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A figure emerges from a painting to pursue a bitter vengeance; the last transmission of a dying man haunts the airwaves, seeking to reveal his murderer; a treasure hunt disturbs an ancient presence in the silence of a lost tomb. From the vaults of the British Library comes a new anthology celebrating the best works of forgotten, never since republished, supernatural fiction from the early20th century. Waiting within are malevolent spirits eager to possess the living and mysterious spectral guardians—a diverse host of phantoms exhumed from the rare pages of literary magazines and newspaper serials to thrill once more.
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"While I have been reading ghost stories for over fifty years, all of these were unknown to me. The always reliable Mike Ashley has assembled a nice selection of little-known stories which originally appeared in British publications from 1899 through 1929.
I rarely give an anthology a higher rating than 4 stars because there invariably will be one or two tales not quite to my taste, but this one came close.
The book opened strongly with "On the Embankment", an atmospheric and fairly straightforward ghost story by Hugh E. Wright.
"A Regent of Love Rhymes" by C. Ranger Gull was an admittedly rather sentimental piece that nicely demonstrated that ghost stories do not necessarily have to be horror stories. I quite appreciated the closing lines to this one.
A third favorite was "Haunted!" by Jack Edwards, about a man who seemingly becomes more and more taken under control by a spirit (although a later shift in POV leaves this interpretation in question).
I particularly liked this description of the man as he becomes increasingly "haunted":
"It [the ghost] was assuming personality; was progressing from a nebulous blur to definite shape; was entering upon a development a feature of which was that it no longer kept at a certain distance, but was apt to appear near at hand as though seeking to establish a ghastly intimacy."
Still another strong story - "The House of the Black Evil" by Eric Purves - concerned a house which seems to be enveloped in an eerie, unnatural darkness.
A couple stories featured characters - the mysterious Cyrus Sabinette and
psychic investigator Peter Carwell - who have apparently appeared in a number of other tales; I would enjoy reading more about either of these characters.
"The Woman in the Veil" - a rediscovered story by E. F. Benson - appears to be a major find for this anthology. While atmospheric and effective, I wouldn't rank it as one of his stronger works. Still worth reading.
Perhaps the single story I did not care for was "The River's Edge" by Mary Schultze. This was a predictable piece about a ghostly rescue, and was marred by a preachyness regarding the mercifulness of God. (And the author actually had a character express sentiments such as: "She knew by instinct never to talk to a man unless the man showed unmistakable signs of wishing to be talked to.")
This Anthology was part of what is being called the British Library Tales of the Weird series. I am certain that I will be buying more of them."
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Glimpses of the Unknown Lost Ghost Stories Tales of the Weird Mike Ashley 9780712352666 Books Reviews
- While I have been reading ghost stories for over fifty years, all of these were unknown to me. The always reliable Mike Ashley has assembled a nice selection of little-known stories which originally appeared in British publications from 1899 through 1929.
I rarely give an anthology a higher rating than 4 stars because there invariably will be one or two tales not quite to my taste, but this one came close.
The book opened strongly with "On the Embankment", an atmospheric and fairly straightforward ghost story by Hugh E. Wright.
"A Regent of Love Rhymes" by C. Ranger Gull was an admittedly rather sentimental piece that nicely demonstrated that ghost stories do not necessarily have to be horror stories. I quite appreciated the closing lines to this one.
A third favorite was "Haunted!" by Jack Edwards, about a man who seemingly becomes more and more taken under control by a spirit (although a later shift in POV leaves this interpretation in question).
I particularly liked this description of the man as he becomes increasingly "haunted"
"It [the ghost] was assuming personality; was progressing from a nebulous blur to definite shape; was entering upon a development a feature of which was that it no longer kept at a certain distance, but was apt to appear near at hand as though seeking to establish a ghastly intimacy."
Still another strong story - "The House of the Black Evil" by Eric Purves - concerned a house which seems to be enveloped in an eerie, unnatural darkness.
A couple stories featured characters - the mysterious Cyrus Sabinette and
psychic investigator Peter Carwell - who have apparently appeared in a number of other tales; I would enjoy reading more about either of these characters.
"The Woman in the Veil" - a rediscovered story by E. F. Benson - appears to be a major find for this anthology. While atmospheric and effective, I wouldn't rank it as one of his stronger works. Still worth reading.
Perhaps the single story I did not care for was "The River's Edge" by Mary Schultze. This was a predictable piece about a ghostly rescue, and was marred by a preachyness regarding the mercifulness of God. (And the author actually had a character express sentiments such as "She knew by instinct never to talk to a man unless the man showed unmistakable signs of wishing to be talked to.")
This Anthology was part of what is being called the British Library Tales of the Weird series. I am certain that I will be buying more of them.
