A classic anthology of macabe and chilling tales from the inkwells of some of the greatest literary masters of the 19th century: Edgar Allan Poe: King Pest, The Case of of M. Valdemar, The Black Cat, Herman Melville: Bartleby, Charles Dickens: The Signalman, Sheridan le Fanu: The Watcher, Honore de Balzac: The Oath, Villiers de l'Isle Adam: Torture by Hope, Alexsander S. Pushkin: The Pistol Shot, The Queen of Spades, and Robert Louis Stevenson: Thrawn Janet and A Lodging for the Night. Phantasmagoric illustrations by R. A. Brandt are the perfect compliment to an already rich and rewarding collection.

Edgar Allen Poe - King Pest
Edgar Allen Poe - The case of M. Valdemar
Edgar Allen Poe - The black cat
Herman Melville - Bartleby
Charles Dickens - The signalman
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - The watcher
Honore de Balzac - The oath
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle Adam - Torture by hope
Alexander S. Pushkin - The pistol shot
Alexander S. Pushkin - The queen of spades
Robert Louis Stevenson - Thrawn Janet
Robert Louis Stevenson - A lodging for the night