Bibliograph

The Random House book of ghost stories, edited by Susan Hill ; illustrated by Angela Barrett

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The Random House book of ghost stories, edited by Susan Hill ; illustrated by Angela Barrett

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Random House book of ghost stories

Responsibility statement

edited by Susan Hill ; illustrated by Angela Barrett

Summary

In this beautifully written and exquisitely designed collection of 17 spooky tales, the mood ranges from boisterous humor to understated terror to heartwrenching pathos. Evocative full-color illustrations perfectly capture the varying moods of the tales - and add their own shivers of pleasurable dread

Table Of Contents

Nule, Jan Mark, Young Kate, Eleanor Farjeon, Joanna's secret, Pauline Hill, Sam and the sea, George Mackay Brown, Kindly ghost, Ruth Manning-Sanders, Yellow ball, Philippa Pearce, Damp spectre, Dorothy Edwards, Little nym, Joan Aiken, Bewar of the ghost, Catherine Sefton, Jimmy takes vanishing lessons, Walter R. Brooks, Uninvited ghosts, Penelope Lively, Laughter in the dark, Leon Garfield, Through the door, Ruth Ainsworth, Battle with the bogles, Sorche Nic Leodhas, Grandmother's footsteps, John Gordon, Bring me a light, Ruth Manning-Sanders, Friend forever, Susan Hill

Target audience

juvenile

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Subject