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Big Book of Best Short Stories - Specials - Horror 2 - Volume 8 - cover

Big Book of Best Short Stories - Specials - Horror 2 - Volume 8

Washington Irving, Mary Shelley, M. R. James, Robert W. Chambers, Richard Middleton, August Nemo

Publisher: Tacet Books

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Summary

This book contains 25 short stories from 5 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the critic August Nemo, in a collection that will please the literature lovers.The theme of this edition is: Horror.
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This book contains:

M. R. James:

- A School Story
- Count Magnus
- Lost Hearts
- 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You My Lad"
- The Rose Garden
- An Episode of Cathedral History
- Mr. Humphreys and his InheritanceRichard Middleton:

- The Ghost Ship.
- A Drama of Youth.
- The New Boy.
- On the Brighton Road.
- A Tragedy in Little.
- Sheperd's Boy.
- The Passing of Edward.Robert W. Chambers:

- The Messenger
- The Repairer of Reputations
- The Purple Emperor
- Passeur
- The Key to Grief
- A Matter of Interest
- Pompe FunèbreMary Shelley:

- The Invisible Girl
- The Brother and Sister
- The Dream
- Transformation
- The Mortal Immortal
- The Mourner
- The Swiss PeasantWashington Irving:

- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Rip Van Winkle
- The Devil and Tom Walker
- Christmas
- Guest from Gibbet Island
- The Legend of the Engulphed Convent
- The Adventure of my Uncle
Available since: 04/04/2020.

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