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The Black cat / Edgar Allen Poe -- Secret life, with cats / Audrey Niffenegger -- Pomegranate seed / Edith Wharton -- The Beckoning fair one / Oliver Onions -- The Mezzotint / M.R. James -- Honeysuckle cottage / P.G. Wodehouse -- Click-clack the Rattlebag / Neil Gaiman -- They / Rudyard Kipling -- Playmates / A.M. Burrage -- The July ghost / A.S. Byatt -- Laura / Saki -- The Open window / Saki -- The Specialist's hat / Kelly Link -- Tiny ghosts / Amy Giacalone -- The Pink house / Rebecca Curtis -- August 2026 : there will come soft rains / Ray Bradbury. |
Summary |
"Collected and introduced by the bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry--including her own fabulous new illustrations for each piece, and a new story by Niffenegger--this is a unique and haunting anthology of some of the best ghost stories of all time. From Edgar Allen Poe to Kelly Link, M.R. James to Neil Gaiman, H. H. Munro to Audrey Niffenegger herself, Ghostly reveals the evolution of the ghost story genre with tales going back to the eighteenth century and into the modern era, ranging across styles from Gothic Horror to Victorian, with a particular bent toward stories about haunting--haunted children, animals, houses. Every story is introduced by Audrey Niffenegger, an acclaimed master of the craft, with some words on its background and why she chose to include it. Niffenegger's own story is, "A Secret Life With Cats." Perfect for the classic and contemporary ghost story aficionado, this is a delightful volume, beautifully illustrated. Ghostly showcases the best of the best in the field, including Edith Wharton, P.G. Wodehouse, A.S. Byatt, Ray Bradbury, and so many more"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Ghost stories, American.
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Ghost stories, English.
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Anthologies.
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Genre |
Ghost stories.
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Add'l Names |
Niffenegger, Audrey, editor, illustrator.
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ISBN |
9781501111198
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1501111191
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