Scan barcode
A review by tricky
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories by L.P. Hartley, William Hope Hodgson, Marjorie Bowen, Algernon Blackwood, Robert Aickman, Elizabeth Jane Howard, D.H. Lawrence, Richard Barham Middleton, Walter de la Mare, J. Sheridan Le Fanu
4.0
The book has the following short stories:
The Travelling Grave - LP Hartley
The Ghost Ship - R Middleton
Squire Toby's Will - J Sheridan le Fanu
The Voice in the Night - William Hope Hodgson
Three Miles Up - Elizabeth Jane Howard
The Rocking Horse Winner - DH Lawrence
The Wendigo - Algernon Blackwood
The Crown Derby Plate - Marjorie Bowen
The Trains - Robert Aickman
The Old Nurse's Story - Mrs Gaskell
Seaton's Aunt - Walter de la Mare
The stories varied in their complexity but all were unique. I really liked The Ghost Ship and it was a story that stayed with me for a couple of days. I will have to go back and re-read 'The Trains' as while I got the gist of the tale, I really think I missed the subtlety that the author was trying to imply.
It was, for me, a great read as I brought me back to those younger days when I used to read vast amounts of Poe and others of his ilk, who were my first inspiration for wanting to write.
The Travelling Grave - LP Hartley
The Ghost Ship - R Middleton
Squire Toby's Will - J Sheridan le Fanu
The Voice in the Night - William Hope Hodgson
Three Miles Up - Elizabeth Jane Howard
The Rocking Horse Winner - DH Lawrence
The Wendigo - Algernon Blackwood
The Crown Derby Plate - Marjorie Bowen
The Trains - Robert Aickman
The Old Nurse's Story - Mrs Gaskell
Seaton's Aunt - Walter de la Mare
The stories varied in their complexity but all were unique. I really liked The Ghost Ship and it was a story that stayed with me for a couple of days. I will have to go back and re-read 'The Trains' as while I got the gist of the tale, I really think I missed the subtlety that the author was trying to imply.
It was, for me, a great read as I brought me back to those younger days when I used to read vast amounts of Poe and others of his ilk, who were my first inspiration for wanting to write.