9781948405218-1948405210-The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume Three

The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume Three

ISBN-13: 9781948405218
ISBN-10: 1948405210
Author: Ellen Wood, Charlotte Riddell, Simon Stern
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Valancourt Books
Format: Hardcover 246 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781948405218
ISBN-10: 1948405210
Author: Ellen Wood, Charlotte Riddell, Simon Stern
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Valancourt Books
Format: Hardcover 246 pages

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The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume Three (ISBN-13: 9781948405218 and ISBN-10: 1948405210), written by authors Ellen Wood, Charlotte Riddell, Simon Stern, was published by Valancourt Books in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume Three (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.24.

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A new anthology of twenty ghostly tales of Yuletide terror, collected from rare Victorian periodicals
Seeking to capitalize on the success of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (1843), Victorian newspapers and magazines frequently featured ghost stories at Christmas time, and reading them by candlelight or the fireside became an annual tradition, a tradition Valancourt Books is pleased to continue with our series of Victorian Christmas ghost stories. This third volume contains twenty tales, most of them never before reprinted. They represent a mix of the diverse styles and themes common to Victorian ghost fiction and include works by once-popular authors like Ellen Wood and Charlotte Riddell as well as contributions from anonymous or wholly forgotten writers. This volume also features a new introduction by Prof. Simon Stern.
“Before me, with the sickly light from the lantern shining right down upon it, was—a cloven hoof! Then the awfulness of the compact I had made came to my mind with terrible force ...” - Frederick Manley, “The Ghost of the Cross-Roads”
“By the fireplace there was a large hideous pool of blood soaking into the carpet, and leaving ghastly stains around. I am not ashamed to confess that my brain reeled; the mysterious horror overcame me ...” - Lillie Harris, “19, Great Hanover Street”
“A fearful white face comes to me; a horrible mask, with features drawn as in agony—ghastly, pale, hideous! Death or approaching death, violent death, written in every line. Every feature distorted. Eyes starting from the head. Thin lips moving and working—lips that are cursing, although I hear no sound.” - Hugh Conway, “A Dead Man’s Face”

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