The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories

by Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert

Overview

Presents the full range of classic English ghost fiction, including some of the very best and most frightening ghost stories ever written.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199556304
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/15/2008
Series:	Oxford Books of Prose & Verse
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	528
Sales rank:	711,051
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

About the editors:
Michael Cox is editor of M. R. James's ghost stories for the Oxford World's Classics series; R. A. Gilbert is an antiquarian bookseller and author of A. E. Waite: A Bibliography.

Editorial Reviews

"A splendid book."—The Chicago Tribune

"The 42 stories gathered here are luminous examples of how affecting an immaculately wrought ghost story can be."—Booklist

From the Publisher