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Favourite Ghost Stories Tim Stevens

Favourite Ghost Stories By Tim Stevens

Favourite Ghost Stories by Tim Stevens


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Summary

This volume follows Ghost Stories. It contains 15 complete, chilling, short stories from both classic and contemporary writers including Mark Twain, Agatha Christie, Jan Mark and Edgar Allan Poe.

Favourite Ghost Stories Summary

Favourite Ghost Stories by Tim Stevens

A haunting collection...Following the great success of Ghost Stories, described by Children's Books of the Year as A strong collection that will leave a powerful impression, comes this second volume of chilling tales. Drawing on the wealth of literature published in this ever-popular genre, award-winning author Aidan Chambers has brought together all his favourite ghost stories in one spine-tingling collection. The combination of a winning theme and top-quality writing makes this another Story Library bestseller!

About Tim Stevens

Aidan Chambers is an award-winning children's author and an experienced compiler and expert on children's literature. He worked for some years as a teacher, before deciding to devote himself to writing full time. In 1969 he and his wife Nancy founded The Thimble Press, which publishes Signal, a critical journal devoted to children's literature. In 1982 they were joint winners of the Eleanor Farjeon Award for their contribution to children's books. Aidan Chambers' most recent title Postcard From No Man's Land (Bodley Head) won the prestigious Carnegie Medal in 1999. He lives in Gloucestershire. Tim Stevens studied illustration at Camberwell College of Art. His titles include a series of Diana Wynne Jones titles, The Girls in the Velvet Frame by Adele Geras and Down with the Dirty Danes by Gillian Cross (all HarperCollins). Tim Stevens lives in Suffolk.

Table of Contents

The Lonesome Place - August Derleth; Such a Sweet Little Girl - Lance Salway; A Ghost Story - Mark Twain; Footsteps Invisible - Robert Arthur; The Gnomon - Jan Mark; The Haunted and the Haunters - Edward Bulwer-Lytton; If She Bends, She Breaks - John Gordon; Room 18 - Aidan Chambers; Brownie - R Chetwynd-Hayes; The Lamp - Agatha Christie; The Haunting of Chas McGill - Robert Westall; The Tell-Tale Heart - Edgar Allan Poe; The Death of Peggy Morrissey - William Trevor; Christmas in the Rectory - Catherine Storr; The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde

Additional information

GOR003378170
9780753406656
0753406659
Favourite Ghost Stories by Tim Stevens
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
20020918
222
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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