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This chilling collection comprises the best of classic horror writing, with the atmospheric genius of Edgar Allan Poe, the invention and eeriness of Bram Stoker, and the suspense of Wilkie Collins amongst the terrifying gems contained. A veritable schooling in the origins of modern-day horror and fantasy, some of the best minds in the history of English literature take on the world of vampires, werewolves and the supernatural. STORY
This collection comprises the best of classic horror writing, with the atmospheric genius of Edgar Allen Poe, the invention and eeriness of Bram Stoker, and the suspense of Wilkie Collins amongst the terrifying gems contained. A veritable schooling in the origins of modern-day horror and fantasy, some of the best minds in the history of English literature take on the world of vampires, werewolves and the supernatural.
FULL LISTING:
1. The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe read by Robin Bailey
2. The Monkey’s Paw by WW Jacobs read by Patrick Malahide
3. The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe read by Patrick Malahide
4. The Open Window by Saki read by Richard Pasco
5. Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker read by Richard Pasco
6. Caterpillars by E.F. Benson read by Patrick Malahide
7. Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace read by Robin Bailey
8. The Werewolf by Frederick Marryat read by Robin Bailey
9. The Squaw by Bram Stoker read by Patrick Malahide
10. A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins read by Robin Bailey
11. Aurelia by E.T.A. Hoffman read by Richard Pasco
12. Ligeia by Edgar Allen Poe read by Richard Pasco
13. Sredni Vashtar by Saki read by Robin Bailey
14. The She-Wolf by Saki read by Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809. His parents, both touring actors, died before he was three. He was raised by John Allan, a prosperous Virginian merchant. Poe published his first volume of poetry while still a teenager. He worked as an editor for magazines in Philadelphia, Richmond and New York, and achieved respect as a literary critic. It was only with the publication of The Raven and other Poems in 1845 that he achieved national fame as a writer. Poe died in mysterious circumstances in 1849.
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Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins (January 8, 1824-September 23, 1889) was the author of thirty novels, more than sixty short stories, fourteen plays (including an adaptation of The Moonstone), and more than one hundred nonfiction pieces. His best-known works are The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name.
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