Complete Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection)
Charles Dickens
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Paperback. Dickens' natural inclinations toward drama and the macabre made him a brilliant teller of ghost tales, and in the twenty stories presented here, which include his celebrated "A Christmas Carol", the full range of his gothic talents can be seen Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens’ lifetime. He had always loved a good ghost story himself, particularly at Christmas time, and was open-minded, willing to accept, and indeed put to the test, the existence of spirits.
His natural inclinations toward drama and the macabre made him a brilliant teller of ghost tales, and in the twenty stories presented here, which include his celebrated A Christmas Carol, the full range of his gothic talents can be seen.
Chilling as some of these stories are, Dickens has managed to inject characteristically grotesque comedy as he writes of revenge, insanity, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
Series
Wordsworth Classics
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853267345
SKU
V9781853267345
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99-39
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