This book contains 25 short stories from 5 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the critic August Nemo, in a collection that will please the literature lovers.The theme of this edition is: Horror.
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This book contains:
M. R. James:
- A School Story
- Count Magnus
- Lost Hearts
- 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You My Lad"
- The Rose Garden
- An Episode of Cathedral History
- Mr. Humphreys and his InheritanceRichard Middleton:
- The Ghost Ship.
- A Drama of Youth.
- The New Boy.
- On the Brighton Road.
- A Tragedy in Little.
- Sheperd's Boy.
- The Passing of Edward.Robert W. Chambers:
- The Messenger
- The Repairer of Reputations
- The Purple Emperor
- Passeur
- The Key to Grief
- A Matter of Interest
- Pompe FunèbreMary Shelley:
- The Invisible Girl
- The Brother and Sister
- The Dream
- Transformation
- The Mortal Immortal
- The Mourner
- The Swiss PeasantWashington Irving:
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Rip Van Winkle
- The Devil and Tom Walker
- Christmas
- Guest from Gibbet Island
- The Legend of the Engulphed Convent
- The Adventure of my Uncle