The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce by Michael Newton

The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce

Michael Newton with Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Contributor), Elizabeth Gaskell (Contributor), Fitz-James O'Brien (Contributor), M.R. James (Contributor), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Contributor), Robert Louis Stevenson (Contributor), W.W. Jacobs (Contributor), Mary Hunter Austin (Contributor), Michael Newton (Contributor), Henry James (Contributor), Amelia B. Edwards (Contributor), Ambrose Bierce (Contributor), Edith Wharton (Contributor), Rudyard Kipling (Contributor), Lafcadio Hearn (Contributor), Harriet Beecher Stowe (Contributor), Margaret Oliphant (Contributor), Charles Dickens (Contributor)

464 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories challenging informative slow-paced

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'The ghost is the most enduring figure in supernatural fiction. He is absolutely indestructible... He changes with the styles in fiction but he never goes out of fashion. He is the really permanent citizen of the earth, for mortals, at best, are b...

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Community Reviews Summary of 33 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 100%
emotional 66%
reflective 66%
tense 66%
adventurous 33%
sad 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

N/A: 66% | No: 33%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 66% | No: 33%

Average rating

3.52

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