{"product_id":"ghost-stories-9781643135953","title":"Ghost Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA masterful collection of ghost stories that have been overlooked by contemporary readers\u003c\/em\u003e—including tales by celebrated authors such as Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Mark Twain, and Edith Wharton—presented with insightful annotations by acclaimed horror anthologists Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ghost story has long been a staple of world literature, but many of the genre's greatest tales have been forgotten, overshadowed in many cases by their authors' bestselling work in other genres. In this spine-tingling anthology, little-known stories from literary titans like Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton are collected alongside overlooked works from masters of horror fiction like Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed anthologists Leslie S. Klinger (\u003cem\u003eThe New Annotated Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e) and Lisa Morton (\u003cem\u003eGhosts: A Haunted History\u003c\/em\u003e) set these stories in historical context and trace the literary significance of ghosts in fiction over almost two hundred years—from a traditional English ballad first printed in 1724, through the Christmas-themed ghost stories of the Victorian era, and up to the science fiction–tinged tales of the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn bringing these masterful tales back from the dead, \u003cem\u003eGhost Stories\u003c\/em\u003e will enlighten and frighten both longtime fans and new readers of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding stories by:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmbrose Bierce, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Olivia Howard Dunbar, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, M. R. James, Arthur Machen, Georgia Wood Pangborn, Mrs. J. H. Riddell, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Walter Scott, Frank Stockton, Mark Twain, and Edith Wharton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596485640428,"sku":"9781643135953","price":46.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f8453be34d992235685bd87e2d463ff5.jpg?v=1777936233","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/ghost-stories-9781643135953","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}