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The Ghost-Feeler: Stories of Terror and the Supernatural
Diagnosed with typhoid fever at age of nine, Edith Wharton was beginning a long convalescence when she was given a book of ghost tales to read. Not only setting back her recovery, this reading opened up her fevered imagination to "a world haunted by formless horrors." So chronic was this paranoia that she was unable to sleep in a room with any book containing a ghost story...more
Paperback, 200 pages
Published
February 1st 2002
by Peter Owen Publishers
(first published 1935)
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The Ghost-Feeler Stories of Terror and the Supernatural is an anthology of ghost/supernatural stories written by Edith Wharton. The collection includes both chilling and even comedic stories. Her supernatural tales include ghosts, the dead walking, simple murder, psychological tales, and more. In each story I was struck with Wharton’s ability to weave vivid detail and imagery to create an unforgettable scene, such as in this description of a person dying:
At last even these dim sensations spent...more
At last even these dim sensations spent...more
Why didn't my sophomore English teacher have me read these instead of stupid Ethan Frome? Not only are these my favorite pieces written by Wharton, but these are among my favorite ghost stories. You can really feel the eerie, understated influence of Henry James on these stories in as diverse settings as North Africa and New Hampshire. Some of the creeping discomfort that we associate most with Scottish or Welsh ghost stories are now--wonder!--transplanted to even America. I'm so pleased. Only o...more
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Interesting, especially after reading The Turn of the Screw, Henry James was one of Wharton's idols and mentors. The stories were creative and psychological, but sometimes leave too much to the imagination. Not a bad read.
Edith Wharton brings her skillful touch to stories that are alternately scary, psychologically deft, and even funny. Not just well-written genre fiction -- which, ahhh! I'm so happy -- but sound, intricate short stories worth reading.
Nov 07, 2012
Kathryn McCary
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Edith Newbold Jones was born into such wealth and privilege that her family inspired the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses." The youngest of three children, Edith spent her early years touring Europe with her parents and, upon the family's return to the United States, enjoyed a privileged childhood in New York and Newport, Rhode Island. Edith's creativity and talent soon became obvious: By the a...more
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