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[Knopf Canada] · Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories ✓ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories "some better than others" according to Nicola Mansfield. A varied selection of ghost stories from Victorian era through to modern day authors. The spooky ghost theme is consistent throughout the collection though sometimes the reader is left with deciding whether it is a story of the paranormal or madness. The writing, however, varies widely from Gothic to humour to horror to simply odd and so on making it a decidedly inconsistent anthology. Overall, I found the selections mediocre, some better
| Title | : | Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.24 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345810317 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
"some better than others" according to Nicola Mansfield. A varied selection of ghost stories from Victorian era through to modern day authors. The spooky ghost theme is consistent throughout the collection though sometimes the reader is left with deciding whether it is a story of the paranormal or madness. The writing, however, varies widely from Gothic to humour to horror to simply odd and so on making it a decidedly inconsistent anthology. Overall, I found the selections mediocre, some better than others, a few great, but more than a few less than good. There were some I'd read before and the older ones were my favourites. There were classic stories b. Susan Drees said A mixed result with some good entries. I do enjoy reading ghost storiesand I don't restrict this reading to the days around Halloween. In my world tales of the supernatural and paranormal are appropriate any time of the year, any time of the day. Now horror, on the other hand, and seriously creepy ghost stories perhaps should be confined to daylight hours if one is prone to bad dreams. Niffenegger's collection is made up primarily of the gentler and more classic form of ghost story, the sort that finds its effects in style, manner and language, not in gore.I did find the stories varied as those in collections often do and that among my
Audrey's own story is "A Secret Life With Cats." Perfect for the classic and contemporary ghost story aficionado, this is a delightful volume, beautifully illustrated by Audrey, who is a graphic artist with great vision. Byatt, Ray Bradbury, and so many more.. Collected and introduced by the bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry--including Audrey Niffenegger's own fabulous new illustrations for each piece, and a new story by her--this is a unique and haunting anthology of some of the best ghost stories of all time. From Edgar Allan Poe to Kelly Link, M.R. Ghostly showcases the best of the best in the fi
Each story, creepy as it is, has a sense of loss and curtailment at its heart" Psychologies "The action takes place in a classic creepy house - a motif that also appears in Audrey Niffenegger's short story "Secret Life With Cats", a standout in Ghostly, an anthology of tales intended to cause shudders" Vogue "Niffenegger is a prolific graphic novelist and her monochrome illustrations really bring the stories to life" -- Jessica Whiteley, four stars Stylist "All the classics in one place" -- Chloe Gipson Marie Claire . "Here lies the magic of the genre; it allows you to dip your toe into an adrenaline-pumping world, while in the safety of your own armchair It's Niffenegger's eclectic edit of stories from the past 200 years that really left us re
. In addition to the bestselling novels The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry, she is the author of three illustrated novels, The Three Incestuous Sisters, The Adventuress, and The Night Bookmobile, and the editor of Ghostly. AUDREY NIFFENEGGER is a visual artist a
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