Ghost Stories

Joan Aiken

earliest edition we have, 1987 Octopus Books, 1987 hardcover 308 pages

An exciting collection of tales from the twilight world of haunted houses and hair-raising spectres is contained in this spine-chilling anthology. Includes: THE RIDDLE | Walter de la Mare THE MONKEY'S PAW | W. W. Jacobs A TOUGH TUSSLE | Ambrose Bierce THROUGH THE DOOR (from The Phantom Roundabout and Other Ghostly Stories) | Ruth Ainsworth A PAIR OF HANDS | Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch MAN-SIZE IN MARBLE | E. Nesbi...

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