A Century of Children's Ghost Stories
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A Century of Children's Ghost Stories by Philippa Pearce
For this spine-tingling new collection, Philippa Pearce, herself an award-winning children's writer, has brought together 40 ghost stories to captivate children and adults alike. Beginning with M. R. James's `A School Story', and including `The Ghostly Goat of Glaramar' and `The House that Lacked a Bogle', this anthology presents tales by outstanding children's authors: amongst them Eleanor Farjeon, Alison Uttley, Jan Mark, Penelope Lively, Leon Garfield, and Tim Wynne-Jones.Philippa Pearce is the author of numerous books, many of which have become classics in both the United States and her home England. Tom's Midnight Garden, which won the Carnegie Medal and was named a Notable Book by the American Library Association, The War of Bubble and Squeak, which won the Whitbread Award, and Mrs. The Kate Greenaway Medal was awarded to Cockle's Cat.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192880147 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192880144 |
| Title | A Century of Children's Ghost Stories |
| Author | Philippa Pearce |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1996-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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