Classic Ghost Stories

Do you believe in ghosts? Not monsters, not floating objects or unexplained coincidences, but an actual presence - a flicker in the corner of the eye, a shadow in a darkened hallway, a hand pressed against the window, or a figure at the end of the bed. Sometimes they are a malevolent warning, or they come seeking revenge, or as a horrible reminder of past misdeeds. But ghosts can visit on the brightest summer's day, or on a lonely stretch of beach, making themselves felt just when you least expect it. This Vintage Classics selection of haunting tales by some of the masters of nineteenth-century literature. Includes spine-chilling stories by Charles Dickens, M.R. James, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle and E. Nesbit. As the winter nights draw in and you settle in front of a cosy fire, it's the perfect time for a dash of fear...