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Shivers for Christmas

by Richard Dalby (Editor)

Other authors: Richard Adams (Contributor), Joan Aiken (Contributor), Jane Beeson (Contributor), Jill Drower (Contributor), Amelia B. Edwards (Contributor)11 more, George Manville Fenn (Contributor), Stephen Gallagher (Contributor), Nathaniel Hawthorne (Contributor), Roger Johnson (Contributor), Terry Lamsley (Contributor), Alan McMurray (Contributor), Terry Pratchett (Contributor), Saki (Contributor), Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Contributor), E.Temple Thurston (Contributor), Hugh Walpole (Contributor)

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"Christmas Traditionally the season of goodwill to all, the season of carols, eggnog, and roaring fires. Gathered here as an antidote to all these heart-warming pleasures are spine-tingling stories that will transport you from the comfort of your cozy hearth to places where your bones will be chilled." "This collection ranges from classic tales by acknowledged masters of the macabre."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved… (more)
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Dalby, RichardEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Adams,RichardContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Aiken, JoanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Beeson,JaneContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Drower, JillContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Edwards, Amelia B.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Fenn, George ManvilleContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gallagher, StephenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hawthorne, NathanielContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Johnson, RogerContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lamsley, TerryContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
McMurray, AlanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pratchett,TerryContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
SakiContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Salmonson,Jessica AmandaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Thurston,E.TempleContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Walpole, HughContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Harvey, BobCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Zielinski, JohnCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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"Christmas Traditionally the season of goodwill to all, the season of carols, eggnog, and roaring fires. Gathered here as an antidote to all these heart-warming pleasures are spine-tingling stories that will transport you from the comfort of your cozy hearth to places where your bones will be chilled." "This collection ranges from classic tales by acknowledged masters of the macabre."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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1 • The Discovery of the Treasure Isles • (1864) • novelette by Amelia B. Edwards
45 • Asher's Last Hour • (1867) • short story by George Manville Fenn
60 • The Christmas Banquet • (1843) • short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
81 • The Wolves of Cernogratz • (1913) • short story by Saki
87 • Ganthony's Wife • (1926) • short story by E. Temple Thurston
104 • Mr. Huffam • (1933) • novelette by Hugh Walpole
125 • Jeremiah • [Penelope Pettiweather] • (1990) • novelette by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
142 • Two Returns • (1993) • short story by Terry Lamsley
163 • Billy Drops in • short story by Jill Drower
175 • Sweet Chiming Bells • short story by Roger Johnson
195 • Fancy That! • short story by Stephen Gallagher
204 • Twenty Pence with Envelope and Seasonal Greeting • (1987) • short story by Terry Pratchett
213 • The Bommie and the Drop-Off • short story by Richard Adams
223 • The Ferry • (1995) • short story by Joan Aiken
229 • The Maid • short story by Jane Beeson
242 • 'It Will All Be Over By Christmas' • short story by Alan McMurray
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