About this title: Sixteen stories by greatest Victorian master of the chilling tale: "Carmilla" (perhaps the classic vampire thriller), "Green Tea," "The Familiar," "The Haunted Baronet," "Madam Crowl's Ghost," "The Dead Sexton," plus 10 others.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1964
ISBN-13:9780486204154ISBN:0486204154
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Pubns
Date Published: 1964-06-01
ISBN-13:9780486204154ISBN:0486204154
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Description: [0-486-20415-4] [date not indicated]. (Trade paperback)...Very good.......Edited, with an introduction by Everett F. Bleiler....(Horror) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York: Dover Books, 1973
Description: Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Dust Jacket. 5 1/2 x 8. Clean book with smudges at edges. Cover is worn at edges. {classics-black/white] read more
Description: Paperback Book is in Good condition: clean cover, clean pages (no text markings), clean page edges (no remainder mark). Ships with bar coded label for faster delivery! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: DOVER PUBN INC
Date Published: 1964
ISBN-13:9780486204154ISBN:0486204154
Description: New. Here are 16 classic ghost stories: "Carmilla, " (perhaps the classic vampire thriller), "Green Tea, " "The Familiar, " "The Haunted Baronet, " "Madam Crowl's Ghost, " "The Dead Sexton, " "An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House, " plus nine others. Half t... read more
"This is a fantastic, delicious, delirious collection of classical ghost stories. That is, you may not have heard of these stories unless you're abreast of Irish literature, but they are written in a charming, colorful colloquial vein. They're amusing, they're creepy, and they are a delight at every level."
"This book would have got a 3.5 except it contains Carmilla which gets a 5. As well as being one of the earliest, its also got to be one of the best vampire stories out there. But yes, the other Fanu stories compiled here are good, but the way they're arranged it takes a while to get into them. I think the first few stories are quite weak, and it's not until you hit 'Green Tea' that things start to get creepy.
There's another weird thing about this anthology. Fanu's recycled some of his earlier works, lifting the endings and deaths complete with gory details from two of his early stories. This happens, but while most authors try to rework the material, Fanu has changed the scenery and names, left pretty much everything else intact. The editor of this anthology states at the start of the book that he has omitted others of Fanu's stories, presumably he has a lot of material to choose from. Why then include both the original story and the reworked version? And do this twice? Do you think people aren't going to read your book? Seriously."
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