Ghostly Tales
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Chapter Book · 2017

Ghostly Tales

By Chronicle Books, Bill Bragg (Illustrator)

Part of the Tales series

Ghostly tales of revenge, entrapment, and eerie whispers await in this chilling collection.

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176 pages
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Step into a world where vengeful phantoms haunt graveyards, a whaling crew is ensnared on a ghostly ship, and a skull's scream pierces the night. This collection of Victorian ghost stories, adorned with haunting illustrations, invites you to explore creaking manor staircases and flickering candlelit rooms. Each tale, crafted by masters of the genre, promises to chill and captivate, leaving you questioning what lurks in the shadows. Will you dare to uncover the secrets hidden within these pages?

From the publisher

A vengeful phantom lurks in a country graveyard.A whaling crew becomes trapped on a haunted ship.A human skull is kept locked in a cupboard, butsometimes at night, it screams. . . . This collection of tales transports the reader to a time when staircases creaked in old manor houses, and a candle could be blown out by a gust of wind, or by a passing ghost. Penned by some of the greatest Victorian novelists and masters of the ghost story genre, each story is illustrated with exquisitely eerie artwork in this special gift edition featuring an embossed textured case and a ribbon marker.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
176
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Themes & topics
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Publication
Published
July 25, 2017
First published
July 1, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781452159270

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