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PublisherScribner

ISBN-101501111191

ISBN-139781501111198

eBay Product ID (ePID)210232701

Product Key Features

Book TitleGhostly : a Collection of Ghost Stories

Number of Pages464 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicGhost, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Literary

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorAudrey Niffenegger

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight28.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-029991

Reviews"Audrey Niffenegger has gone and put together a collection of the most chilling short stories around... if you're a collector this book is perfect for you. It has all the classics in one place." -- Marie Claire "Niffenegger has taken pains to bring together stories showing the full range of the ghost story... her illustrations are sympathetic, skillful, and in places decidedly unsettling..." -- The Guardian "Perfectly timed for fall... Spine-tingling." -- Chicago Tribune "Audrey Niffenegger is a master of the supernatural, from her bestselling The Time Traveler's Wife to the less well-known Her Fearful Symmetry , so she knows a good horror story when she sees one. Ghostly is her collection of the best of the genre, as well as her own spooky tale, "A Secret Life With Cats."" -- Bustle "Niffenegger includes crisp introductions that provide context... The best stories do an excellent job of evoking that crucial frisson of dread." -- Publishers Weekly "Niffenegger uses her skills with chills to select and introduce top-notch ghost stories." -- Library Journal, "Audrey Niffenegger has gone and put together a collection of the most chilling short stories around... if you're a collector this book is perfect for you. It has all the classics in one place." -- Marie Claire "Niffenegger has taken pains to bring together stories showing the full range of the ghost story... her illustrations are sympathetic, skillful, and in places decidedly unsettling..." -- The Guardian "Perfectly timed for fall... Spine-tingling." -- Chicago Tribune "Niffenegger includes crisp introductions that provide context... The best stories do an excellent job of evoking that crucial frisson of dread." -- Publishers Weekly "Niffenegger uses her skills with chills to select and introduce top-notch ghost stories." -- Library Journal, Praise for Ghostly and Audrey Niffenegger "Audrey Niffenegger has gone and put together a collection of the most chilling short stories around... if you're a collector this book is perfect for you. It has all the classics in one place." -- Marie Claire "Niffenegger has taken pains to bring together stories showing the full range of the ghost story... her illustrations are sympathetic, skillful, and in places decidedly unsettling..." -- The Guardian "Perfectly timed for fall... Spine-tingling." -- Chicago Tribune "Niffenegger both assembled a range of stories -- classics by Edgar Allan Poe and M.R. James, more modern tales from Neil Gaiman and Kelly Link -- and illustrated them, as well as contributed her own new, creepy work. Read it in bed and sleep with the extra light on." -- Cosmopolitan "Audrey Niffenegger is a master of the supernatural, from her bestselling The Time Traveler's Wife to the less well-known Her Fearful Symmetry , so she knows a good horror story when she sees one. Ghostly is her collection of the best of the genre, as well as her own spooky tale, "A Secret Life With Cats."" -- Bustle "Niffenegger includes crisp introductions that provide context... The best stories do an excellent job of evoking that crucial frisson of dread." -- Publishers Weekly "Niffenegger uses her skills with chills to select and introduce top-notch ghost stories." -- Library Journal, Niffenegger includes crisp introductions that provide context... The best stories do an excellent job of evoking that crucial frisson of dread.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal813/.0873308

SynopsisCollected and introduced by the bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry --including her own fabulous new illustrations for each piece, and a new story by Niffenegger--this is a unique and haunting anthology of some of the best ghost stories of all time. From Edgar Allen Poe to Kelly Link, M.R. James to Neil Gaiman, H. H. Munro to Audrey Niffenegger herself, Ghostly reveals the evolution of the ghost story genre with tales going back to the eighteenth century and into the modern era, ranging across styles from Gothic Horror to Victorian, with a particular bent toward stories about haunting--haunted children, animals, houses. Every story is introduced by Audrey Niffenegger, an acclaimed master of the craft, with some words on its background and why she chose to include it. Niffenegger's own story is, "A Secret Life With Cats." Perfect for the classic and contemporary ghost story aficionado, this is a delightful volume, beautifully illustrated. Ghostly showcases the best of the best in the field, including Edith Wharton, P.G. Wodehouse, A.S. Byatt, Ray Bradbury, and so many more.

LC Classification NumberPS648.G48G56 2015