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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (124 download)
Download or read book Oxford Book of Canadian Ghost Stories written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alberto Manguel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Oxford Book of Canadian Ghost Stories written by Alberto Manguel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering hours and hours of delightful terror, this marvelous collection of twenty-four classic Canadian ghost stories ranges from the work of early masters such as Stephen Leacock and Mazo de la Roche, to contemporary writers such as Margaret Atwood, Timothy Finlay, Brian Moore, and Audrey Thomas. Including such well-known tales as W.P. Kinsella's Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa--the story on which the blockbuster movie, Field of Dreams, was based--and other stories by such renowned writers as Robertson Davies, Mavis Gallant, and Jane Rule, this collection presents the very best in the genre. Capturing Canada's own unique literary tradition, it provides translations of stories by influential French-Canadian writers. It also contains Philippe Aubert de Gaspe's La Corriveau, John Charles Dent's The Gerrard Street Mystery, Honore Beaugrand's La Fantome de l'avare, W.H. Blake's A Tale of the Grand Jardin, Gilbert Parker's The Flood, Duncan Campbell Scott's Vengeance is Mine, Ethel Wilson's Mr. Sleepwalker, A.M. Klein's No Traveller Returns..., Farley Mowat's The Snow Walker, Virgil Burnett's Fallowfields, Antonine Maillet's The Ghost of Lovers Lane, Alistair MacLeod's As Birds Bring Forth the Sun, Eric McCormack's No Country for Old Men, Sean Virgo's Haunt, Tim Wynne-Jones' The Woman with the Lounge-Act Hair, and Rohington Mistry's The Ghost of Firozsha Baag.
Author : Michael Cox
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019955630X
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories written by Michael Cox and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrill and chill of the ghost story is displayed in all its variety and vitality through this marvellous anthology. Ranging from the early 19th century to the 1960s, the collection reveals the development of the genre, and showcases many of its greatest expositors - from Sir Walter Scott, H. G. Wells, M. R. James, T. H. White, Walter de la Mare, and Elizabeth Bowen in the UK to Edith Wharton in America. Though its heyday coincided with the golden age of Empire in the nineteenth century, the ghost story enjoyed a second flowering between the two World Wars and its popularity is as great as ever.
Author : John Robert Colombo
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1770703527
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Big Book of Canadian Ghost Stories written by John Robert Colombo and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are Canada’s haunted houses, ghosts and poltergeists, weird visions of the past and improbable visions of the future, and assurances that there is life after death. included are more than 175 accounts of such events and experiences told mainly by the witnesses themselves — Canadians from all walks of life and all parts of the country. Some of the stories are classics. Others are little known. About one-third of the accounts have never before appeared in print. This fascinating, scary book brings together the most notable stories from the archives of John Robert Columbo, Canada’s "Mr. Mystery," who is known for his many paranormal collections, including Ghost Stories of Canada, Haunted Toronto, Ghost Stories of Ontario, and Strange But True. Whatever your views are about the supernatural and the paranormal — skeptic, believer, middle-of-the-road — this huge collection of stories filled with thrills and chills will cause you to wonder about the n ature of human life and the afterlife.
Author : M. R. James
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Collected Ghost Stories written by M. R. James and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Collected Ghost Stories" by M. R. James. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192781673
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (816 download)
Download or read book The Young Oxford Book of Timewarp Stories written by and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories about time, exploring all the different ways that we can twist and play with time. The stories take in trips to the future, package holidays to the past, visitors from other times with unwelcome messages, a thief with the power to stop time altogether, a man in lovewith someone who died years before he was born, a star fleet that paradoxically caused its own destruction, and many more. With a sure appeal for everyone who likes an exciting, thought-provoking story, as well as fans of science fiction and ghost stories, this is a wonderfully entertaining collection of stories to amuse, amaze, and enthral.
Author : M. R. James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1537822357
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (378 download)
Download or read book Ghost Stories of an Antiquary written by M. R. James and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-03 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre.
Author : Michael Cox
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192880383
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (83 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Book of Twentieth-century Ghost Stories written by Michael Cox and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James A. Willis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493043919
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories written by James A. Willis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the heart of America Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author James A. Willis shines a light in the dark corners of Ohio and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From ghostly soldiers that still haunt Fort Meigs to the eerie Franklin Castle, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. There’s even a carved tombstone of an infant at Cedar Hill cemetery, whose ghostly eyes keep watch over those wander too close. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.
Author : Algernon Blackwood
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9361156349
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (611 download)
Download or read book The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories written by Algernon Blackwood and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories" is a captivating collection of supernatural testimonies penned by using the prolific British creator Algernon Blackwood. The book is a masterpiece inside the realm of ghost stories, showcasing Blackwood's top notch capacity to rouse fear and suspense. The titular story, "The Empty House," serves as the anchor, narrating the chilling occasions surrounding a supposedly haunted residence. Blackwood weaves an internet of tension and thriller, skillfully building an atmosphere of unease. Other memories in the series, which include "A Haunted Island" and "The Willows," similarly exemplify Blackwood's mastery in exploring the unknown and the eerie. Known for his adept use of atmospheric settings and mental horror, Blackwood's writing fashion brings the supernatural to lifestyles. His testimonies frequently delve into the mental aspects of fear, exploring the limits between the seen and unseen. The author's fascination with nature as a effective pressure and the mysticism surrounding it adds an additional layer of complexity to these memories.
Author : Lesley Thompson
Publisher : OXFORD
ISBN 13 : 9780194247672
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (476 download)
Download or read book The Real McCoy and Other Ghost Stories written by Lesley Thompson and published by OXFORD. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Are you scared, Gordon?' asks Heather.Four friends talk of ghosts in a hotel in Scotland. That night Gordon sees and hears something strange in his room. But is it really the ghost of Lord McCoy?These six stories tell of ghosts - friendly, sad, and bad - from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, America - and Egypt!
Author : Paul Roland
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789502896
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (895 download)
Download or read book The Complete Book of Ghosts written by Paul Roland and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghosts and spirits populate the world around us. We just need to be sensitive or psychic enough to hear and see them. In this book, author Paul Roland examines a fascinating assortment of recorded sightings from as far back in history as Roman times. This serious look at ghosts presents them not as chain-rattling spooks or clouds of cold, swirling mist, but as entities with which we share a greater reality. A comprehensive exploration of the realm of the supernatural, from ghost ships and poltergeists to out-of-body experiences and the idea of spirits as the manifestation of people still living, The Complete Book of Ghosts will challenge your beliefs and preconceptions as never before.
Author : John Robert Colombo
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 9780888821768
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (217 download)
Download or read book Ghost Stories of Ontario written by John Robert Colombo and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 69 Ontario stories of haunted houses, ghosts, poltergeists, apparitions, and other eerie experiences.
Author : Chris Baldick
Publisher : Oxford Books of Prose & Verse
ISBN 13 : 9780199561537
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (615 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales written by Chris Baldick and published by Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together the work of such writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Conan Doyle, Eudora Welty, Thomas Hardy, William Faulkner, Isak Dinesen, and Joyce Carol Oates, The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales presents 37 sinister and unsettling tales for all lovers of ghost stories, fantasy, and horror.
Author : David Ketterer
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253331229
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (312 download)
Download or read book Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy written by David Ketterer and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara Smith
Publisher : Lone Pine Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781551053028
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Canadian Ghost Stories written by Barbara Smith and published by Lone Pine Pub. This book was released on 2001 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Startling, scary stories from across Canada from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland. Guaranteed to chill!
Author : Michael Cox
Publisher : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192804472
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories written by Michael Cox and published by Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of thirty-five English ghost stories written during the Victorian Era.
