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Classic Tales of Horror (Leather-bound Classics)
£14.20£16.10 (-12%)
Spine-tingling tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
This chilling collection of scary stories will keep you awake for hours! Psychological horrors, disturbing dramas, and gruesome ghosts compose this compendium of confessions made in the dead of night. From vampires and a monkey paw to an unstoppable heart and haunting apparitions, anecdotes of supernatural terror will have you turning pages long past the witching hour. Allow famous authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Henry James, Washington Irving, and more to prey upon your emotions and peace of mind at slumber parties and camping trips, or anytime you want to end the night with a delightful fright!
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Additional information
| Publisher | Canterbury Classics (9 Sept. 2015) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Leather Bound | 896 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1626864659 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1626864658 |
| Dimensions | 15.88 x 4.57 x 23.5 cm |
by Ethan
Some great spooky stories in a gorgeous book they would make the perfect addition to any home library
by Sue
This book is absolutely gorgeous. I was really amazed how goo it looks. This was a gift and when I saw it I didn’t wanted to give it away. My friend he loves he’s horror stuff and when he opened his gift he was overwhelmed because it have great stories and it looks amazing. Worth every pennie.
by Brian Murtagh
Not all the stories in this book are going to leave you in a state of fear such as you’d expect a ‘classic tale of horror’ to do. Some are merely suspenseful or mysterious, but that is not to say I didn’t find any stories to be genuinely hair-raising. Virtually all of the stories contained are well-regarded works by well-regarded writers. Virtually all of them succeed in creating an atmosphere. How scared you’ll be will depend entirely on your own disposition and how receptive you are to language and situations that can at times feel a little dated, and that’s no surprise owing to the age of pretty much every tale within. Make no mistake, the stories in here are a choice selection of fiction from the mid-modern era, and you are in for a treat if not already familiar to the material.
The makers of this book, Canterbury Press, have done a sterling job not only with selecting the content, but also with its presentation. The cover is a work of art, featuring an embossed graveyard scene, replete with bats, a shining moon, grotesque trees, horrible headstones, and an imposing rendition of the book title in a large dripping font. It all combines to a superb effect, such that I actually like to pick it up before reading, just to look at the cover, as staring at the scene puts me into the mood for reading the content.
by Joana Raposo
Excellent value, and very well made book. Great stories and a book that look great in my bookshelf. First class.
by Illay Lapid
I will start by saying my only negative: the book did not arrive on time. Aside from that, the book comes with beautiful end papers, a great introduction aand a massive selection of gothic classics. highly reccomend.
by Kira Osborne
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The book itself is gorgeous; from it’s leather bound cover, to the gold sprayed edges this book is worth every penny! It was clearly designed by a book lover as it even includes a ribbon marker sewn into the book so you can easily keep your place in this long (864 pages long, to be exact) classic horror anthology. It begins with a really interesting summary of the background of the horror genre and how some author’s and novels paved the way for the new generation of horror. There are 55 classic horror stories in total included in this book; with novellas from Bram Stoker to Charles Dickens; Edgar Allan Poe to Arthur Conan Doyle; H. P. Lovecraft to Charlotte Perkins Gilman; this book is the perfect addition to any horror-lover’s library.
by Kira Osborne
A very nice looking leather-bound book. Nice finishing touches. Eg a blue ribbon book marker and gold trimmed edges to the pages. It’s a good size with an attractive looking cover. The kind of book that would stand out on your bookcase. It looks classy and not like any old book
by Joana Raposo
Beautiful book. Well made and looks very expensive. I bought this for myself but would be lovely as a gift for a horror fan