Feast your eyes on this luxurious hardback anthology of classic tales of horror, presented with gilded page edges, patterned endpapers and a striking, gold-embossed cover design.
The 18 terrifying tales in this collection are created by some of literature's finest writers of horror, including Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, and Bram Stoker. In stories filled with death, obsession, and paranoia, you will encounter hideous demons, abandoned castles, and gruesome discoveries. So settle down and prepare to be petrified.
Tales include:
• The Invisible Giant by Bram Stoker
• The Tapestried Chamber by Sir Walter Scott
• A Warning to the Curious by M. R. James
• The Invisible Girl by Mary Shelley
• A Dead Secret by Lafcadio Hearn
• The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson
• The Whistling Room by William Hope Hodgson
• The Horror at Red Hook by H. P. Lovecraft
• The Ghost and the Bone-setter by Sheridan Le Fanu
This beautiful compendium is presented with gold gilded page-edges, patterned endpapers, ivory paper and a gold-embossed cover design, making it a wonderful gift or collectible for any horror lover.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Gilded Classics presents luxury gift editions of classic works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibalin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfectible collectibles for bibliophiles and lovers of classic literature.
Celebrated for their gothic stories, Edgar Allan Poe, E. F. Benson, and Bram Stoker are some of the world's greatest writers of classic horror. Some of their tales are included in this collection alongside those of Ambrose Bierce, Charles Maturin, Mary Shelley, and many more.
INTRODUCTION....................................................................... 7
The Invisible Giant by Bram Stoker................................................. 9
The Tapestried Chamber by Sir Walter Scott...................................25
Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe.........................................................43
The Toll House by W. W. Jacobs......................................................55
The Lady of Rosemount by Sir Thomas Graham Jackson ............69
A Warning to the Curious by M. R. James...................................... 91
The Furnished Room by O. Henry................................................... 111
The Invisible Girl by Mary Shelley................................................ 121
A Dead Secret by Lafcadio Hearn................................................ 139
"And No Bird Sings" by E. F. Benson............................................. 145
Leixlip Castle by Charles Maturin................................................161
The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson..........................................177
The Spectre Bridegroom by Washington Irving............................ 193
The Whistling Room by William Hope Hodgson.......................... 211
The Horror at Red Hook by H. P. Lovecraft.................................. 233
The Doll's Ghost by Francis Marion Crawford........................... 261
The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce........................................... 277
The Ghost and the Bone-setter by Sheridan Le Fanu................... 289