The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson - Softcover

Benson, E. F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786709804 ISBN 13: 9780786709809

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Available again, this collection brings together all of E. F. Benson's masterfully frightening literary ghost stories. Ranking with the best chillers of M. R. James and Henry James are over fifty classics of the macabre. Benson's graceful style unites these tales to create a thoroughly eerie atmosphere. E. F. Benson's most popular works include Secret Lives and Mrs. Ames, in addition to his Mapp and Lucia novels. "The apparitions Benson creates never fail to chill and mesmerize — late-night reading fare, to be sure!" —Booklist

About this title

About the Author:

E.F. Benson (1867-1940) was the son of an Archbishop of Canterbury and wrote over a hundred books during his lifetime, including many popular novels and biographies. He lived in Rye from 1919 to his death, and was mayor of this Sussex town. Several of his ghost stories are set in Rye, which has also been immortalized as 'Tilling' in his wonderful 'Mapp & Lucia' novels. He was best known in his day for his ghost stories.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0786709804
• ISBN 13: 9780786709809
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Editor: Dalby Richard