Oldstyle Tales of Murder, Mystery, Horror, and Hauntings Ser.: The Signalman and Other Horrors : The Best Victorian Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens (2015, Trade Paperback)
Filled with fresh illustrations and illuminating commentary on each story, this collection of Dickens' best ghost stories is a unique and fascinating study of Britain's first great supernatural master.The defining writer of the Victorian Age, Charles Dickens rattled Western society with his dauntless progressivism and his acidic social realism. His ghost stories, too, left a deep impression on the collective imagination of his readers. Often darkly humorous, sometimes thoughtfully allegorical, at times psychologically complex, and in the best cases existentially disturbing, Dickens' specters - from the purgatorial Jacob Marley to the signalman's faceless tormentor - are richly diverse. This illustrated collection contains critical thoughts on each story, and illuminating annotations to four of Dickens' most masterful, complex, and confusing tales: "To Be Read at Dusk," "The Signal-Man," "The Trial for Murder," and the excerpt "Marley's Ghost." Easily read either at Christmas Eve or Hallowe'en, this versatile collection neatly presents a beautiful survey of Dickens' best and most haunting spook tales.TALES INCLUDED in this ANNOTATED EDITION:Christmas Ghosts The Lawyer and the Ghost The Bagman's Uncle A Madman's Manuscript The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton Baron Koldwethout's Apparition The Mother's Eyes Marley's Ghost To Be Read at Dusk The Hanged Man's Bride Captain Murder and the Devil's Bargain The Trial for Murder The Signal-Man
Product Identifiers
Publisher
CreateSpace
ISBN-10
1515105210
ISBN-13
9781515105213
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215981947
Product Key Features
Book Title
Signalman and Other Horrors : the Best Victorian Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens
Author
Charles Dickens
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Horror
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Illustrated by
Kellermeyer, M.
Target Audience
Trade
Series
Oldstyle Tales of Murder, Mystery, Horror, and Hauntings Ser.