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Title:
The phantom coach : a connoisseur's collection of Victorian ghost stories
ISBN:
9781620408056
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Physical Description:
xviii, 297 pages ; 21 cm
Abstract:
"From the editor of The Dead Witness and Dracula's Guest, Michael Sims, expert on all things Victorian, presents a collection of stories about humanity's oldest supernatural obsession: ghosts. The Phantom Coach, gathers memorable ghost tales from the Victorian era by a surprising, often-legendary cast, from Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton to Henry James, Thomas Hardy, and Arthur Conan Doyle. With a skillful introduction to the genre and notes on each story, The Phantom Coach is a spectacular collection of ghostly Victorian thrills"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The old nurse's story / The phantom coach / The trial for murder / The captain of the "Pole-Star" / Sir Edmund Orme / The yellow sign / The library window / The monkey's paw / The Southwest chamber / They / The moonlit road / August heat
First Author value, for Searching:
Sims, Michael, 1958- editor.