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Do you want to read some scary and famous ghost stories? If so, this a must read, this book is a collection of 15 ghost stories. Famous Modern Ghost Stories, as one reviewer said, some of these stories chilled me to the bone, while others were slightly scary and a little nerve-racking. Good book!Famous Modern Ghost Stories is a horror fiction novel written Dorothy Scarborough. A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. The "ghost" may appear of its own accord or be summoned by magic.
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough.This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its time. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective.Ghosts the true immortals. Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time. Spectra are more vital today than ever. They are much more numerous than ever, and people are more interested in them. There are people who claim to be familiar with, speak to, correspond with, or correspond with specific spirits, and even some who insist that they are private secretaries of the dead. Others of us, more reserved mortals, content ourselves with keeping as much distance as we can even from the shadow of a shadow.
A masterful collection of ghost stories that have been overlooked by contemporary readers—including tales by celebrated authors such as Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Mark Twain, and Edith Wharton—presented with insightful annotations by acclaimed horror anthologists Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton. The ghost story has long been a staple of world literature, but many of the genre's greatest tales have been forgotten, overshadowed in many cases by their authors' bestselling work in other genres. In this spine-tingling anthology, little known stories from literary titans like Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton are collected alongside overlooked works from masters of horror fiction like Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James. Acclaimed anthologists Leslie S. Klinger (The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes) and Lisa Morton (Ghosts: A Haunted History) set these stories in historical context and trace the literary significance of ghosts in fiction over almost two hundred years—from a traditional English ballad first printed in 1724 up to the science fiction–tinged tales of the early twentieth century. In bringing these masterful tales back from the dead, Ghost Stories will enlighten and frighten both longtime fans as well as new readers of the genre. Including stories by: Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, M. R. James, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Walter Scott, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, and more.
This is an anthology of famous and chilling ghost stories compiled by Dorothy Scarborough. She was a lecturer in English for Columbia University, as well as author who producing such notable works as "The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction" and "From a Southern Porch". Scarborough was also a keen anthologist and authorised such horror greats as Algernon Blackwood, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Robert W. Chambers, Anatole France, Fitz-James O'Brien, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, and Guy de Maupassant. This collection of supernatural tales will appeal to all lovers of the genre, and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage ghost stories and related work.
An introduction to the type of Indian and eastern Ghosts has been added to this bookEMILY DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH, born in Mount Carmel on January 27, 1878, was the youngest child of Mary Adelaide Ellison and John Bledsoe Scarborough. Her father was a Confederate veteran from Louisiana and a successful Texas lawyer and Judge. Her brother, George Moore Scarborough was a successful playwright. Her sister, Martha Douglass, had graduated from Vassar and Baylor and published three books. Dorothy, besides being as an author, was a lecturer, and later a professor.Dorothy Scarborough's books include From a Southern Porch (1919), Impatient Griselda (1927), The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction (1917), The Unfair Sex (serialized, 1925-26), and The Wind (1925). The Wind which was made into a movie in 1927, portrayed negative living conditions of the frontier cattle ranges around Sweetwater. Dorothy also edited three books, Famous Modern Ghost Stories (1921), Humorous Ghost Stories (1921), and Selected Short Stories of Today (1935). Her first book was a collection of her own poetry, Fugitive Verses (1912). Her other literary productions include short stories, book reviews, critical essays, and articles dealing primarily with folklore and other literary topics. Dorothy Scarborough died on November 7, 1935 at her home in New York City and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Waco.This book contains following fearsome and exciting stories by the world renowned authors:1. The Willows- By Algernon Blackwood2. The Shadows On The Wall- By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 3. The Messenger- By Robert W. Chambers 4. Lazarus- By Leonid Andreyev 5. The Beast With Five Fingers- By W. F. Harvey 6. The Mass Of Shadows- By Anatole France 7. What Was It? - By Fitz James O'brien 8. The Middle Toe Of The Right Foot- By Ambrose Bierce9. The Shell Of Sense- By Olivia Howard Dunbar 10. The Woman At Seven Brothers- By Wilbur Daniel Steele 11. At The Gate- By Myla Jo Closser 12. Ligeia- By Edgar Allan Poe 13. The Haunted Orchard- By Richard Le Gallienne 14. The Bowmen- By Arthur Machen 15. A Ghost- By Guy De Maupassant
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Contains the following stories: The Willows By Algernon Blackwood, The Shadows on the Wall By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, The Messenger By Robert W. Chambers, Lazarus By Leonid Andreyev, The Beast with Five Fingers By W. F. Harvey, The Mass of Shadows By Anatole France, What Was It? By Fitz-James O'Brien, The Middle Toe of the Right Foot By Ambrose Bierce, The Shell of Sense By Olivia Howard Dunbar, The Woman at Seven Brothers By Wilbur Daniel Steele, At the Gate By Myla Jo Closser, Ligeia By Edgar Allan Poe, The Haunted Orchard By Richard Le Gallienne, The Bowmen By Arthur Machen, A Ghost By Guy de Maupassant.
Ghost stories became very popular in the first half of the 19th century and this collection by Andrew Barger contains the very scariest of them all. Some stories thought too horrific were published anonymously like "A Night in a Haunted House" and "The Deaf and Dumb Girl." The later story is collected for the first time in any anthology since its original publication in 1839. The other ghost stories in this fine collection are by famous authors. "The Mask of the Red Death," by Edgar Allan Poe; "A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family," by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu; "The Spectral Ship," by Wilhelm Hauff; "The Old Maid in the Winding Sheet," by Nathaniel Hawthorne; "The Adventure of the German Student," and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," by Washington Irving; as well as "The Tapestried Chamber," by Sir Walter Scott. As he has done with a number of other books, Andrew Barger has added his scholarly touch to this collection by including story backgrounds, annotations, author photos and a foreword titled "All Ghosts Are Gray." Buy the book today and be ready to be scared reading the best ghost stories of the first half of the 19th century.
Eight classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre.