![]() ![]() ![]() With a skillful introduction to the genre and notes on each story by Sims, The Phantom Coach is a spectacular collection of ghostly Victorian thrills. One of them, a young woman described as piquant rather than beautiful with eyes of a shining hazel, carries a neatly wrapped parcel. But their laughter is callous, cruel you might say, evil. ![]() They seem as giddy as an acting troupe at closing night. Jacobs ("The Monkey’s Paw") will turn you white as a sheet. Arthur Machen (1863 - 1947) Three friends in a large old dilapidated house are laughing. Edwards’s chilling story gives the collection its title, while Ambrose Bierce ("The Moonlit Road"), Elizabeth Gaskell ("The Old Nurse’s Story"), and W. Howard, comprises several weird tales connected with a secret society devoted to debauched pagan rites. The novel, which went on to influence the works of H. The Phantom Coach includes tales by a surprising and often legendary cast, including Charles Dickens, Margaret Oliphant, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as lost gems by forgotten masters such as Mary E. The Three Impostors or, The Transmutations is an episodic horror novel by Arthur Machen, first published in 1895. Michael Sims, whose previous Victorian collections Dracula’s Guest (vampires) and The Dead Witness (detectives) have been widely praised, has gathered twelve of the best stories about humanity’s oldest supernatural obsession. Ghost stories date back centuries, but those written in the Victorian era have a unique atmosphere and dark beauty. Buy The Three Imposters by Arthur Machen from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over 25. ![]()
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