The Oxford Book of Australian Ghost Stories - Tapa dura

Three phantoms wander across the desert; a ghostly lover claims his bride at an outback station; a dead man appears beside a blood-red waterhole; a `new hand' jackaroo witnesses a ghostly struggle; a frightful monster haunts the Nullarbor Plains. Featuring the work of many well-known Australian writers, such as Dal Stivens, Lucy Sussex, Barbara Baynton, and Marcus Clarke, this anthology of nineteenth and twentieth-century Australian ghost stories ranges from convict and bush tales to spiritualist and Aboriginal writings. The collection is arranged chronologically, and is preceded by a short introduction.

Ken Gelder is principal lecturer in English, Media and Cultural Studies at De Montfort University in Leicester. He recently commenced two years' leave of absence from the University of Melbourne, where he is Senior Lecturer in English.