The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories

Volume 8

Twenty ghost stories from the supernatural masters of the Victorian age. Wimbourne Books presents the eighth in a series of rare or out-of-print ghost stories from Victorian authors. With an introduction by author Alastair Gunn, Volume 8 in the series contains stories published anonymously in America and Britain between 1838 and 1895. Most of these tales are here anthologised for the very first time. Readers new to this genre will discover its pleasures; the Victorian quaintness, the sometimes shocking difference in social norms, the almost comical politeness and structured etiquette, the archaic and precise language, but mostly the Victorians’ skill at stoking our fears and trepidations, our insecurities and doubts. Even if you are already an aficionado of the ghostly tale there is much within these pages to interest you. Wait until the dark of the snowy night, lock the doors, shutter the windows, light the fire, sit with your back to the wall and bury yourself in the Victorian macabre. Try not to let the creaking floorboards, the distant howl of a dog, the chill breeze that caresses the candle, the shadows in the far recesses of your room, disturb your concentration.

Includes the stories; The Silver Lady (1838) – The Haunted Brig (1841) – A Night in a Haunted House (1848) – The Story of an Organ (1851) – The Sword of Mauley (1854) – The Miser’s Curse (1857) – The Alibi (1861) – Bolden Tower (1865) – Falconest (1868) – The Spirit’s Whisper (1868) – Doctor Feversham’s Story (1868) – The Ghost of Stanton Hall (1868) – A Spirit’s Tale; or Aunt Ella’s Story (1868) – Le Vert Galant (1870) – The Bridal of La Guillotiere (1875) – The Ghost of Aldrum Hall (1880) – Not Yet Solved (1886) – The Château de Keronel (1887) – The Weird Violin (1893) – The Last Saturday in August (1895).