THE VALANCOURT BOOK OF VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES, VO IBD

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A new collection of twenty ghostly tales of Yuletide terror, collected from rare Victorian periodicalsSeeking to capitalize on the success of Charles Dickens&rsquo,s A Christmas Carol (1843), Victorian newspapers and magazines frequently featured ghost stories at Christmas time, and reading them by candlelight or the fireside became an annual tradition, a tradition Valancourt Books is pleased to continue with our series of Victorian Christmas ghost stories. This third volume contains twenty tales, most of them never before reprinted. They represent a mix of the diverse styles and themes common to Victorian ghost fiction and include works by once-popular authors like Ellen Wood and Charlotte Riddell as well as contributions from anonymous or wholly forgotten writers. This volume also features a new introduction by Prof. Simon Stern.&ldquo,Before me, with the sickly light from the lantern shining right down upon it, was&mdash,a cloven hoof! Then the awfulness of the compact I had made came to my mind with terrible force ...&rdquo, -áFrederick Manley, &ldquo,The Ghost of the Cross-Roads&rdquo,&ldquo,By the fireplace there was a large hideous pool of blood soaking into the carpet, and leaving ghastly stains around. I am not ashamed to confess that my brain reeled, the mysterious horror overcame me ...&rdquo, -áLillie Harris, &ldquo,19, Great Hanover Street&rdquo,&ldquo,A fearful white face comes to me, a horrible mask, with features drawn as in agony&mdash,ghastly, pale, hideous! Death or approaching death, violent death, written in every line. Every feature distorted. Eyes starting from the head. Thin lips moving and working&mdash,lips that are cursing, although I hear no sound.&rdquo, -áHugh Conway, &ldquo,A Dead Man&rsquo,s Face&rdquo,