First published in 1944, here are fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense from some of the most renowned authors and horror writers in literary history, with an introduction and notes from Phyllis Cerf Wagner and Herbert Wise.
""There is not a story in this collection that does not have the breath of life, achieve the full suspension of disbelief that is so particularly important in
this
type of fiction.""-The Saturday Review
This spine-chilling anthology collects stories from such distinguished spell weavers like-
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Edgar Allan Poe (""The Black Cat"") .
Wilkie Collins (""A Terribly Strange Bed"") . Henry James (""Sir Edmund Orme"") .
Guy de Maupassant (""Was It a Dream?"") .O. Henry (""The Furnished Room"") .
Rudyard Kipling ("" 'They' "") . H. G. Wells (""Pollock and the Porroh Man"")
As well as tales from other masters of literature, including-
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Algernon Blackwood (""Ancient Sorceries"") .
Walter de la Mare (""Out of the Deep"") .E.M. Forster (""The Celestial Omnibus"") .
Hailed by The New York Times Book Review as ""a gooseflesh special,"" Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural is a must-read for every horror fan and lover of classic literature.
Introduction by:
Herbert Wise Edited by:
Phyllis Wagner Imprint: Random House Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 211mm,
Width: 145mm,
Spine: 58mm
Weight: 1.162kg ISBN:9780679601289 ISBN 10: 0679601287 Pages: 1034 Publication Date:15 November 1994 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
