👻 Ghost Stories

At Chrighton Abbey and Other Horror Stories

✍️ Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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🏛 Wildside Press 📅 2005 📖 124 pages 🌐 English 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9781557423313

📝 Description: At Chrighton Abbey and Other Horror Stories

Braddon is remembered among fans of weird fiction for her classic horror and ghost stories, the most famous of which are collected here. Stories include "At Chrighton Abbey, " "The Cold Embrace, " and "The Shadow in the Corner."

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This collection appeals strictly to devotees of antique horror and literary history. It does not suit those looking for contemporary visceral thrills or complex modern psychological depth. Instead, it offers a historical snapshot of Victorian fear. However, for scholars and enthusiasts tracking the lineage of ghost stories from Braddon to later masters like Jackson, this volume provides necessary primary text. It is a niche product, valuable only for its place in the canon rather than its immediate entertainment value.
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This collection appeals strictly to devotees of antique horror and literary history. It does not suit those looking for contemporary visceral thrills or complex modern psychological depth. Instead, it offers a historical snapshot of Victorian fear. However, for scholars and enthusiasts tracking the lineage of ghost stories from Braddon to later masters like Jackson, this volume provides necessary primary text. It is a niche product, valuable only for its place in the canon rather than its immediate entertainment value.

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