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A review by fruitbatwoman
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories by Walter Scott, Tara Moore
4.0
A great and spooky collection of Victorian Ghost Stories, some with a Christmas theme, but moest set in dark, gloomy wintertime.
As with all anthologies, the stories can be hit and miss, but I found the selection in this book was at least consistent and all the stories had a similar mood and style to them, despite being written by different authors. My favorite was "Horror: A True Tale" by John Berwick Harwood, as it was simple but incredibly creepy, followed by "The Old Nurse's Story" by Elizabeth Gaskell. Not all of the stories are creepy, but all are excellent to be read on a dark night around a fire or candlelight!
As with all anthologies, the stories can be hit and miss, but I found the selection in this book was at least consistent and all the stories had a similar mood and style to them, despite being written by different authors. My favorite was "Horror: A True Tale" by John Berwick Harwood, as it was simple but incredibly creepy, followed by "The Old Nurse's Story" by Elizabeth Gaskell. Not all of the stories are creepy, but all are excellent to be read on a dark night around a fire or candlelight!