Gothic Horror Stories: Frightful Tales of the Supernatural
This chilling collection brings together 15 classic tales by landmark gothic writers, including Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Sheridan Le Fanu, presented in a luxury hardback edition with striking sprayed edge designs.

Gothic fiction emerged in the 18th century, recognized for its bleak and sinister landscapes which housed unnatural forces of evil. Often controversial in their time, these stories pushed the boundaries of what was possible in fiction and evoked unsettling emotions as they told their tales of mysterious places, lost secrets, and sudden, shocking violence.

This collection brings together the very best within the genre, featuring crumbling castles, chilling cathedrals, and haunted manors as their eerie settings. Supernatural terrors lurk around every corner.

Includes:
• The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
• The Red Room by H.G. Wells
• Oglala by Robert Louis Stevenson
• The Dream by Mary Shelley
• A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family by Sheridan Le Fanu

Presented in a striking gift edition with a silver-embossed cover design, sprayed edges, ivory paper and beautiful endpaper designs, this anthology makes a wonderful treasury for lovers of gothic horror.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, striking page edges and beautiful endpaper designs . These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

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Gothic Horror Stories: Frightful Tales of the Supernatural
This chilling collection brings together 15 classic tales by landmark gothic writers, including Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Sheridan Le Fanu, presented in a luxury hardback edition with striking sprayed edge designs.

Gothic fiction emerged in the 18th century, recognized for its bleak and sinister landscapes which housed unnatural forces of evil. Often controversial in their time, these stories pushed the boundaries of what was possible in fiction and evoked unsettling emotions as they told their tales of mysterious places, lost secrets, and sudden, shocking violence.

This collection brings together the very best within the genre, featuring crumbling castles, chilling cathedrals, and haunted manors as their eerie settings. Supernatural terrors lurk around every corner.

Includes:
• The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
• The Red Room by H.G. Wells
• Oglala by Robert Louis Stevenson
• The Dream by Mary Shelley
• A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family by Sheridan Le Fanu

Presented in a striking gift edition with a silver-embossed cover design, sprayed edges, ivory paper and beautiful endpaper designs, this anthology makes a wonderful treasury for lovers of gothic horror.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, striking page edges and beautiful endpaper designs . These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

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Gothic Horror Stories: Frightful Tales of the Supernatural

Gothic Horror Stories: Frightful Tales of the Supernatural

Gothic Horror Stories: Frightful Tales of the Supernatural

Gothic Horror Stories: Frightful Tales of the Supernatural

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This chilling collection brings together 15 classic tales by landmark gothic writers, including Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Sheridan Le Fanu, presented in a luxury hardback edition with striking sprayed edge designs.

Gothic fiction emerged in the 18th century, recognized for its bleak and sinister landscapes which housed unnatural forces of evil. Often controversial in their time, these stories pushed the boundaries of what was possible in fiction and evoked unsettling emotions as they told their tales of mysterious places, lost secrets, and sudden, shocking violence.

This collection brings together the very best within the genre, featuring crumbling castles, chilling cathedrals, and haunted manors as their eerie settings. Supernatural terrors lurk around every corner.

Includes:
• The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
• The Red Room by H.G. Wells
• Oglala by Robert Louis Stevenson
• The Dream by Mary Shelley
• A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family by Sheridan Le Fanu

Presented in a striking gift edition with a silver-embossed cover design, sprayed edges, ivory paper and beautiful endpaper designs, this anthology makes a wonderful treasury for lovers of gothic horror.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, striking page edges and beautiful endpaper designs . These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781398844421
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited
Publication date: 11/26/2024
Series: Arcturus Gilded Classics , #18
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Celebrated gothic storytellers, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, and Sheridan Le Fanu are some of the world's greatest writers. Some of their short stories are included in this compelling collection alongside those penned by H. G. Wells, Elizabeth Gaskell, Ambrose Bierce and many more.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
The Dream by Mary Shelley
The Unholy Compact Abjured by Charles Pigault-Lebrun
Eveline's Visitant by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
The Iron Shroud by William Mudford
A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family by Sheridan Le Fanu
The Death of Halpin Frayser by Ambrose Bierce
Luella Miller by Mary Wilkins Freeman
No 252 Rue M le Prince by Ralph Adams Cram
Olalla by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ethan Brand by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Cave of Blood by Dick Donovan
Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu
The Red Room by H. G. Wells

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