Supernatural Short Stories

Only single-volume edition in print of Charles Dickens's tales of the supernatural. Enriched with pictures and additional material on the author's life and works. Ideal read for all Dickens enthusiasts. Charles Dickens wrote a number of supernatural and horror stories, some of which were included in his longer works, while others were published in magazines. This collection gathers them together in one volume, providing an invaluable insight into the author's storytelling apprenticeship and his steady growth towards excellence. As well as offering a further dimension to the world of his better-known masterpieces, these tales - from A Madman's Manuscript to The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton& to the celebrated The Signalman- illustrate Dicken's well-known love of a spooky story told around a blazing fire, the pastime of a bygone age to be rediscovered for our own delight.

Contains: The Bagman's Story, The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton, The Story of the Bagman's Uncle, The Baron of Grogzwig, A Confession Found in a Prison in the Time of Charles II, To Be Read at Dusk, The Ghost in the Bride's Chamber, The Haunted House, To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt, No. 1. Branch Line: The Signalman.

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