The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories by Peter Haining - ISBN: 9781845294762
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Modern masters conjure chilling tales for a new generation of ghosts.

The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories

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  • Paperback

    608 pages

  • Release Date

    19 July 2009

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Summary

Over 25 short story masterpieces from writers such as Louis de Bernieres and Ian Rankin - modern literary tales to chill the blood.

This spine-chilling new anthology of 20th and 21st century tales by big name writers is in the best traditions of literary ghost stories. It is just a little over a hundred years ago that the most famous literary ghost story, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, was published and in the intervening years a great many other distinguished writers have trie…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781845294762
ISBN-10:1845294769
Author:Peter Haining
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Robinson Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:608
Release Date:19 July 2009
Weight:479g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 40mm
Series:Mammoth Books
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Critics Review

A first rate list of contributors… Hair raising!’ Time Out ‘All we need say is buy it. - Starlog

A first rate list of contributors… Hair raising!’ Time Out ‘All we need say is buy it. - Starlog

About The Author

Peter Haining

Peter Haining is a leading authority on horror fiction, with a particular emphasis on early Gothic and on the classic English ghost story. He has edited a large number of horror, crime and fantasy anthologies published over the past three decades.

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