Michael Cox og R. A. Gilbert

'The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories'

Bog | Engelsk

The Victorians excelled at telling ghost stories. In an age of rapid scientific progress the idea of a vindictive past able to reach out and violate the present held a special potential for terror. Throughout the nineteenth century fictional ghost stories

'The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories'

Bog | Engelsk

The thrill and chill of the ghost story is displayed in all its variety and vitality through this marvellous anthology. Ranging from the early 19th century to the 1960s, the collection reveals the development of the genre, and showcases many of its greate