Publicado por Dover Publications, 2001
ISBN 10: 0486415902 ISBN 13: 9780486415901
Librería: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Bright and clean purple cover with line illustration by Phiz (1815-92), design by Jeff A. Menges. Slight wear to corners and spine heel, no creasing; soundly bound, square. Pages lightly toned, clean and free from any markings. This unique collection gathers together 21 of these Victorian-era spine-tinglers-outstanding but neglected stories from that time period--the black comedy of Ambrose Bierce in the title story; "The Ship that Saw a Ghost" , a seafaring mystery by Frank Norris; "The Tomb", Guy de Maupassant's grotesque account of one man's incurable longing for his deceased lover; --and 18 more delightful scary stories. Unabridged Dover (2001) republication of "Victorian Nightmares", originally published by Taplinger Publishing Co, New York, 1977. Editor's Foreword. 224 pages. 8.25 x 5.2 inches.