The Oxford book of English ghost stories

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The Oxford book of English ghost stories

chosen by Michael Cox and R.A. Gilbert

Oxford University Press, 1989, c1986

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [500]-504)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The thrill and chill of the ghost story is displayed in all its variety and vitality through this marvellous anthology. Ranging from the early 19th century to the 1960s, the collection reveals the development of the genre, and showcases many of its greatest expositors - from Sir Walter Scott, H. G. Wells, M. R. James, T. H. White, Walter de la Mare, and Elizabeth Bowen in the UK to Edith Wharton in America. Though its heyday coincided with the golden age of Empire in the nineteenth century, the ghost story enjoyed a second flowering between the two World Wars and its popularity is as great as ever.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA21505552
  • ISBN
    • 9780199556304
  • LCCN
    89009243
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 504 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
  • Classification
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