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The Eerie Book
A haunting anthology of supernatural stories and the macabre.
First published in 1898, The Eerie Book is a chilling anthology featuring classic gothic authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Thomas de Quincey, and Hans Christian Andersen alongside well-known, influential fairy tales and folklore. All the macabre stories and extracts from longer works have hints of the supernatural and many include malevolent spirits and grotesque murders. Yet this varied selection also features melancholy hauntings and poignant memoirs in a fascinating mix of gothic horror and disturbing legend.
In this new compendium, each story is illustrated with a striking engraving by art nouveau artist W.B. Macdougall. Beautifully produced, carefully curated, and timeless, The Eerie Book is the perfect gift for anyone who likes to be haunted by ghost stories. Read it if you dare.
Table of Contents
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
The Iron Coffin from Faust: A Romance of the Secret Tribunals by George W.M. Reynolds
The Mother and the Dead Child from Hans Christian Andersen
Tregeagle from Robert Hunt’s Popular Romances of the West of England
The Dutch Officer’s Story from Ghosts and Family Legends by Catherine Crowe
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Earl Beardie’s Game at Cards
Frankenstein extracts from Mary Shelley’s novel
The Garde Chassefrom Ghosts and Family Legends by Catherine Crowe
A Dream of Death from the Danish
The Mysterious Horseman from Apparitions: A Narrative of Facts by the Rev. Bourchier Wrey Savile
The Blind Beggar of Odesa from Ghosts and Family Legends by Catherine Crowe
The Story of Major Weir from Traditions of Edinburgh by Robert Chambers
Marshal Blücher from Apparitions: A Narrative of Facts by the Rev. Bourchier Wrey Savile
Sir Huldbrand’s Wife an extract from Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque
The Masque an extract from Thomas De Quincey’s Klosterheim; or The Masque