{"product_id":"roald-dahls-book-of-ghost-stories","title":"Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho better to investigate the literary spirit world than that supreme connoisseur of the unexpected? From the author of such beloved books as \u003ci\u003eJames and the Giant Peach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Witches\u003c\/i\u003e comes a collection of spooky tales carefully curated by the author himself, \u003ci\u003eRoald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf the many permutations of the macabre or bizarre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. As he relates in the erudite introduction to this volume, he read some 749 supernatural tales at the British Museum Library before selecting the 14 that comprise this antholog\u003ci\u003ey.\u003c\/i\u003e \"Spookiness is, after all, the real purpose of the ghost story,\" Dahl writes. \"It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor this superbly disquieting collection, Dahl offers favorite tales by such masterful storytellers as E. F. Benson, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Rosemary Timperley, and Edith Wharton.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0374518688\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780374518684\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Dahl, Roald\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Oct 1984)","offer_id":46080298057925,"sku":"9780374518684","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780374518684.jpg?v=1776035915","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/roald-dahls-book-of-ghost-stories","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}