The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories (Wordsworth Special Editions)
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (542 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1840220562 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From time immemorial, man the world over has drawn upon the worst fears of his conscious and subconscious mind to furnish legends of terrror. 'it is an universal phenomenon of our nature that the mournful, the fearful, even the horrible, allures with irresistible enchantment.' Chaucer Burr, Memoir, 1850 The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories is a superb collection of some of the greatest tales of the genre, many are classics while others are lesser -known gems unearthed from this vintage era of the supernatural. In this volume authors such as M.R.James, Le Fanu, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Bierce, Balzac, Gaskell, and many others invite you to close the curtains, lock the doors, draw the armchair closer to the blazing fire and settle down to a spine-chilling read.
Mil said This book has chosen excellent writers. The stories in this collection are so. Wordsworth succeeds again in compiling a massive compilation of quality short stories. This book has chosen excellent writers. The stories in this collection are so well written that the book is a keeper. In other words, you will noit want to dispose of the book once you read it, Instead, you will want to reread the stories for the sheer pleasure of the reading and goosebumps you get while reading them.Reading them is not hampered by a predicable plot. The stories are about the atmospeheric mood and dread they