Ghosts from the Library: Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (A Bodies from the Library special)

Hardback

Main Details

Title Ghosts from the Library: Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (A Bodies from the Library special)
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Tony Medawar
SeriesA Bodies from the Library special
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 222,Width 141
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Classic horror and ghost stories
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9780008514815
ClassificationsDewey:823.0873308
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint Collins Crime Club
NZ Release Date 30 January 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age - thrills, spills and chills perfect for Halloween. It is said that books are written to bring sunshine into our dull, grey lives - to show us places we want to escape to, lives we want to live, people we want to love. But there are also stories that can only be found in the deepest, darkest corners of the library. Stories about the unexplained, of lost souls, of things that go bump before the silence. Before the screaming. And some stories just disappear. Stories printed in old newspapers, broadcast live on the wireless, sometimes not even published at all - these are the stories you cannot find on even the dustiest of library shelves. Ghosts from the Library resurrects forgotten tales of the supernatural by some of the most acclaimed mystery authors of all time. From Arthur Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr to Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier, this spine-chilling anthology brings together thirteen uncollected tales of terror, plus some additional surprises. Close the windows. Draw the curtains. Just don't let the lights go out...

Author Biography

Editor Tony Medawar is a detective fiction expert and researcher with a penchant for tracking down rare stories. His other collections of previously uncollected stories include While The Light Lasts (Agatha Christie), The Avenging Chance (Anthony Berkeley), The Spotted Cat (Christianna Brand) and A Spot Of Folly (Ruth Rendell).

Reviews

'In bringing to public awareness some of the forgotten, neglected, or simply unknown stories that the great and the good of the form produced, these collections have become a source of great excitement, and a must-read for even the most ardent student of the Golden Age.'-The Invisible Event