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  • Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories

    Roald Dahl

    Paperback (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Oct. 1, 1984)
    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.
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  • Roald Dahl's Book of ghost stories

    Roald Dahl

    Hardcover (Cape, Jan. 1, 1983)
    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. Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was a prickly, colorful character who wrote maliciously funny short stories for adults ( The Best of Roald Dahl ) as well as better-known works for children ( James and the Giant Peach ). As he relates in the introduction, he started the research for this book by making a call to the celebrated ghost-story anthologist/writer, Lady Cynthia Asquith. He then went to the British Museum Library, and read a total of 749 tales before selecting 14 for this anthology. His criterion: Spookiness is, after all, the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts. Included here are not only acknowledged classics by Robert Aickman, Edith Wharton, J. S. Le Fanu, and F. Marion Crawford, but also tales by lesser-known writers such as L. P. Hartley, Rosemary Timperley, Jonas Lie, Mary Treadgold, and A. M. Burrage. The Washington Post writes, Dahl's taste, it will surprise no one, is impeccable.
  • Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories

    Roald Dahl

    Paperback (Michael Joseph, March 27, 2012)
    Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
  • Roald Dahls Book Of Ghost Stories

    Roald Dahl

    Perfect Paperback (Penguin UK, Dec. 3, 1985)
    Who better to investigate the literary spirit world that the supreme connoisseur of the unexpected, Roald Dahl? His own short stories have teased and twisted imaginations in their millions, but amongst the many permutations of the macabre, Dahl has always felt a special fascination for the classic ghost story. In this book of ghost stories, he has selected fourteen of his favourites for this superbly disquieting volume.
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  • Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories

    Roald Dahl

    Paperback (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Oct. 1, 1984)
    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.
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  • Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories

    Roald Dahl

    Hardcover (Isis Large Print Books, Oct. 1, 1987)
    A selection of fourteen outstanding tales of ghosts and apparitions includes works by Edith Wharton, Sheridan LeFanu, A.M. Burrage, and other notable writers
  • Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories

    Roald Dahl

    Paperback (Noonday, 1989, Aug. 16, 1989)
    Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories with an introduction by Roald Dahl. A collection of 14 stories. Cover states "The best book of its kind in years." The Washington Post Book World. Fifth Printing 198, paperback.
  • Book of Ghost Stories

    Roald Dahl's, Penguin Bestsellers

    Paperback (Penguin Books, March 15, 1985)
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  • Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories by Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl

    Paperback (Penguin, March 15, 1600)
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  • Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories by Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl

    Paperback Bunko (Penguin, Jan. 1, 1741)
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  • Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories

    Editor Dahl, Roald

    Hardcover (The Noonday Press, Jan. 1, 1992)
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