Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories (Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural)

Whenever I buy books from Amazon I normally buy them three at a time. So far I have managed to buy some really great books which I have yet to get round to reading as my library is filling up. But it's hard to let bargain books go by so even though I may not read them straight away, they are there for when I am ready. The books are really great value for the money and plus you get free postage.

Victorian and Edwardian stories are not always easy to read, but this collection is first rate. I've enjoyed them very much indeed.

I enjoyed this book of short stories. Notice that I said 'short stories' and not 'ghost stories' as at least three tales included : 'The Squires Story' by Mrs Gaskell, 'The Story of Mary Ancel' by Thackeray and 'The Traveller's Story of a Terribly Strange Bed' by Wilkie Collins have no supernatural element whatsoever. They are all good short stories though.Other highlights in the book include 'The Tapestried Chamber' by Sir Walter Scott - one of the earliest modern ghost stories, 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe - a great short story by a great writer, 'To be Taken With a Grain of Salt' by Charles Dickens, which has elements similar to M.R.James and was probably written before James was even born, two stories by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu including 'An Account of Some Strange Distubances in Aungier Street and 'A School Story' by M.R.James which I consider to be one of his very best.Humour is present in this collection including 'The Canterbury Ghost' by Oscar Wilde and 'Laura' by Saki, as well as two little known gems 'Eveline's Visitant' by Miss Braddon and 'Thurnley Abbey' by Percival Landon both of which are memorably chilling.Of course many of the best writers of supernatural fiction of this era are not included such as Guy de Maupassant, Edith Wharton and Algernon Blackwood, however there is a lot of lesser known material and this book is an enjoyable (if sometimes eccentric) read.

I loved this book. Finished it in 4 hours whilst i was on an airplane and will most definitely be reading again. My favourite stories in this book are The Haunted Doll's House, A School Story (both by Montague Rhodes James) and A Ghostly Manifestation (by an anonymous Clergyman)10/10 would recommend to everyone

I found stories long and not as scary and ghostly as I thought

These stories are not only a deliciously chilling read but a gateway into another age. The choice of authors is varied but the examples chosen are always exemplars of their genre

Brilliant stocking filler and price. Some weird little Victorian stories in there

good book