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how about Ghost Stories the only thing I know henry james from turn of the screw and I never finished it. the kindle book is 3$
ok I would like, if I may, also bring attention to
I love, love, love Ambrose Bierce. I have read some of these but that's ok! he's wonderful. let me sing praise for him ;) the kindle book is 3.99. however..if you look at the table of contents and jot them down I'm sure you can find the stories for free online.
I just came across this from The Swan River Press:The Swan River Press Reader
http://www.swanriverpress.ie/reader.html
Its offered as a free ebook. I dowloaded it to my computer. The book is comprised of supernatural tales and non fiction pieces about the authors.
I'll second Ronald's second nomination, The Swan River Press Reader — short table of contents and I’m familiar with most of the authors. Latasha’s
Ghost Stories
also sounds quite tempting. Not sure I’m in a Bierce mood; I’m depressed enough as it is these days. ;) And while I’m an admirer of Vittorini, it’s probably a bit too soon for me to consider a re-read.(Incidentally, I liked “The Seventeenth Sister, but the best story to my way of thinking was “Beside the Shrill Sea”.) Just to keep my hand in, I’ll nominate Henry Chapman Mercer’s November Night Tales, a 1928 collection recently re-published by Valancourt that’s supposedly in the James mold.
lol oh no Canavan!! we'll steer clear of Bierce then.
I say put up all the books nominated on the ballot.
I created a goodreads shelf for The Swan River Press Reader:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
yay!! it's ok Randolph :) I can't find the thread for it.
Literary Horror
Books mentioned in this topic
Ghost Stories (other topics)The Dreams of Cardinal Vittorini (other topics)
November Night Tales: Stories of the Supernatural (other topics)
Terror by Night: Classic Ghost and Horror Stories (other topics)
Ghost Stories (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Ambrose Bierce (other topics)Henry C. Mercer (other topics)
M.R. James (other topics)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
It appears, though, that it is only available for the Kindle. But I suggest to give it a try. The book has a high average goodreads rating. I think the story "The Seventeenth Sister" will be considered a classic.