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Opere di Gogo Lewis

Women of the Weird: Eerie Stories by the Gentle Sex (1976) — A cura di — 42 copie
Christmas Ghosts: An Anthology (1978) — A cura di — 26 copie
Shapes of the Supernatural (1969) — A cura di — 11 copie
Cat Encounters: A Cat-Lover's Anthology (1979) — A cura di — 11 copie
Fun Phantoms: Tales of Ghostly Entertainment (1979) — A cura di — 10 copie
The Haunted Dolls (1980) — A cura di — 7 copie
Suspense: A Treasury for Young Adults (1966) — A cura di — 6 copie
The Oceans: A Treasury Of The Sea World (1967) — A cura di — 4 copie
High Adventure: A Treasury for Young Adults (1968) — A cura di — 4 copie
A Gathering of Ghosts: A Treasury (1970) — A cura di — 4 copie
Magic! A Treasury for Young Readers (1967) — A cura di — 3 copie
Mystery! A Treasury for Younger Readers (1963) — A cura di — 2 copie
Teen-Age Treasury of Imagination and Discovery (1962) — A cura di — 1 copia
Merriment! A Treasury For Young Readers (1965) — A cura di — 1 copia
Teen-Age Treasury of Our Science World (1961) — A cura di — 1 copia

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This is an anthology of eerie stories aimed at younger readers. The two stories in the fairy tale vein, Madame d’Aulnoy’s “The Yellow Dwarf” and Mrs. Gaskell’s “Curious If True,” seem misplaced in this collection. Otherwise, the tales are for the most part entertaining albeit on the mild side. The standouts are Shirley Jackson’s “One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts,” a sly take on the source of good and evil in the world; E. Nesbit’s matrimonial ghost story “John Charrington’s Wedding”; and Edna St. Vincent Millay’s surprising and somewhat shocking story of loneliness, love, and loss, “The Murder in the Fishing Cat.”… (altro)
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ghr4 | 1 altra recensione | Nov 16, 2018 |
Stories by Andre Norton, Doris Lessing, Dorothy Sayers, Lady Wilde, Lady Gregory and other literary luminaries. The editors provide an introduction to each story. I read this many years ago, and remember liking it—and now I want to read it again!
 
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deckla | Nov 12, 2018 |
This is a nice little collection of supernatural short stories including some by some classic authors such as Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and H. G. Wells.
 
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Jane-Phillips | Oct 27, 2017 |
Contents: Fremlin, C. The locked room upstairs.--Rendell, R. The long corridor of time.--Freeman, M.W. The shadows on the wall.--Roberts, E.M. The haunted palace.--Brontë, E. The housekeeper's story.--Radcliffe, A. The haunted chamber.--Austen, J. Novels, Gothic novels.--Shelley, M. The dream.--Spofford, H.P. The mount of sorrow.--Dinesen, I. The sailor boy's tale.
 
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Crypto-Willobie | Dec 13, 2016 |

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29
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