This volume is a treasure-trove of rare 19th-century macabre stories for lovers of classic fantasy and horror. From ghosts of mind and spirit to paranormal experiences, from exotic Arabian Nights adventures to Deals with the Devil, each story in this volume is sure to delight the discerning reader of classic fantasy and horror. Included are:
THE GRAY LADY, by Mary E. Lee
THE EBONY FRAME, by Edith Nesbit
THE DOOM, by Benedict
THE CURSE OF THE CATAFALQUES, by F. Anstey
THE STRIDING PLACE, by Gertrude Atherton
SISTER SERAPHINE, by Edna W. Underwood
EXTRAORDINARY INDIAN FEATS OF LEGERDEMAIN, by David Dawson Mitchell
LAZARUS, by Leonid Andreyev
THE TRANSFIGURED, by Heinrich Zschokke
THE UNCANNY BAIRN, by Mrs. Alfred (Louisa) Baldwin
UNCLE ABRAHAM’S ROMANCE, by Edith Nesbit
MAN-SIZE IN MARBLE, by Edith Nesbit
THE SECRET OF THE STRADIVARIUS, by Hugh Conway
MR. LINDSAY’S MANUSCRIPT, by T. H. E.
ROSAURA AND HER RELATIONS, by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
THE ENCHANTED GIFTS, by Mrs. Jane L. Swift
THE GALLOWS MAN, by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
THE ROCK OF HANS HEILING, by Theodor Koerner
THE VISION OF AGIB, by Anonymous
WINDERHANS AND THE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK, by Anonymous