Assembled from the works of the finest masters of the genre, these
compelling narratives promise to raise gooseflesh and accelerate pulses
with their supernatural scenarios.
Featured stories include J. S. LeFanu's An Account of Some Strange
Disturbances in Aungier Street, with a mysterious old mansion as the
focal point; Mary E. Wilkins' The Lost Ghost, in which a strange child's
disturbing presence instills fear and foreboding in all those she
encounters; Robert Louis Stevenson's The Body-Snatchers; Mrs. Zant and
the Ghost, by Wilkie Collins; and other gripping works by Charles
Dickens, Henry James, Ralph Cram, Mrs. Henry Wood, Amelia B. Edwards,
Fitz-James O'Brien, and M. R. James.
Rich in detail and ghoulish incidents, this modestly priced collection
will thrill readers who appreciate tales of terror as well as devotees
of well-crafted literature.