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The phantom coach, a connoisseur's collection of the best Victorian ghost stories, edited by Michael Sims

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The phantom coach, a connoisseur's collection of the best Victorian ghost stories, edited by Michael Sims

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The phantom coach

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

886576798

Responsibility statement

edited by Michael Sims

Sub title

a connoisseur's collection of the best Victorian ghost stories

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

The old nurse's story / by Elizabeth Gaskell -- The phantom coach / by Amelia B. Edwards -- The trial for murder / by Charles Dickens -- The captain of the "Pole-Star" / by Arthur Conan Doyle -- Sir Edmund Orme / by Henry James -- The yellow sign / by Robert W. Chambers -- The library window / by Margaret Oliphant -- The monkey's paw / by W. W. Jacobs -- The Southwest chamber / by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman -- They / by Rudyard Kipling -- The moonlit road / by Ambrose Bierce -- August heat / by W. F. Harvey

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