Reviews

Modern Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers by Sara Maitland, A.L. Barker, Dorothy K. Haynes, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Lady Eleanor Smith, Rebecca West, Jean Rhys, Margaret Irwin, Celia Fremlin, Pamela Sewell, Ann Bridge, Rosemary Pardoe, A.S. Byatt, D.K. Broster, Mary Butts, E. Nesbit, Richmal Crompton, Richard Dalby, Elizabeth Fancett, Margery Lawrence, Clotilde Graves, Daphne du Maurier, Edith Wharton, Joan Aiken, Penelope Lively, Mary Williams, Antonia Fraser, Elinor Mordaunt, Ruth Rendell

hotsake's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.75

Even given that anthologies and short stories are nor my forte I found the stories in this collection to be bland, forgettable, underwhelming, and yes even outright boring at times.

pussreboots's review

4.0

An entertaining mixture of stories. I tended to prefer the shorter stories. My favorites of the set were "The Book" by Margaret Irwin, "Don't Tell Cissie" by Celia Fremlin and "No. 17" by E. Nesbit. "The Book" warns against the temptation to read anything and everything. Some books may have agendas of their own! "Don't Tell Cissie" is a fairly predictable "who is the ghost?" type story but is told in a very humorous way. "No. 17" is a classic shaggy dog story that made me laugh at the ending.