Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones) selects and introduces chilling tales by the unsung master of the classic ghost story - E.F. Benson.
E F Benson (Author)
Edward Frederic Benson was born on July 24, 1867 in Berkshire, the
son of a future Archbishop of Canterbury, and one of six children.
He studied at Kings College, Cambridge and at the British School of
Archaeology in Athens. Benson's first book, Dodo, was published to
popular acclaim in 1893 and was followed by over a hundred books,
including novels, histories, biographies and ghost stories. In 1920
Benson became a full-time tenant of Lamb House in Rye, which had
once been home to the novelist Henry James. Rye provided the
setting for the Mapp and Lucia stories and their author served
three terms as mayor of Rye in the late 1930s. E.F. Benson died on
February 29, 1940.
Mark Gatiss (Introducer)
Mark Gatiss is a screenwriter, director, producer and actor. He is
one member of The League of Gentlemen and has written for and acted
in Doctor Who, Sherlock (the latter of which he co-created with
Steven Moffat along with the acclaimed miniseries Dracula) and many
others.
This collection, selected by that connoisseur of the eldritch, Mark
Gatiss, contains enough nastiness to give you just the right kind
of frisson for the time of year.
*Guardian Review*
Ghost Stories collects nine of his most gruesome stories…
Impressively shocking.
*Daily Telegraph*
Spooks galore in E.F. Benson’s nightmare-inducing stories.
*Daily Mail*
[A] master ghost story teller.
*Choice*
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