His natural inclinations toward drama and the macabre made him a brilliant teller of ghost tales, and in the twenty stories presented here, which include his celebrated A Christmas Carol, the full range of his gothic talents can be seen.Ĭhilling as some of these stories are, Dickens has managed to inject characteristically grotesque comedy as he writes of revenge, insanity, pre-cognition and dream visions, he indulges also in some debunking of contemporary credulity. In this collection, Peter Haining brings together all Dickens ghost stories - 20 in all - including several long tales. Complete Ghost Stories CLASSICS ifra artikla: 226770 Isbn: 9781853267345 Autor : Charles Dickens Izdava : WORDSWORTH Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens lifetime. He had always loved a good ghost story himself, particularly at Christmas time, and was open-minded, willing to accept, and indeed put to the test, the existence of spirits. Professor John Mullan reflects on their essential role in developing the novel’s meaning and structure. The ghost offers to wipe away Redlaw’s gloomiest memories, Eternal Sunshine-style, which the teacher only too eagerly accepts. A bitter teacher named Redlaw is alone Christmas eve, haunted not only by past traumas but also by his spectral doppelganger. His natural inclinations toward drama and the macabre made him a brilliant teller of ghost tales, and in the twenty stories presented here, which include his celebrated A Christmas Carol, the full range of his gothic talents can be seen.Ĭhilling as some of these stories are, Dickens has managed to inject characteristically grotesque comedy as he writes of revenge, insanity, pre-cognition and dream visions, he indulges also in some debunking of contemporary credulity.Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens’ lifetime. The ghosts in A Christmas Carol are by turns comic, grotesque and allegorical. The last of Dickens’ Christmas novellas marks his return to supernatural holiday fables.

Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens' lifetime.

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