Gothic Tales
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
3.97
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
Arthur Conan Doyle was the greatest genre writer Britain has ever produced. Throughout a long writi…
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1. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (Agatha Raisin, #5)
By: M.C. Beaton
3.82
Format: 196 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In her fifth outing, Agatha Raisin - the sometimes pushy, sometimes endearing heroine of Beaton's C… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
- audiobook
2. Collected Ghost Stories
By: M.R. James
4.14
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
M. R. James is widely regarded as the father of the modern ghost story, and his tales have influenc… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
- fantasy
"The door was opening again. The seer does not like to dwell upon what he saw entering the room: he says it might be described as a frog - the size of a man - but it had scanty white hair about its he…"-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories
"Those that spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to take rather particular notice of accumulations of books when they come across them. They will not pa…"-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories
"But it was in the life-saving competition that Stanley Judkins's conduct was most blameable and had the most far-reaching effects. The practice, as you know, was to throw a selected lower boy, of sui…"-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories
3. The Castle of Otranto
By: Horace Walpole
3.18
Format: 125 pages, Paperback
First published pseudonymously in 1764, The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an I… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
"My soul abhors a falsehood"-Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
"This life is but a pilgrimage."-Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
"Heaven mocks the short-sighted views of man."-Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
"I fear no bad angel, and have offended no good one."-Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
4. Complete Ghost Stories
By: Charles Dickens
3.69
Format: 329 pages, Paperback
Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens' lifetime. He had always loved a… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- victorian
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
- fantasy
"Brave lodgings for one, brave lodgings for one, A few feet of cold earth, when life is done; A stone at the head, a stone at the feet, A rich, juicy meal for the worms to eat; Rank grass over head, a…"-Charles Dickens, Complete Ghost Stories
5. Gothic Tales
By: Elizabeth Gaskell , Laura Kranzler
3.81
Format: 4 pages,
'Such whispered tales, such old temptations and hauntings, and devilish terrors' Elizabeth Gaskell'… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- 19th century
- victorian
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
6. The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
By: Mark Forsyth
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between word… read more
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- audiobook
7. Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Tricked by the uncle who has stolen his inheritance, young David Balfour is kidnapped and bound for… read more
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- classics
- fiction
- audiobook
"And life is all a variorum, at the best."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
"To be feared of a thing and yet to do it, is what makes the prettiest kind of a man."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
"There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
"But besides that I was of an unforgiving disposition from my birth, slow to take offense, slower to forget it, and now incensed both against my companion and myself."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
8. El crimen de Orcival
By: Iván Cuervo Berango , Émile Gaboriau , Eva González Pardo
3.09
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Se ha cometido un asesinato en los terrenos del Castillo de Valfeuillu, propiedad del conde de Trem… read more
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- 19th century
- classics
- mystery
9. The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce
By: Robert Louis Stevenson , Henry James , Rudyard Kipling , Various , Ambrose Bierce , Charles Dickens , Edith Wharton , Lafcadio Hearn , Elizabeth Gaskell , M.R. James , Edward Bulwer-Lytton , Harriet Beecher Stowe , Mrs. Oliphant , W.W. Jacobs , Michael Newton , Mary Hunter Austin , Mary Elizabeth Braddon , Fitz-James O'Brien , Amelia B. Edwards
3.24
Format: 202 pages, Paperback
'The ghost is the most enduring figure in supernatural fiction. He is absolutely indestructible... … read more
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- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
10. Red Harvest
By: Dashiell Hammett
4.12
Format: 652 pages, ebook
The Continental Op first heard Personville called Poisonville by Hickey Dewey. But since Dewey also… read more
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11. The King in Yellow
By: Robert W. Chambers
3.55
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
One of the leading examples of Victorian-gothic horror, The King in Yellow is a collection of ten i… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- 19th century
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
"Selby never knew why, but he suddenly began to buy flowers."-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow
"Strange in the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies But Stranger still is Lost Carcosa."-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow
"I pray God will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth..."-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow
"No, he is not vicious, nor is he in the least demented. His mind is a wonder chamber, from which he can extract treasures that you and I would give years of our life to acquire."-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow
12. Wild Strawberries (Barsetshire, #2)
By: Angela Thirkell
3.69
Format: 227 pages, Paperback
Action in Thirkells second Barsetshire novel centres around the extended family of the Leslies of R… read more
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- classics
- fiction
"What does Mrs Preston want to go abroad for?' asked Mr Leslie. 'I think her doctor wanted her to, Father,' said Agnes. 'Doctors!' said Mr Leslie, wiping the whole of the Royal College of Physicians o…"-Angela Thirkell, Wild Strawberries (Barsetshire, #2)
"...And of course they'll get their milk from us, because Gooch's milk in the village really can't be trusted. I do hope, Henry, the vicarage drains are all right if Martin is to go there, because the…"-Angela Thirkell, Wild Strawberries (Barsetshire, #2)
"Perhaps as one gets older one takes one's joys altruistically,"said John, in turn thinking aloud. "I must say though I sometimes wish I could get it selfishly, just for myself, as Gay used to give me…"-Angela Thirkell, Wild Strawberries (Barsetshire, #2)
"Henry, you mustn’t mind. It is really a kindness to have him.’ ‘Well, I do mind, Emily,’ said Mr Leslie, getting up. ‘Kindness is one thing and your family is another. You treat this house as if it w…"-Angela Thirkell, Wild Strawberries (Barsetshire, #2)
13. The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant, #3)
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
Robert Blair was about to knock off from a slow day at his law firm when the phone rang. It was Mar… read more
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14. The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan, #1)
By: Earl Derr Biggers
3.36
Format: None pages, Paperback
This is the classic novel in which Charlie Chan makes his debut as Inspector of the Honolulu Police… read more
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15. Dracula's Guest
By: Bram Stoker
4.36
Format: 39 pages,
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16. To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant, #4)
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a strikingly handsome young photographer mysteriously disappears, it's up to Inspector Alan Gr… read more
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17. Chocky
By: John Wyndham
3.68
Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Cover Artist: Harry Willock Matthew, they thought, was just going through a phase of talking to him… read more
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18. Monkey King
By: Wu Cheng'en
4.10
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
One of the world's greatest fantasy novels and a rollicking classic of Chinese literature, in a spa… read more
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- classics
- fantasy
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- audiobook
19. Wayward (Wanderers, #2)
By: Chuck Wendig
4.21
Format: 816 pages, Hardcover
Five years ago, ordinary Americans fell under the grip of a strange new malady that caused them to … read more
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- fantasy
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- horror
20. Gothic Tales
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
3.97
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
Arthur Conan Doyle was the greatest genre writer Britain has ever produced. Throughout a long writi… read more
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- classics
- 19th century
- victorian
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- horror
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- fantasy
- audiobook
21. A Watcher by the Dead
By: Ambrose Bierce
3.22
Format: None pages, Audiobook
A dare and a wager to spend the night locked up in a room with a corpse: What could go wrong? Be pr… read more
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- fiction
- classics
- short stories
- horror
