Ghost Stories and Other Horrid Tales

This anthology collects nineteenth- and early twentieth-century ghost stories and related horror tales rather than a single author's work. The pieces move among Irish and English country houses, Scottish settings, Italian and Japanese legends, and cathedral towns. Typical subjects are bargains with the devil, body-snatching, vengeful or erotic hauntings, and scholars who uncover what a church or manuscript has hidden. Contributors include Sheridan Le Fanu, Robert Louis Stevenson, Lafcadio Hearn, Vernon Lee, M. R. James, Walter de la Mare, and Marjorie Bowen. The book is a survey of classic supernatural short fiction, not a continuous narrative.

Bound in paper with an illustration in blue, green, red and black by Stewart. Green endleaves. Black slipcase lettered in gold.