The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce
$35.03
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
9 April 2010
Summary
The definitive collection of tales of the supernatural, edited by Michael Newton
‘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 but transients’ - Dorothy Scarborough
This new selection of ghost stories, by Michael Newton, brings together the best of the genre. From Elizabeth Gaskell’…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141442365 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141442360 |
| Author: | Michael Newton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2010 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Audience Age: | 17-17 |
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Michael Newton
Michael Newton was educated at University College London, where he undertook both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. He is the author of Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children (Faber & Faber, 2002) and a book on Kind Hearts and Coronets for the British Film Institute’s Film Classics series (2003). He has also edited Edmund Gosse’s Father and Son for Oxford World’s Classics and Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent for Penguin.
Newton has taught at UCL, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, and Princeton University. He currently works at the University of Leiden. He is presently completing a book on the history of assassination and political violence.
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