Night Shivers : The Ghost Stories of J. H. Riddell

Riddell, J. H.

ISBN 10: 1840220899 / ISBN 13: 9781840220896

Published by Wordsworth Editions, Limited, 2008

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Synopsis:

'Moving, his candle was instantly extinguished, and in the very moment of being left in the darkness he saw, standing in the doorway, a woman, resembling her who had haunted his dream overnight. He rushed with outstretched hands to seize her, but clutched only air.’

Night Shivers presents a treasure trove of the stories of Mrs J. H. Riddell, one of the greatest Victorian writers of ghost stories. These tales, many of which have been out of print for years, take the reader on fearful journeys into the gloomy haunts of old neglected houses, into a world of prophetic dreams, out onto the wild terrain of Ireland to encounter a frightful banshee and even down into Hell itself. In these fourteen short stories and one novella, The Uninhabited House, there is the distillation of the best and most effective of Riddell’s spine-tingling supernatural fiction.

Contents:

Night Shivers

Nut Bush Farm

The Open Door

The Last of Squire Ennismore

A Strange Christmas Game

The Old House

Vauxhall Walk

Sandy the Tinker

Forewarned, Forearmed

Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning

Walnut-Tree House

Old Mrs Jones

Why Dr Cray Left Southam

Conn Kilrea

Diarmid Chittock’s Story

A Terrible Vengeance

The Uninhabited House

Synopsis: Moving, his candle was instantly extinguished, and in the very moment of being left in the darkness he saw, standing in the doorway, a woman, resembling her who had haunted his dream overnight. He rushed with outstretched hands to seize her, but clutched only air. "Night Shivers" presents a treasure trove of the stories of Mrs J. H. Riddell, one of the greatest Victorian writers of ghost stories. These tales, many of which have been out of print for years, take the reader on fearful journeys into the gloomy haunts of old neglected houses, into a world of prophetic dreams, out onto the wild terrain of Ireland to encounter a frightful banshee and even down into Hell itself. In these fourteen short stories and one novella, "The Uninhabited House", there is the distillation of the best and most effective of Riddell's spine-tingling supernatural fiction.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Night Shivers : The Ghost Stories of J. H. ...
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions, Limited
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good