First edition thus, 1986. Review of the book has been pasted to front free endpaper. Page edges slightly foxed. Very good in a lightly rubbed dustwrapper. very slight lean to the spine. Not price clipped. 504 p.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Oxford Book Of English Ghost Stories.

Publisher

Oxford University Press., Oxford.

Publication Date

1986

Language

English

ISBN 10

0192141635

ISBN 13

9780192141637

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

Book Type

Book

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Synopsis

This selection of forty-two stories written between 1829 and 1968 presents the full range and vitality of English tradition of literary ghost fiction. Satisfying what Virginia Woolf called 'the strange human craving for the pleasure of being afraid', it demonstrates traditions historical development and its major themes, and characteristics.

About the Author

About the editors:
Michael Cox is editor of M. R. James's ghost stories for the Oxford World's Classics series; R. A. Gilbert is an antiquarian bookseller and author of A. E. Waite: A Bibliography.

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