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The Haunted Looking Glass

Edward Gorey

Paperback | Pages: 254 pages

Rating: 4.05 | 1085 Users | 89 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Haunted Looking Glass: Ghost Stories (New York Review Books Classics)
ISBN:	0940322684 (ISBN13: 9780940322684)
Edition Language:	English

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The Haunted Looking Glass is the late Edward Gorey's selection of his favorite tales of ghosts, ghouls, and grisly goings-on. It includes stories by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, M. R. James, W. W. Jacobs, and L. P. Hartley, among other masters of the fine art of making the flesh creep, all accompanied by Gorey's inimitable illustrations.

ALGERNON BLACKWOOD, "The Empty House"
W.F. HARVEY, "August Heat"
CHARLES DICKENS, "The Signalman"
L.P. HARTLEY, "A Visitor from Down Under"
R.H. MALDEN, "The Thirteenth Tree"
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, "The Body-Snatcher"
E. NESBIT, "Man-Size in Marble"
BRAM STOKER, "The Judge's House"
TOM HOOD, "The Shadow of a Shade"
W.W. JACOBS, "The Monkey's Paw,"
WILKIE COLLINS, "The Dream Woman"
M.R. JAMES, "Casting the Runes"

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Title	:	The Haunted Looking Glass
Author	:	Edward Gorey
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 254 pages
Published	:	February 28th 2001 by NYRB Classics (first published 1959)
Categories	:	Horror. Short Stories. Fiction. Anthologies. Classics. Fantasy. Paranormal. Ghosts

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This year I decided follow the old tradition of reading ghost stories during Christmastime, and The Haunted Looking Glass was the perfect choice. I fully admit, I originally bought this purely because Gorey had curated and illustrated the book; I honestly hadnt expected to enjoy these old ghost stories so much! From Dickens to Stoker, the book features a dozen tales by some classic and familiar authors. And holy smokes, are they creepy. For some reason I wasnt expecting older stories like these

Ghost stories? Nothing scary here, nothing new. I tried very hard but after two years I can not continue. If the stories are not scary, which they are not, then they are nothing. They're actually boring...Though I will say it is a good insight to what once were scary stories. A piece of history if nothing else.

I can't think of a book that has brought me more pleasure. These stories are very English and very direct. The ghosts featured in this story aren't shy about making their presence known. But what I loved about these stories was the sharp contrast between the warm cozy indoors of the parlor, library or club compared to the wet and gloomy atmosphere outdoors. I will definitely be seeking out more stories by some of these lesser-known (to me anyway) authors, particularly Algernon Blackwell.

These stories work so hard to bring the horror.

I just received a replacement copy for the missing-who-knows-how-long hardcover from my collection. Guess what I'm looking forward to for All Hallow's Read? Perfect!personal copy

I really enjoyed this collection of Ghost Stories, which includes works by Charles Dickens, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, M. R. James, and others.There were several that I have read many, many times over the years, which were well worth a repeat read, and, best of all, I did discover a few new to me gems that I loved, such as "August Heat".Highly recommended to anyone in search of a quick & creepy Halloween read.