Tales Of The Supernatural by H. G. Wells, Michael...

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THAT OTHER WORLD ...

Have you ever felt, in the soft, eerie blackness of the night, the presence of another worlkd, moving, dwelling around us, but not with us? Woken suddenly, perhaps, to become shudderingly aware of its ghostly proximity? Visit now this swirling domain of clammy terror... read more

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TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL

A selection of some of the finest stories of the strange and mysterious ever written. Here to grip and chill you are tales from such masters as H. G. Wells, Daphne du Maurier, Algernon Blackwood, Lady Cynthia Asquith, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

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“That be a Mer-man," he said, "and no Christian man. Look at 'un, all covered wi' snakes and firedrakes, and yellow like a slug's belly. By the Lord, George Rodgers, this might be the best night's fishing I ever did if it's alive, please the Lord! For if it is I can sell that for better money than I ever got for my best catch this last twenty years, or any other fisherman either. Lend a hand, Georgie-boy, and let's have a feel of it.”

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Whether the story of Gottfried Plattner is to be credited or not, is a pretty question in the value of evidence.

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The Plattner Story, by H. G. Wells
The Yellow Cat, by Michael Joseph
Escort, by Daphne du Maurier
The Specter Bridegroom, by Washington Irving
Keeping His Promise, by Algernon Blackwood
The Corner Shop, by Lady Cynthia Asquith
The Brighton Monster, by Gerald Kersh
The Body-Snatcher, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Casting the Runes, by M. R. James

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H. G. Wells (Author) - The Plattner Story (short story)
Michael Joseph (Author) - The Yellow Cat (short story)
Daphne du Maurier (Author) - Escort (short story)
Washington Irving (Author) - The Specter Bridegroom (short story)
Algernon Blackwood (Author) - Keeping His Promise (short story)
Cynthia Asquith (Author) - The Corner Shop (short story)
Gerald Kersh (Author) - The Brighton Monster (short story)
Robert Louis Stevenson (Author) - The Body-Snatcher (short story)
M. R. James (Author) - Casting the Runes (short story)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Panther Books, Ltd.
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: July 1962
ISBN: N/A
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by H. G. Wells (Author), Michael Joseph (Author), Daphne du Maurier (Author), Washington Irving (Author), Algernon Blackwood (Author), Cynthia Asquith (Author), Gerald Kersh (Author), Robert Louis Stevenson (Author), M. R. James (Author) (edit contributors)