MyBookList Logo

 

 

Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories


<p>Who better to investigate the literary spirit world than that supreme connoisseur of the unexpected, Roald Dahl? Of the many permutations of the macabre or bizarre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. As he realtes in the erudite introduction to this volume, he read some 749 supernatural tales at the British Museum Library before selecting the 14 that comprise this anthology. "Spookiness is, after all, the real purpose of the ghost story," Dahl writes. "It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts." For this superbly disquieting collection, Dahl offers favorite tales by such masterful storytellers as E. F. Benson, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Rosemary Timperley, and Edith Wharton.</p> <p>A collection of frightening and spoooky stories by such authors as Robert Aickman, L.P. Hartley, E.F. Benson, Rosemary Timperley, and F. Marion Crawford. "This is the best book of its kind in years."--- Washington Post Book World. </p>

Author(s): Roald Dahl  

ISBN 10: 0374518688
ISBN 13: 9780374518684
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Publication: October 1984
Find this book on Amazon

Related YouTube Videos (add a video)

Add the YouTube URL below and submit:

To add a YouTube video, please copy the video's URL on YouTube and submit by clicking "Add".
The URL should look something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXQdBuuanI8
How to copy the videos URL from YouTube

No video yet, want to add one?

Related Articles (add an article)

Add an article URL below and submit:

To add an article, please paste the article's URL and submit by clicking "Add".
Below is an example of a valid URL:
How to copy and paste a webpage URL

No article found, do you know any related to this book?

Other books by Roald Dahl

1. """Taste"" and Other Tales (Penguin Readers Simplified Text)" (1999/12/20)
2. "Kiss Kiss", "Switch Bitch", "My Uncle Oswald" Paperback (2003)
3. "Penguin Readers Level 6: ""the Man from the South"" and Other Stories (Penguin Readers Simplified Text)" (2002/01/23)
4. "The Complete Tales of the Unexpected: ""Tales of the Unexpected"", ""More Tales of the Unexpected"", ""Further Tales of the Unexpected"" (BBC Radio Collection)" (2002/11/04)
5. "The Witches: Complete & Unabridged (""Read Along"")" (2002/03/01)
6. "Two Favourite Stories: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach: AND ""James and the Giant Peach""" (2004/08/02)
7. ... steigen aus... maschine brennt...: 10 Fliegergeschichten (1966/01/31)
8. 2000 Roald Dahl Diary Paperback (1999)
9. 2011 Roald Dahl Wall Calendar Other Format (July 2010)
10. 3 More from Roald Dahl/Danny the Champion of the World/James and the Giant Peach/the Witches Set (1991/10/01)
11. A Taste of the Unexpected (Pocket Penguins) (2005/05/06)
12. Agu Trot Esio Trot Paperback (March 2001)
13. Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life Paperback (April 1991)
14. Bitch: One Tale from the Short Story Collection Switch Bitch (A Penguin Special) (11/9/2012)
15. Bizarre! Bizarre! (Folio) (French Edition) Paperbound (1973)
16. Bizzare! Bizarre! (French Language Edition) (October 1973)
17. Boy Paperback (1986)
18. Boy Book (1984/10/25)
19. Boy Paperback (1993/11/25)
20. Boy Hardcover (1984)

Report an error with this book