Hauntings; (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

The Past is not dead. It is waiting to possess you.

"The greatest... of modern exponents of the supernatural in fiction."--Montague Summers

In this landmark collection of Victorian supernatural fiction, the acclaimed intellectual and writer Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) redefined the ghost story, moving it from creaking corridors to the dangerous realms of the human mind. Her tales are not merely of spectres, but of the magnetic, malignant power of history, art, and obsession.

Across four mesmeris...