{"product_id":"best-ghost-short-stories-1850-1899-a-phantasmal-ghost-anthology-9781933747590","title":"Best Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899: A Phantasmal Ghost Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899: A Phantasmal Ghost Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e contains the best ghost stories from the last half of the 19th century. It includes shocking tales from popular American and Victorian authors including: Bram Stoker, M. R. James, Joseph Le Fanu, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Nesbit, and Francis Marion Crawford.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndrew Barger, award-winning author and editor of The Divine Dantes trilogy, has now researched the finest ghost stories for the last half of the nineteenth century and combined them in one haunting collection. He has added his familiar scholarly touch by annotating the stories, providing story background information, author photos and a list of ghost stories considered to settle on the most frightening and well-written tales. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVictorians: Victors of the Ghost Story (2016) by Andrew Barger - Andrew sets the stage for this haunting ghost anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Upper Berth (1886) by Francis Marion Crawford - You will never think of cruising on a ship the same way after reading \"The Upper Berth\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Kropfsberg Keep (1895) by Ralph Adams Cram - A gothic setting yields a nightmare for a couple of \"ghost hunters\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLost Hearts (1895) by M. R. James - This early M. R. James classic ghost story is one of his best.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Familiar (1872) by Joseph Le Fanu - Ever feel like you are being watched?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly (1886) by Rosa Mulholland - You will never view an organ the same way again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man (1865) by Charles Dickens - Are the nervous habits of a train tracks operator all in his mind?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHurst of Hurstcote (1893) by Edith Nesbit - A moldering house and--of course--ghosts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Judge's House (1891) by Bram Stoker - The author of \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e never disappoints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Yellow Sign (1895) by Robert Chambers - A painter sees someone watching him from a busy New York street.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Haunted and the Haunters (1859) by Edward Bulwer-Lytton - The oldest and most haunting ghost short story in the anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am deeply and horribly convinced, that there does exist beyond this a spiritual world--a system whose workings are generally in mercy hidden from us--a system which may be, and which is sometimes, partially and terribly revealed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The Familiar\" 1872\u003cbr\u003e by\u003cbr\u003e Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bram Stoker,Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bottletree Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933747590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStoker, Bram:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Andrew Barger, editor of this ghost short story anthology, is a leading voice in the Gothic literature space. Andrew is the award-winning author and editor of Andrew's award-winning fiction includes The Divine Dantes trilogy and Coffee with Poe: A Novel of Edgar Allan Poe's Life. Please visit him at AndrewBarger.com for exclusive commentary and interviews.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarger, Andrew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Andrew's award-winning fiction includes The Divine Dantes trilogy and Coffee with Poe: A Novel of Edgar Allan Poe's Life. Please visit him at AndrewBarger.com for exclusive commentary and interviews.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Bram Stoker \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47566625964189,"sku":"9781933747590","price":29.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0e04745e-65ba-4ab3-9fcf-315bcb2464c0.jpg?v=1768313610","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/best-ghost-short-stories-1850-1899-a-phantasmal-ghost-anthology-9781933747590","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}