Ghost Stories by Peter Washington (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Ghost Stories by Peter Washington Tales about ghosts are as old as human culture itself but the ghost story as a distinguished literary form reached its apogee in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A scarily good collection of ghost stories from well known authors - both classic and contemporaryTales about ghosts are as old as human culture itself but the ghost story as a distinguished literary form reached its apogee in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As traditional religions declined in the West during those years, people looked for new ways of describing the spiritual realities explained by religion. The ghost story is a literary expression of this need, its rise corresponding to the growing popularity of Spiritualism. Ghost stories balance the increasingly powerful scientific materialism of the age with intimations that there are other orders of experience which we cannot define and only glimpse.The Everyman selection of ghost stories includes examples from this period by major writers such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Guy de Maupassant, Henry James and Edith Wharton. M. R. James is featured as a specialist in the genre. Later writers include Elizabeth Bowen, Penelope Lively and Ray Bradbury.One feature of this collection is to show that there is more to the ghost story than the thrill of horror, important though that is. These stories include comedy and tragedy, pathos, drama and even poetry. Each is a masterpiece in its own right, irrespective of whether or not we believe in the realm of spectres. Notes A collection of both classic and contemporary stories. Author Biography Peter Washington is General Editor of Everymans Library. He is the editor of a number of anthologies in the Everymans Library Pocket Poets series, including Love Poems, Erotic Poems, Prayers and Meditations, Poems of Food and Drink and Poems of Sleep and Dreams. Promotional A scarily good collection of ghost stories from well known authors - both classic and contemporary Promotional "Headline" A scarily good collection of ghost stories from well known authors - both classic and contemporary Details ISBN1841596019 Year 2008 ISBN-10 1841596019 ISBN-13 9781841596013 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2008-11-06 Imprint Everymans Library Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 808.838733 Media Book Publisher Everyman Language English Translated from Multiple languages Pages 416 UK Release Date 2008-11-06 AU Release Date 2008-11-06 NZ Release Date 2008-11-06 Illustrator Nicholas Allan Translator Daniella Gitlin Edited by Peter Washington Birth 1939 Affiliation Professor of Psychiatry, University of Geneva Position Illustrator Qualifications PsyD Author Peter Washington Series Everymans Library POCKET CLASSICS Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:20307593;

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