by Robert Westall · Kingfisher Books Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780753410141
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«Ghost Stories» is an anthology of ghost stories selected by Robert Westall, published by Kingfisher in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Horror anthology with twenty-two ghost stories ranging from the subtle beauty of «The Piper at the Gates of Dawn» to the horror of «Thornley Abbey». Includes classic suspense authors such as Charles Dickens, Franz Kafka, Guy de Maupassant and Ray Bradbury, with tales that are amusing, ironic or openly chilling.
The book belongs to the Red Hot Reads series and was published by Kingfisher Books Ltd in 2004; Sean Eckett is credited as illustrator.
The book is aimed at young readers aged 9 and up and also works as a first introduction to the ghost and horror genre.
Robert Atkinson Westall was an English author and teacher known for fiction aimed at children and young people. Some of the latter cover complex, dark, and adult themes. He has been called "the dean of British war novelists". His first book, The Machine Gunners, won the 1975 Carnegie Medal for the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. It was named among the top ten Medal-winners at the 70th anniversary celebration in 2007. Westall also won a second Carnegie, a Smarties Prize, and the once-in-a-lifetime Guardian Prize.
