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Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Cover for the oxford book of victorian ghost stories. Oct 31, 1991 victorian ghost stories have the same style and voice as other victorian literature. James, a victorian ghost story writer and this was published in 1983 by. Michael andrew cox 19482009 was an english writer and editor. Gilbert is a wellknown antiquarian bookseller and a world authority on the historiography of esoteric thought in general, and on the occult currents of the nineteenth century. The oxford book of english ghost stories by michael cox.
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Publication date 1997 topics ghost stories, english, english fiction publisher. I know nothing about the history of this genre, and i bought the book simply seeking to read a good yarn. The oxford book of victorian ghost stories 9780192804471. Victorian ghost stories have the same style and voice as other victorian literature. Though they were as much a part of the cultural and literary fabric of the age as imperial confidence, the best of the stories still retain their original power to surprise and unsettle. She is best remembered for her 1861 novel east lynne, but many of her books became international bestsellers and widely read also in the united states. His previous books include a dictionary of writers and their works, the oxford book of english ghost stories, and the oxford book of twentiethcentury ghost stories.
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