Charles Dickens wrote a number of supernatural and horror stories,some of which were included in his longer works,while others were published in magazines. This collection provides an invaluable insight into the author's storytelling apprenticeship and his steady growth towards excellence. As well as offering a further dimension to the world of his better-known masterpieces,these tales - from `The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton'to the celebrated `The Signalman'- illustrate Dickens's well-known love of a spooky story told around a blazing fire,the pastime of a bygone age to be rediscovered for our own delight.
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Publisher: Alma Books LtdISBN: 9781847492272Weight: 186 gDimensions: 198 x 128 mm
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With its classic takes on perennially exciting themes,this volume will delight Dickens enthusiasts as well as the casual reader eager to hear an eerie tale told by one of the English language's greatest raconteurs. Booklist All his characters are my personal friends - I am constantly comparing them with living persons,and living persons with them. - Leo Tolstoy
Charles Dickens
A towering figure in the development of the novel,Charles Dickens was a British writer responsible for some of the best-loved works in the English language,including Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations.
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