Famous Modern Ghost Stories

Author : Dorothy Scarborough,Arthur Machen,Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781528785389

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction by Dorothy Scarborough,Arthur Machen,Edgar Allan Poe Pdf

Originally published in 1921, this is an anthology of famous and chilling ghost stories compiled by Dorothy Scarborough. She was a lecturer in English for Columbia University, as well as author who producing such notable works as “The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction” and “From a Southern Porch”. Scarborough was also a keen anthologist and authorised such horror greats as Algernon Blackwood, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Robert W. Chambers, Anatole France, Fitz-James O'Brien, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, and Guy de Maupassant. This collection of supernatural tales will appeal to all lovers of the genre, and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage ghost stories and related work. Emily Dorothy Scarborough (1878 – 1935) was an American writer famous for her work related to Texas, folk culture, cotton farming, ghost stories and women's life in the Southwest. Other notable works by this author include: “Fugitive Verses” (1912), “From a Southern Porch” (1919), and “The Wind” (1925). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Author : Dorothy Scarborough,Dorothy Scarborough et al.
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1545047235

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough et al.

Author : Dorothy Scarborough
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359578344

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories (Esprios Classics) by Dorothy Scarborough Pdf

Author : Various
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9391343082

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This is an anthology of famous and chilling ghost stories compiled by Dorothy Scarborough. She was a lecturer in English for Columbia University, as well as author who producing such notable works as "The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction" and "From a Southern Porch". Scarborough was also a keen anthologist and authorised such horror greats as Algernon Blackwood, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Robert W. Chambers, Anatole France, Fitz-James O'Brien, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, and Guy de Maupassant. This collection of supernatural tales will appeal to all lovers of the genre, and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage ghost stories and related work.

Author : Dorothy Scarborough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798657064254

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Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough.The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment.Ghosts the true immortals. Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time. Spectra are more vital today than ever. They are much more numerous than ever, and people are more interested in them. There are people who claim to be familiar with, speak to, correspond with, or correspond with specific spirits, and even some who insist that they are private secretaries of the dead. Others of us, more reserved mortals, content ourselves with keeping as much distance as we can even from the shadow of a shadow. But today there is no way to escape ghosts, because even if you close your eyes to them in real life, you bump into them in the books you read, see them on stage and on screen, and hear them. in the conference. platform

Author : Dorothy Scarborough
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1721068821

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough Pdf

Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough Contains the following stories: The Willows By Algernon Blackwood, The Shadows on the Wall By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, The Messenger By Robert W. Chambers, Lazarus By Leonid Andreyev, The Beast with Five Fingers By W. F. Harvey, The Mass of Shadows By Anatole France, What Was It? By Fitz-James O'Brien, The Middle Toe of the Right Foot By Ambrose Bierce, The Shell of Sense By Olivia Howard Dunbar, The Woman at Seven Brothers By Wilbur Daniel Steele, At the Gate By Myla Jo Closser, Ligeia By Edgar Allan Poe, The Haunted Orchard By Richard Le Gallienne, The Bowmen By Arthur Machen, A Ghost By Guy de Maupassant. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Author : Edgar Allan Poe,Anatole France,Richard Le Gallienne,Algernon Blackwood,Guy de Maupassant,Ambrose Bierce,Leonid Andreyev,Arthur Machen,Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman,Fitz James O'Brien,Robert W. Chambers,Wilbur Daniel Steele,Olivia Howard Dunbar,William Fryer Harvey,Myla Jo Closser
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547665885

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Edgar Allan Poe,Anatole France,Richard Le Gallienne,Algernon Blackwood,Guy de Maupassant,Ambrose Bierce,Leonid Andreyev,Arthur Machen,Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman,Fitz James O'Brien,Robert W. Chambers,Wilbur Daniel Steele,Olivia Howard Dunbar,William Fryer Harvey,Myla Jo Closser Pdf

"Famous Modern Ghost Stories" by Edgar Allan Poe, Anatole France, Richard Le Gallienne, Algernon Blackwood, Guy de Maupassant, Ambrose Bierce, Leonid Andreyev, Arthur Machen, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, Fitz James O'Brien, Robert W. Chambers, Wilbur Daniel Steele, Olivia Howard Dunbar, William Fryer Harvey, Myla Jo Closser. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Dorothy Scarborough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798674272205

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories: Annotated (Calvary Editions) by Dorothy Scarborough Pdf

Do you want to read some scary and famous ghost stories? If so, this a must read, this book is a collection of 15 ghost stories. Famous Modern Ghost Stories, as one reviewer said, some of these stories chilled me to the bone, while others were slightly scary and a little nerve-racking. Good book!Famous Modern Ghost Stories is a horror fiction novel written Dorothy Scarborough. A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. The "ghost" may appear of its own accord or be summoned by magic.

Author : ed. Dorothy Scarborogh
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409265252

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FAMOUS MODERN GHOST STORIES by ed. Dorothy Scarborogh Pdf

Fifteen ghost stories from writers like Edgar Allan Poe, Guy de Maupassant, Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood and many others.

Author : Dorothy Scarborough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798650292173

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"Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time. Wraiths have a greater vitality today than ever before. They are far more numerous than at any time in the past, and people are more interested in them. There are persons that claim to be acquainted with specific spirits, to speak with them, to carry on correspondence with them, and even some who insist that they are private secretaries to the dead. Others of us mortals, more reserved, are content to keep such distance as we may from even the shadow of a shade. . . ." Dorothy Scarborough said in her introduction to this volume, setting the books tone quite nicely.Scarborough was a lecturer in English for Columbia University who also worked as an author and anthologist. Her works included The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction, Fugitive Verses, From a Southern Porch, all of which she authored; she also compiled volumes of stories, including this one and Humorous Ghost Stories.Among the authors anthologized here are Algernon Blackwood, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Robert W. Chambers, Anatole France, Fitz-James O'Brien, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, and Guy de Maupassant.

Author : Dorothy Scarborough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798616381811

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough by Dorothy Scarborough Pdf

Collection of best horror stories:Contents;The willows / Algernon Blackwood -- The shadows on the wall / Mary E. Wilkins Freeman -- The messenger / Robert W. Chambers -- Lazarus / Leonid Andreyev -- The beast with five fingers / W.F. Harvey -- The mass of shadows / Anatole France -- What was it? / Fitz James O'Brien -- The middle toe of the right foot / Ambrose Bierce -- The shell of sense / Olivia Howard Dunbar -- The woman at Seven Brothers / Wilbur Daniel Steele -- At the gate / Myla Jo Closser -- Ligeia / Edgar Allan Poe -- The haunted orchard / Richard Le Gallienne -- The bowmen / Arthur Machen -- A ghost / Guy de Maupassant.

Author : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,Various Authors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1726362205

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,Various Authors Pdf

Famous Modern Ghost Stories Various Authors Selected, with an Introduction by Dorothy Scarborough, PH.D. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Author : Dorothy Scarborough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1528704290

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction by Dorothy Scarborough Pdf

Originally published in 1921, this is an anthology of famous and chilling ghost stories compiled by Dorothy Scarborough. She was a lecturer in English for Columbia University, as well as author who producing such notable works as "The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction" and "From a Southern Porch." Scarborough was also a keen anthologist and authorised such horror greats as Algernon Blackwood, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Robert W. Chambers, Anatole France, Fitz-James O'Brien, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, and Guy de Maupassant. This collection of supernatural tales will appeal to all lovers of the genre, and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage ghost stories and related work. Emily Dorothy Scarborough (1878 - 1935) was an American writer famous for her work related to Texas, folk culture, cotton farming, ghost stories and women's life in the Southwest. Other notable works by this author include: "Fugitive Verses" (1912), "From a Southern Porch" (1919), and "The Wind" (1925). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Author : Magnolia Books,Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Ghost stories
ISBN : 1484969790

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Magnolia Books,Edgar Allan Poe Pdf

You're in for a treat! Attention ghost story and Edgar Allan Poe's fans! Our aim was to prepare a perfectly-formatted collection of "Famous Modern Ghost Stories" at a fantastic price. We are pleased to offer you the result of our work! This creepy collection comes with the following great features: -The complete original text of 20 works; -BONUS - Free audiobook access to books in the collection -BONUS - Poe's Influence - Film and Television Adaptations, Poe in Music, Literature and Comics! -BONUS - Most Famous Quotes from Edgar Allan Poe! The following stories are included in this wonderful collection: -The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe -The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe -Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe -The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe -The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe -The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe -The Willows by Algernon Blackwood -The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman -The Messenger by Robert W. Chambers -Lazarus by Leonid Andreyev -The Beast with Five Fingers by W. F. Harvey -The Mass of Shadows by Anatole France -What Was It? by Fitz-James O'Brien -The Middle Toe of the Right Foot by Ambrose Bierce -The Shell of Sense by Olivia Howard Dunbar -The Woman at Seven Brothers by Wilbur Daniel Steele -At the Gate by Myla Jo Closser -The Haunted Orchard by Richard le Gallienne -The Bowmen by Arthur Machen -A Ghost by Guy de Maupassant Are you ready to get scared? Simply press the "Buy" button to instantly feel the shivers down your spine. It's hard to say "no"!

Author : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1977765920

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Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Pdf

An entertaining selection of "modern" ghost stories selected "to include specimens of a few of the distinctive types of modern ghosts, as well as to show the art of individual stories."