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The phantom coach, a connoisseur's collection of Victorian ghost stories, edited by Michael Sims - (paperback)

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"From the editor of The Dead Witness and Dracula's Guest, Michael Sims, expert on all things Victorian, presents a collection of stories about humanity's oldest supernatural obsession: ghosts. The Phantom Coach, gathers memorable ghost tales from the Victorian era by a surprising, often-legendary cast, from Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton to Henry James, Thomas Hardy, and Arthur Conan Doyle. With a skillful introduction to the genre and notes on each story, The Phantom Coach is a spectacular collection of ghostly Victorian thrills"--, Provided by publisher

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The old nurse's story / by Elizabeth Gaskell -- The phantom coach / by Amelia B. Edwards -- The trial for murder / by Charles Dickens -- The captain of the "Pole-Star" / by Arthur Conan Doyle -- Sir Edmund Orme / by Henry James -- The yellow sign / by Robert W. Chambers -- The library window / by Margaret Oliphant -- The monkey's paw / by W. W. Jacobs -- The Southwest chamber / by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman -- They / by Rudyard Kipling -- The moonlit road / by Ambrose Bierce -- August heat / by W. F. Harvey

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