Tales from a Gas-lit Graveyard

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Assembled by an authority on vintage thrillers, these 17 Victorian-era stories of the macabre include works from around the world by both popular and lesser-known authors. Among the more celebrated contributors to this collection are Ambrose Bierce, Robert Barr, R. Murray Gilchrist, Mrs. H. H. Riddell, Richard Marsh, and Guy Boothby.CONTENTSThe Haunted Station / Hume Nesbit --The Hour and the Man / Robert Barr --Nut Bush Farm / Mrs. J. H. Riddell --The Man Who Coined His Blood in Gold / J. H. Pearce --The Shrine of Death / Lady Dilke --The Black Veil / Lady Dilke --The Ways of Ghosts / Ambrose Bierce --The Fever Queen / by K & H Prichard --The Permanent Stiletto / W. C. Morrow --The Houseboat / Richard Marsh --Dame Inowslad / R. Murray Gilchrist --The Mountain of Spirits / Anonymous --The Golden Bracelet / Anonymous --The Tyburn Ghost / The Countess of Munster --Remorseless Vengeance / Guy Boothby --The Green Bottle / Bernard Capes --An Eddy on the Floor / Bernard Capes.