The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce by Michael Newton

The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce

Michael Newton with Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Contributor), Elizabeth Gaskell (Contributor), Fitz-James O'Brien (Contributor), M.R. James (Contributor), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Contributor), Robert Louis Stevenson (Contributor), W.W. Jacobs (Contributor), Mary Hunter Austin (Contributor), Michael Newton (Contributor), Henry James (Contributor), Amelia B. Edwards (Contributor), Ambrose Bierce (Contributor), Edith Wharton (Contributor), Rudyard Kipling (Contributor), Lafcadio Hearn (Contributor), Harriet Beecher Stowe (Contributor), Margaret Oliphant (Contributor), Charles Dickens (Contributor)

464 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories challenging informative slow-paced
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'The ghost is the most enduring figure in supernatural fiction. He is absolutely indestructible... He changes with the styles in fiction but he never goes out of fashion. He is the really permanent citizen of the earth, for mortals, at best, are b...

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Community Reviews Summary of 44 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 100%
reflective 75%
tense 75%
emotional 50%
adventurous 25%
sad 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

N/A: 75% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 50% | No: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 75% | No: 25%

Average rating

3.49

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