Ghost Stories

E.F. Benson (1867-1940) is probably best known today for his sparkling, comic 'Lucia' novels. In his own day it was his ghost stories which were his most popular works. This collection of ten stories exemplifies Benson's fine literary style and his ability to create the most frightening of ghostly and macabre tales. They are:



Mrs Amworth

Naboth's Vineyard

At the Farmhouse

Negotium Perambulans

The Wishing Well

The Terror by Night

The Thing in the Hall

The Cat

The Sanctuary