Irish Ghost Stories
(Author) David Stuart DaviesDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Blend the wild and fevered Irish imagination with their wonderful facility for recounting a dark, compelling tale, add a dash of the supernatural, and you have a potent brew of spine-tingling tales. This anthology of the best ghost stories from Ireland and Irish writers includes contributions from such masters of the art of raising as Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats and Rosa Mulholland. Within the pages of this collection you will find strange accounts of haunted houses, death warnings from beyond the grave, and revengeful spirits, all guaranteed to stir the imagination and chill the blood. Selected and introduced by David Stuart Davies. Stories in this edition: Sheridan Le Fanu The Room in Le Dragon Volant Madam Crowl’s Ghost Squire Toby’s Will The Child that went with the Fairies An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street Ghost Stories of Chapelizod The Vision of Tom Chuff W. B. Yeats The Curse Hanraham’s Vision Bram Stoker The Judge’s House The Secret of the Growing Gold Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost Mrs J. H. Riddell The Old House in Vauxhall Walk A Strange Christmas Game Fitz-James O’Brien What was It? The Pot of Tulips Thomas Crofton Croker The Haunted Cellar Jeremiah Curtin St Martin’s Eve Daniel Corkery The Eyes of the Dead Rosa Mulholland The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly The Ghost at the Rath
David Stuart Davies
David Stuart Davies is a British author known for his work in crime fiction and Sherlock Holmes pastiches. He has written numerous novels featuring the iconic detective, including "The Tangled Skein" and "Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair." Davies is praised for his ability to capture the essence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writing style while also adding his own unique twists to the stories. His contributions to the Sherlock Holmes genre have been widely acclaimed, earning him a dedicated following among fans of the detective fiction genre. Davies' most famous work is arguably his collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, which have solidified his reputation as a master of the genre.