{"product_id":"victorian-ghost-stories-paperback","title":"Victorian Ghost Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReggie Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Victorian era brought an explosion of literature to the minds of the reading public with famous writers lending their talents to ghastly tales set in castles, mansions, lonely streets and long dark lanes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fantastic new companion for late-night scares as the nights draw in. Chilling ghost stories from the era of the fireside tale, a series of dark and foreboding missives from the masterful pens of Charles Dickens, E.F. Benson, Algernon Blackwood, Sabine Baring-Gould, Vernon Lee, Edith Nesbit and the master of all, M.R. James. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFLAME TREE 451\u003c\/b\u003e: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eReggie Oliver (Introduction) is an actor, director, playwright, illustrator and award-winning author of fiction. Published work includes six plays, three novels, an illustrated children's book The Hauntings at Tankerton Park (Zagava 2016), nine volumes of short stories, including Mrs. Midnight (2011 winner of Children of the Night Award for best work of supernatural fiction), and the biography of the writer Stella Gibbons, Out of the Woodshed (Bloomsbury 1998). His stories have appeared in over one hundred different anthologies and three 'selected' editions of them have been published, the latest being Stages of Fear (Black Shuck Books 2020). His ninth volume of tales A Maze for the Minotaur was published by Tartarus Press in 2021. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJackson is General Editor of The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including 'Myths of Babylon', 'Indian Myth', 'Egyptian Myth', 'Norse Myth' and 'Polynesian Island Myth'. He is editor of 'Myths and Legends' and foreword writer for 'Celtic Myths and Tales'. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, 'Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos' and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157647396999,"sku":"9781804172407","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e652999d3c7a5a2519f8471aad2d2de5.webp?v=1733252528","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/victorian-ghost-stories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}