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The Valancourt book of Victorian Christmas ghost stories. Volume three
Published 2018 by Valancourt Books, Richmond, Virginia
ISBN 9781948405201
Bib Id 1081806
Copyright 2018
Description 245 pages ; 21 cm
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ISBN
9781948405201 (paperback) $17.00
1948405202
9781948405218 (hard cover) $30.00
1948405210
Call #
808.83 V
Title
The Valancourt book of Victorian Christmas ghost stories. Volume three
Varying Form of Title
Victorian Christmas ghost stories. Volume three
Publication Information
2018 by Valancourt Books, Richmond, Virginia :
Copyright Date
©2018
Description
245 pages ; 21 cm
Contents
Introduction / Simon Stern -- The ghost of the cross-roads / Frederick Manley -- 19, Great Hanover Street / Lillie Harris -- Sir Hugo's prayer / G. B. Burgin -- Walnut-tree house / Mrs. J. H. Riddell -- Haunted Ashchurch / Anonymous -- The haunted tree / Anonymous -- A dead man's face / Hugh Conway -- The ghost's "double" / L. F. Austin -- The haunted manor / E. H. Rebton -- The nameless village / J. E. Thomas -- Old Simons' ghost! / Anonymous -- Miriam's ghost / J. W. Hollingsworth -- The vicar's ghost / Lucy Farmer -- The ghost of the hollow field / Mrs. Henry Wood -- The wicked editor's Christmas dream / Alice Mary Vince -- The barber's ghost / Anonymous -- A spirit bride / Andrew Haggard -- The haunted oven / W. L. Blackley -- The devil's own / Lilian Quiller Couch -- A Christmas ghost story / Anonymous.
Summary
"A new collection of twenty ghostly tales of Yuletide terror, collected from rare Victorian periodicals. Seeking to capitalize on the success of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol (1843), Victorian newspapers and magazines frequently featured ghost stories at Christmas time, and reading them by candlelight or the fireside became an annual tradition, a tradition Valancourt Books is pleased to continue with our series of Victorian Christmas ghost stories. This third volume contains twenty tales, most of them never before reprinted. They represent a mix of the diverse styles and themes common to Victorian ghost fiction and include works by once-popular authors like Ellen Wood and Charlotte Riddell as well as contributions from anonymous or wholly forgotten writers. This volume also features a new introduction by Prof. Simon Stern"--Amazon.com.
Subject
Genre/Form
Christmas fiction.
Ghost stories.
Short stories
Ghost stories.
Short stories
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