The Folio Book of Christmas Ghost Stories

This anthology gathers ghost stories meant for Christmas reading, following the habit of telling supernatural tales on winter nights. Typical pieces involve a visit, a coach, a house with a past, a servant or child who sees what others refuse, and a spirit that returns with a grievance or a warning. Writers range from Victorian and Edwardian ghost-story makers to later authors who keep the seasonal setting. The stories are independent; there is no frame beyond the shared holiday. The book is a collection of Christmas hauntings, not a novel and not a study of folk belief.

Three-quarter bound in grey cloth with printed paper front. Dark grey slipcase.