This collection brings together all of Charles Dickens’s ghost stories – a total of twenty – including several longer stories. Here you will find chilling tales of coincidence, madness, and revenge. As Joe says in "The Pickwick Papers": Charles Dickens "wants to make you shiver."

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library series, featuring beautifully crafted, pocket-sized classics with gilt edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books are perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. The Ghost Stories are illustrated by various artists, with an afterword by David Stuart Davies.

In his iconic career, Dickens often wrote short fanciful stories. Even in his first successful work, "The Pickwick Papers," you will find five ghost stories, all included in this collection. Dickens began the tradition of the "ghost story at Christmas," and many of his stories in this genre are presented here, including the excellent novella "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain," which deserves to be as well-known as "A Christmas Carol." While all his supernatural tales are aimed at sending shivers, Dickens's usual flair is not absent: his subtle irony, comedic content, and moral observations. It is a mix that makes these stories compelling and entertaining as well as chilling.

Pages: 384, Publication Year: 0913, Dimensions: 10.2x10.2cm