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review 2013-11-06 02:44
Individual Ratings for The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories - Michael Cox,R.A. Gilbert,Arthur Quiller-Couch,Henry James

As I was not yet writing reviews when I read this book, I don't have reviews for each of the short stories included in this anthology. So here are my ratings; if I ever reread the book, I intend to add reviews.

★★★☆☆ The Tapestried Chamber by Sir Walter Scott
★★★☆☆ The Phantom Coach by Amelia B. Edwards
★★☆☆☆ Squire Toby's Will by J.S. le Fanu
★★★☆☆ The Shadow in the Corner by M.E. Braddon
★★★★★ The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford
★★☆☆☆ A Wicked Voice by Vernon Lee
★★★★☆ The Judge's House by Bram Stoker
★★★★☆ Man-Size in Marble by E. Nesbit
★★★☆☆ The Roll-Call of the Reef by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
★★☆☆☆ The Friends of the Friends by Henry James
★★★☆☆ The Red Room by H.G. Wells
★★★☆☆ The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
★★★★☆ The Lost Ghost by Mary E. Wilkins
★★☆☆☆ 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' by M.R. James
★★★★☆ The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood
★★★☆☆ The Cigarette Case by Oliver Onions
★★★☆☆ Rose Rose by Barry Pain
★★☆☆☆ The Confession of Charles Linkworth by E.F. Benson
★★☆☆☆ On the Brighton Road by Richard Middleton
★★☆☆☆ Bone to His Bone by E.G. Swain
★★☆☆☆ The True History of Anthony Ffryar by Arthur Gray
★★☆☆☆ The Taipan by W. Somerset Maugham
★★☆☆☆ The Victim by May Sinclair
★★★☆☆ A Visitor from Down Under by L.P. Hartley
★★★☆☆ Fullcircle by John Buchan
★★★★☆ The Clock by W.F. Harvey
★★★☆☆ Old Man's Beard by H. Russel Wakefield
★★★☆☆ Mr. Jones by Edith Wharton
★★★★☆ Smee by A.M. Burrage
★★☆☆☆ The Little Ghost by Hugh Walpole
★★★☆☆ Ahoy, Sailor Boy! by A.E. Coppard
★★★☆☆ The Hollow Man by Thomas Burke
★★☆☆☆ Et in Sempiternum Pereant by Charles Williams
★★★☆☆ Bosworth Summit Pound by L.T.C. Rolt
★★★☆☆ An Encounter in the Mist by A.N.L. Munby
★☆☆☆☆ Hand in Glove by Elizabeth Bowen
★★★☆☆ A Story of Don Juan by V.S. Pritchett
★☆☆☆☆ Cushi by Christopher Woodforde
★★★☆☆ Bad Company by Walter de la Mare
★★★☆☆ The Bottle of 1912 by Simon Raven
★★★☆☆ The Cicerones by Robert Aickman
★★☆☆☆ Soft Voices at Passenham by T.H. White

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review 2009-03-23 00:00
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories - Michael Cox,R.A. Gilbert,Arthur Quiller-Couch,Henry James The English really do excel at writing ghost stories. I can honestly say that I didn't regret reading one of these stories in this book. I actually read it in a very short amount of time, which is impressive for an anthology that is sizable. There is just something about the English setting for a ghost story that resonates with me. I also believe that the menace of what is unseen is much more impressive when the narrator of the story is a dignified sort not given to believe in such things. Probably the scariest story in this book was by H. Russell Wakefield, about the ghost of an old man that was stalking the fiancee of a man who had wronged him. His long, gray hair would wind around her, and he'd try to steal her away. It gave me the creeps just to think about. MR James, "Oh Whistle to Me Lad and I'll Come to You" is another story written to send several chills down your spine. Another really horrifying story has a poor maid that has a very malevolent presence in her room, the only physical sign is a dark stain in the corner of the walls. That story left me with a lingering sense of sadness. The Judge's House by Bram Stoker (an Irish writer) is so intensely menacing that you will think about it for some time afterwards. I can honestly say that no two ghost stories are exactly alike, despite the fact that this volume spans the late 1800s and goes up to the mid 20th century, demonstrating the enduring nature of a really well-told ghost story.
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