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A third selection of vintage Victorian and Edwardian ghost and horror stories by masters of the genre. Set during the Christmas period, these are perfect festive reading for long winter nights...

A further selection of vintage ghost and horror stories by masters of the genre. Set during the Christmas period, these are perfect festive reading for long winter nights...

Set during the Christmas period, these atmospheric Victorian and Edwardian ghost stories by masters of the genre are perfect reading for the long Winter evenings!  Contents:  The Phantom Coach by Amelia B Edwards  The Ghost of Christmas Eve by J.M. Barrie  The Governess’s Story...

In these twenty-three stories from the Victorian and Edwardian period, strange things lurk in the Winter night. So gather round the Christmas hearth and revel in these classic tales of macabre mischief and sinister supernatural encounters - some of which are reprinted here for the first time since their original publication.

One summer night, Dr Everest of Tunbridge Wells is called to a house near his practice to tend to the dying Colonel Manningtree. But what he believes to be a routine case takes a turn for the sinister when the Colonel's daughter, Dora, visits him the following morning with a strange story. Claiming...

For centuries, the black image of Hecate has stood in the grounds of Thorswud Hall. It is said that when the statue closes its fist, terrible things will befall the Hurst family. Melicent Hurst has always found the old story enthralling and terrifying - but when the prophecy comes impossibly to pass,...

When a famous opera singer is killed on stage by an exploding bouquet the young lawyer Mark Tancred is convinced that the police are pursuing the wrong man. The signs point to a secret anarchist society, but Tancred is certain that a more personal motive lies at the heart of the mystery. Pursuing...

In the sleepy village of Hepworth, everyone knows the story of the Bally family curse. In each generation, the male heir is doomed to be born a deformed monster. Mark Bally, the current owner of the Bally's ancestral home is keen to dismiss the story, particularly the rumour that his younger brother...

When Mary Blythe is dismissed from her job as a shop assistant, she is overjoyed to discover that her long-lost Uncle Benjamin has left her a fortune in his will – not to mention a large London townhouse in which to reside. Her happiness turns sour, however, when she learns of the strange conditions...

On the night of his wife’s funeral, successful poet Mr Derwent leaves his house and disappears without a trace. Despite the assurances of Inspector Holt, Florence Derwent is convinced that her father has been murdered, and is determined to discover the truth, whatever it takes. Just what has become...

When Sir Gilbert Chelford accidentally intercepts a telephone call between his fiancee and another man, he little imagines the consequences that will ensue. For, the next morning, the man in question is found murdered in his study at Willow Cottage. Soon, deep-seated resentments and hidden passions...

Widely considered to be Firbank's finest novel, Valmouth (1919) is set in a fictional coastal town in the West of England, where the air is so glorious that the population is mainly composed of over-sexed centenarians. Among the colourful characters are the Catholic Mrs. Hurstpierpoint and her friend...

Robert Swan hates his job as a junior clerk in the office of Avery, Avery & Avery. But the murder of the wealthy Miss Alster, enables Swan to leave his hated position and set up on his own as executor of the rich lady's estate. At the same time he works to protect Miss Alster's wards from suspicion....

A woman is murdered at a Margate hotel. The police are certain that the culprit is William Bankes, her adulterous lover; but barrister and author Richard Lanward is convinced that the wrong man is to be tried for the crime. When Lanward sets out to prove Bankes's innocence, however, he can have no...