Books written by Dorothy Scarborough
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Humorous Ghost Stories
Ominously clever, witty and humorous, Humorous Ghost Stories has been a favorite since its original publication in 1921, and readers who don't usually care for ghost stories will find that they can't put it down.
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories
As Scarborough says in her introduction to this volume: “Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.” The deceased and their mysterious spirits prove to be a source of endless fascination in the stories ...
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction
And another fact that struck me as strange was that the words that floated to me out of the aerial music were French, half sad, half gay snatches of some long-dead singer of old France, I looked about for the origin of the sweet sounds, ...
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The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
Here the spirit of a man who has madly loved an opera-singer haunts every suitor of hers and either drives him to abandon his courtship or kills him, till finally the singer begs the ghost to spare the man she loves, which he sadly does ...
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories: Annotated (Calvary Editions)
If so, this a must read, this book is a collection of 15 ghost stories. Famous Modern Ghost Stories, as one reviewer said, some of these stories chilled me to the bone, while others were slightly scary and a little nerve-racking.
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On The Trail Of Negro Folk-Songs
Chorus I wish I was back in old Kentuck, For since I left it I had no luck; De gals so proud dey won't eat mush, And when you go to ... Buffalo gal, won't you come out to-night, Won't you come out to-night, Won't you come out to-night?
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories (Esprios Classics)
Far below it came to the surface once again, and we saw its black skin, wet and shining in the sunlight. ... Now a small boat on the Danube was an unusual sight at any time, but here in this deserted region, and at flood time, ...
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The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories
But after checking this out, it's clear to everyone their eyes are fine. So, the question remains. Allow me to present you with the most fascinating stories about this weird phenomena from this book.
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On the Trail of Negro Folk-songs
Traces Negro folksongs back to their American beginnings. Dance songs, ballads, lullabies, work songs, and others are discussed.
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories
We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough
Collection of best horror stories:Contents;The willows / Algernon Blackwood -- The shadows on the wall / Mary E. Wilkins Freeman -- The messenger / Robert W. Chambers -- Lazarus / Leonid Andreyev -- The beast with five fingers / W.F. Harvey ...
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories - the Original Classic Edition
This book is considered a classic for all that it offers and is far superior than todays pale imitations, this collection goes deep into the mind of morbid.
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories
"Modern" is retained in the title of this book out of respect for Dorothy Scarborough's work in writing and editing, even though many of the stories are now over 100 years old.
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories (Illustrated)
. . ." Dorothy Scarborough said in her introduction to this volume, setting the books tone quite nicely.Scarborough was a lecturer in English for Columbia University who also worked as an author and anthologist.
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The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
The natural had become familiar to monotony, hence men craved the supernatural. And so the Gothic novel came into being. Gothic is here used to designate the eighteenth-century novel of terror dealing with medieval materials.
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Humorous Ghost Stories
Reproduction of the original: Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough
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Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
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Humorous Ghost Stories
Humorous Ghost Stories
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories
They are more numerous in literature than werewolves, vampires or zobies. People are becoming more and more interested in them. That's why the stories from 1921 are being reissued.