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Best Ghost Stories
English· 08:04:17· 15 chapters
Collected together here by master anthologist Joseph Lewis French are some of the finest ghost stories ever to be put to paper. From the early influential tales of Daniel Defoe and Edward Bulwer-Lytton to more contemporary masters of the terror tale such as M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood and E. F. Benson, this collection brings together a bounty of riches sure to keep you awake into the dark, dreadful night! - Summary by Ben Tucker

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Introduction. The Fascination of the Ghost Story, by Arthur B. Reeve

    11:37
  2. Chapter 2

    The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe

    37:12
  3. Chapter 3

    Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M. R. James

    26:40
  4. Chapter 4

    The Haunted and the Haunters by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

    1:02:27
  5. Chapter 5

    The Silent Woman by Leopold Kompert

    40:38
  6. Chapter 6

    Banshees

    15:03
  7. Chapter 7

    The Man Who Went Too Far by E. F. Benson

    48:14
  8. Chapter 8

    The Woman's Ghost Story by Algernon Blackwood

    23:51
  9. Chapter 9

    The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling

    55:47
  10. Chapter 10

    The Rival Ghosts by Brander Matthews

    35:11
  11. Chapter 11

    The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce

    19:32
  12. Chapter 12

    The Interval by Vincent O'Sullivan

    16:16
  13. Chapter 13

    Dey Ain't No Ghosts by Ellis Parker Butler

    28:52
  14. Chapter 14

    Some Real American Ghosts Part 1

    30:43
  15. Chapter 15

    Some Real American Ghosts Part 2

    32:14