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Book SynopsisCharles Dickens wrote a number of supernatural and horror stories, some of which were included in his longer works, while others were published in magazines. This collection provides an invaluable insight into the author's storytelling apprenticeship and his steady growth towards excellence. As well as offering a further dimension to the world of his better-known masterpieces, these tales - from `The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton' to the celebrated `The Signalman' - illustrate Dickens's well-known love of a spooky story told around a blazing fire, the pastime of a bygone age to be rediscovered for our own delight.
Trade ReviewWith its classic takes on perennially exciting themes, this volume will delight Dickens enthusiasts as well as the casual reader eager to hear an eerie tale told by one of the English language's greatest raconteurs. * Booklist * All his characters are my personal friends - I am constantly comparing them with living persons, and living persons with them. -- Leo Tolstoy
Table of ContentsContains: The Bagman's Story, The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton, The Story of the Bagman's Uncle, The Baron of Grogzwig, A Confession Found in a Prison in the Time of Charles II, To Be Read at Dusk, The Ghost in the Bride's Chamber, The Haunted House, To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt, No. 1. Branch Line: The Signalman.
