disquieting collection, Dahl offers favorite tales by such masterful storytellers as E. F. Benson, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Rosemary Timperley, and Edith Wharton.
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Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
240Paperback
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780374518684 |
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Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date: | 10/01/1984 |
Pages: | 240 |
Sales rank: | 72,107 |
Product dimensions: | 5.48(w) x 8.22(h) x 0.63(d) |
Age Range: | 12 - 17 Years |