Ghosts, fairies, and the fantastic
10 books
Drolls From ShadowlandJ. H. Pearce · 1893A collection of fifteen short supernatural tales, published in 1893, drawing on Cornish folklore and dialect. Stories feature strange bargains, ghosts, and encounters with the uncanny, including a miner who trades his blood and soul to a hump-backed stranger for gold.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Paul the minstrel, and other storiesArthur Christopher Benson · 1911A 1911 collection of short stories by Arthur Christopher Benson, reprinted from earlier volumes. Written originally for his Eton boarding-house students, the tales use romantic, semi-medieval fantasy settings to explore moral choice and the allure of wrongdoing.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Shorter Prose PiecesOscar Wilde · 1894A collection of Oscar Wilde's shorter prose from 1894, including witty aphorisms and essays on topics such as fashion, women's dress reform, the actress Mrs. Langtry, and American visitors to England.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Tales and FantasiesRobert Louis Stevenson · 1905A 1905 collection of three short works by Robert Louis Stevenson: "The Misadventures of John Nicholson," "The Body-Snatcher," and "The Story of a Lie," tales of misfortune and deception set largely in Scotland.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Tales and Stories Now First CollectedMary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 1891An 1891 limited-edition collection of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's short tales, gathered for the first time, with an introduction by Richard Garnett of the British Museum discussing her life, literary reputation, and works.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Beckoning Hand, and Other StoriesGrant Allen · 1887A collection of thirteen short stories, many previously published in magazines, by British author Grant Allen. The title story opens with a narrator meeting a mysterious, strikingly beautiful woman at a London theater performance.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Celestial Omnibus, and Other StoriesE. M. Forster · 1911A 1911 collection of six short stories by E. M. Forster, previously published in various English magazines. The title story and others, such as "The Story of a Panic," blend ordinary settings with mysterious, supernatural encounters.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Door in the Wall, and Other StoriesH. G. Wells · 1911A 1911 collection of short stories by H. G. Wells. The title story tells of a man who recounts to a friend how, as a boy, he found a green door in a wall leading to an enchanted garden that haunted him for the rest of his life.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Thirty Strange StoriesH. G. Wells · 1897An 1897 short story collection by H. G. Wells, author of "The Invisible Man" and "The War of the Worlds." The thirty tales include strange and supernatural fiction, such as the opening story of a man who buys a mysterious orchid collected under deadly circumstances.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية