John Charles Dent, the author of the following remarkable stories, was born in Kendal, Westmorland, England, in 1841. His parents emigrated to Canada...
Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was a medieval scholar; Provost of King’s College, Cambridge. He wrote many of his ghost stories to be read aloud in...
"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai") is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly supernatural tales written by Pu S...
This book delves into the realm of ghostly tales from ancient Greece and Rome, comparing and contrasting the narratives of these two powerful civiliza...
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The Ingoldsby Legends are a collection of humorous and often macabre verse tales written by Richard Harris Barham under the pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby...
Kottō is a collection of 20 Japanese stories, translated by Lafcadio Hearn. The stories range from ghost stories to social commentary, and offer a gl...
In Ghostly Japan is a collection of 14 stories by Lafcadio Hearn that explores the supernatural and folkloric traditions of Japan. The book includes b...
John Kendrick Bangs's "Water Ghost and Others" is a collection of eight short stories exploring the supernatural with a delightful blend of humor and...
E. Nesbit's 'Grim Tales' is a collection of short stories that delve into the mysterious and unsettling. These tales, often featuring children as prot...
This collection of short stories by Algernon Blackwood, a master of the genre, explores the unsettling and uncanny. Blackwood's writing is known for i...
The Letters of Pliny the Younger are a collection of personal letters written by the Roman author Pliny the Younger. These letters provide a valuable...
Traitor, the final installment in Thomas Dixon Jr.'s trilogy, takes place in North Carolina during the Reconstruction era, specifically between 1870 a...
Catherine Crowe's "Ghosts and Family Legends" is a collection of fifteen ghost stories intended for holiday reading. The tales, presented as if recoun...
This collection of uncanny tales, curated by Cyril Arthur Pearson, presents a chilling selection of ghost and horror stories. The stories are meticulo...
''Wandering Ghosts'' is a collection of seven chilling tales by Francis Marion Crawford, a master of suspense and gothic horror. The stories delve int...
Stoneground Ghost Tales is a collection of short stories set in a rural English parish. The stories center around the Reverend Roland Batchel, a kindl...
“Canadians of Old” by Philippe Aubert de Gaspé delves into the cultural heritage of French Canada in the late 18th century, drawing on the author's ow...
Noted for his vivid imagery and ability to evoke a sense of unease, Algernon Blackwood's 'Empty House and Other Ghost Stories' is a collection of chil...
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Dealings of Captain Sharkey and Other Stories of Pirates' is a collection of 12 unique and mysterious tales about pirates, g...
This collection of 80 previously uncollected short stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the beloved author of "Anne of Green Gables," offers a diverse ran...
This collection of short stories by E.F. Benson explores the themes of the supernatural and the uncanny. Set primarily in England, the tales often fea...
Black Spirits and White is a collection of six haunting tales by Ralph Adams Cram, an American architect and writer. The stories range from the demoni...
