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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of John Kendrick Bangs: Volume 1-Including One Novel 'Toppleton's Client or a Spirit in Exile' and Ten Sh

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🏛 Leonaur Ltd 📅 2010 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9780857063267

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Step into the whimsical yet eerie turn-of-the-century imagination of John Kendrick Bangs with this charming collection, anchored by the supernatural novel Toppleton's Client and ten atmospheric tales. Rather than relying on graphic terror, Bangs crafts a delightfully quaint brand of ghostly unease, blending Victorian dry wit with spectral visitations, haunted earthly affairs, and restless spirits navigating peculiar predicaments. The atmosphere feels cozy yet uncanny, offering light shivers and clever social satire rather than relentless dread. It is an ideal shelf addition for readers who appreciate classic ghost stories with a witty literary voice, gentle pacing, and a distinctly old-fashioned charm.
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Step into the whimsical yet eerie turn-of-the-century imagination of John Kendrick Bangs with this charming collection, anchored by the supernatural novel Toppleton's Client and ten atmospheric tales. Rather than relying on graphic terror, Bangs crafts a delightfully quaint brand of ghostly unease, blending Victorian dry wit with spectral visitations, haunted earthly affairs, and restless spirits navigating peculiar predicaments. The atmosphere feels cozy yet uncanny, offering light shivers and clever social satire rather than relentless dread. It is an ideal shelf addition for readers who appreciate classic ghost stories with a witty literary voice, gentle pacing, and a distinctly old-fashioned charm.

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