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Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories - Edith Wharton, Roald Dahl, L.P. Hartley, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Robert Aickman, Francis Marion Crawford, Richard Middleton, Rosemary Timperley, Mary Treadgold, Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie, Cynthia Asquith, E.F. Benson, A.M. Burrage
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
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Who better to investigate the literary spirit world that the supreme connoisseur of the unexpected, Roald Dahl? His own short stories have teased and twisted imaginations in their millions, but amongst the many permutations of the macabre, Dahl has always felt a special fascination for the... show more
Who better to investigate the literary spirit world that the supreme connoisseur of the unexpected, Roald Dahl? His own short stories have teased and twisted imaginations in their millions, but amongst the many permutations of the macabre, Dahl has always felt a special fascination for the classic ghost story. In this book of ghost stories, he has selected fourteen of his favourites for this superbly disquieting volume.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780140071788 (0140071784)
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Horror
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Reading For The Heck Of It
Reading For The Heck Of It rated it
3.5 The last story strengthened my resolve to never go on a cruise
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories was a must-have for me for 2 reasons: 1. Roald Dahl is one of my favorite authors and I want to read everything he's ever written and 2. I love ghost stories. I have to admit that going into this one I was very much under the impression that this was going to be a ...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it
1990 Aug 182000 Apr 182008 November 112011 August 09I've read the introduction, which has an interesting digression into authors and other kinds of artists and gender, as well as a further digression on writing for children. Good stuff. The first story, "W.S." by L.P. Hartley is all kinds of creepy ...
Lau
Lau rated it
To be honest, I thought this book was going to be all ghost stories written BY Roald Dahl. Sadly, I was mistaken. (It was my own fault for not reading the blurb properly) But as I read the introduction, I got more excited. Dahl explains that he was supposed to adapt some of the stories in the book f...
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