THE HAUNTED AND THE HAUNTERS. (or the House and the Brain). Issued as "Gowans International Library Number 1." The first separate book publication of this famous supernatural tale. It was first published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1859 and first appeared in book form in TALES FROM BLACKWOOD

LYTTON LORD

Published by London, Gowans and Gray, 1905 First Separate Edition.

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Paperback, 5.75 x 4 inches. Illustrated paper cover with its original wrappers in chromo parchment dust wrapper. In generally good condition. Vellum a little tanned. Fragile spine, a few little nicks on spine. Inscription on front endpaper, also on verso of title page hand written Lytton 1803-73. Endpapers tanned on edges. Slightly bumped top corner throughout. Else generally clean & tight. 57pp. (i) avert Colour illustration to front cover Originally published in a condensed form in Blackwood's Magazine in 1859, this is the first edition of the full story, and is one of the most celebrated of the Victorian supernatural stories. "Edward Bulwer-Lytton is probably best known in fantasy for his ghost story, 'The Haunted and the Haunters; or, the House and the Brain', an archetypal Victorian haunted house story - though it is profound in its assessment and investigation of the haunting, and remarkably effective in its creation of atmosphere. Bulwer-Lytton was sensationally popular in his day and had a strong influence on other writers. His occult works, along with those of J. Sheridan Le Fanu, form the basis of modern supernatural fiction." - Clute and Grant (The Encyclopaedia of Fantasy). Seller Inventory # 96481

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Title: THE HAUNTED AND THE HAUNTERS. (or the House ...

Publisher: London, Gowans and Gray, 1905 First Separate Edition.