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    The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told

    The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told

    by Stephen Brennan (Editor), W. W. Jacobs (Contribution by), J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Contribution by), Rudyard Kipling (Contribution by), John Kendrick Bangs (Contribution by), Sabine Baring-Gould (Contribution by), Ambrose Bierce (Contribution by), Jerry Blocker (Contribution by), Amelia B. Edwards (Contribution by), Edgar Allan Poe (Contribution by), E. Nesbit (Contribution by), Elizabeth Gaskell (Contribution by), Vincent O'Sullivan (Contribution by), Oscar Wilde (Contribution by), Algernon Blackwood (Contribution by), Henry James (Contribution by), Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (Contribution by), Alexander Pushkin (Contribution by), E. Heron (Contribution by), H. Heron (Contribution by), M. R. James (Contribution by), Daniel Defoe (Contribution by), Catherine Crowe (Contribution by), Robert Louis Stevenson (Contribution by), H. G. Wells (Contribution by), Richard Middleton (Contribution by), Dinah M. Mulock (Contribution by), O. Henry (Contribution by), William Shakespeare (Contribution by), E. F. Benson (Contribution by), Joseph Conrad (Contribution by), Charlotte Brontë (Contribution by), Wilkie Collins (Contribution by), Guy de Maupassant (Contribution by), Rosa Mulholland (Contribution by), Charles Dickens (Contribution by), Washington Irving (Contribution by), Mark Twain (Contribution by), Edith Wharton (Contribution by), Arthur Conan Doyle (Contribution by), Willa Cather (Contribution by)


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    Stephen Brennan is the coauthor of The Adventurous Boy's Handbook and The Adventurous Girl's Handbook, and editor of The Best Pirate Stories Ever Told and The Best Sailing Stories Ever Told. He has worked as a circus clown, teacher, cabaret artist, actor, director, shepherd, and playwright.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction Stephen Brennan ix

    The Monkey's Paw W.W.Jacobs 1

    Green Tea Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 11

    The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes Rudyard Kipling 40

    The Mystery of Barney O'Rourke John Kendrick Bangs 60

    The Red-Haired Girl Sabine Baring-Gould 66

    The Man and The Snake Ambrose Bierce 78

    The Open Window Saki (H. H. Munro) 84

    The Story of Salome Amelia B. Edwards 88

    The Black Cat Edgar Allan Poe 106

    John Charrington's Wedding E. Nesbit 115

    The Old Nurse's Story Elizabeth Gaskell 122

    The Business of Madame Jahn Vincent O'Sullivan 141

    The Canterville Ghost Oscar Wilde 148

    A Haunted Island Algernon Blackwood 173

    The Secret of Macarger's Gulch Ambrose Bierce 187

    The Romance of Certain Old Clothes Henry James 194

    The Lost Ghost Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 211

    Man-Size in Marble E.Nesbit 227

    The Queen of Spades Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin 239

    The Story of the Spaniards Hammersmith E. H. Heron 248

    Number 13 M. R. James 260

    The Apparition Mrs. Veal Daniel Defoe 274

    Round the Fire Catherine Crowe 282

    The Isle of Voices R. L. Stevenson 292

    The Planner Story H. G. Wells 309

    On the Brighton Road Richard Middleton 326

    The Last House in C- Street Dinah M. Mulock 330

    The Furnished Room O. Henry 341

    Hamlet's Ghost William Shakespeare 347

    Caterpillars E. F. Benson 354

    The Black Mate Joseph Conrad 362

    A Tough Tussle Ambrose Bierce 387

    Napoleon and the Spectre Charlotte Brontë 394

    John Jago's Ghost Wilkie Collins 398

    The Terror Guy de Maupassant 448

    Not to be Taken at Bed-Time Rosa Mulholland 454

    The Haunted House Charles Dickens 467

    The Bold Dragoon; or, The Adventure of My Grandfather Washington Irving 491

    A Ghost Story Mark Twain 499

    Afterward Edith Wharton 505

    The Brown Hand Arthur Conan Doyle 532

    The Affair at Grover Station Willa Gather 546

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    When “gut feelings” have been replaced by a thirst for proof and hard evidence, it’s good to know that you can still be spooked by a collection like this one. Best Ghost Stories is a creepy group of over forty tales by some of the most impressive names in the writing world. Terrifying, bone-chillingly eerie, and good fun, these haunting narratives give vivid descriptions of creepy characters and happenings that will make you hesitate before turning out the light!

    More than just a niche product, ghost stories hold a bewitching appeal for all kinds of writers and readers—some of the truly great authors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have lent their horror stories to this collection, including Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa May Alcott, Joseph Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson, H. G. Wells, and many more. Count on our Best Stories series for entertaining tales that you won’t soon forget.

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