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is much to learn about the essence and evolution of the ghost story in the pages of the unique, precisely conceived and satisfyingly constructed 'Ghost Writings'.
It is not merely a listing of ghost stories and their authors, in this case British, It is rich in information about the genre, with introductory indepth essays by the ghost story bibliographer, Neil Wilson, who offers fascinating insights into its fairytale, folk, religious and occult origins, its variations reflective of fashions and obsessions, and its development through the golden age of spiritualism, artistic movements, and physiological, scientific and technological advancements such as radio and film.


Included are brief but tantalizing biographies, Ms. Bennison honors the obviousmasters of the craft like Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens and Bram Stokerbut, also, reveals “the double life” of literary figures not necessarily associated with the supernatural one of the most surprising for me being E.
Nesbitt, author of 'The Railway Children', There are others, great mainstream writers like L, P Hartley and D. H. Lawrence who ventured into otherworldly territory, Ghost Writings clears away the cobwebs from the lives and works of more obscure writers, The long list of female writers, a few wellknown to me like Charlotte and Emily Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell and Agatha Christie, insistsas do all the other categorieson being investigated further.


Traveling the ghost storys journey through time, I felt some regret that its traditional and subtle nature, which inspired “a pleasing terror” to quote ghost story writer, M.
R. James,, has been lost to a pessimistic and continuously violent post WWII world, the modern appetite for speed and sensationalism, and absence of fundamental moral consideration.
Contributor, Neil Wilson, admits that in order for the genre to remain vital it must continue to embrace the changes that retain its relevance to the world in which its current readers live.
He also acknowledges that the need to “exceed previous levels of sensationalism” drains, depresses and certainly desensitizes perhaps more than is healthy for the genre or its followersnot so unlike what happened towards the end of its Gothic era after all, the beginning of yet another metamorphosis.


As a writer who has just incorporated a ghostly presence into a novels story line, I know how difficult it is to achieve with finesse and credibility.
All the more reason I found this book engrossing and important, Ms. Bennisons obvious passion for the subject and skilled editing and compilation effortlessly achieves her aim of enticing readers into exploring the ghost story through all its stages, possibilities and impossibilities and, most importantly, far beyond the obvious.
Who were the great ghost story writers Why did so many leading literary figures attempt the genre with varying degrees of success Who were the female ghost story writers, many now unjustly neglected, who made such a huge contribution to the genre

Betweenand, a period known today as the golden age of British ghost fiction, the traditional ghostly tale was adopted as a mainstream literary form by many of the foremost writers of the era, reaching a level of mastery that many believe remains unmatched to this day.
That a number of leading literary figures took the genre seriously and were keen to grapple with and master the form is testament to the challenges it posed and how fiendishly difficult it is to write successful ghost fiction.


Newcomers to the genre may be pleasantly surprised by the skill, subtlety and psychological insight displayed by the master ghost story writers.
The finest examples transcend the genre and take their place among the best of our classic literature,

Female authors made a vital contribution to the genre and many are included in this volume, Here, for example, you will find E, Nesbit, famous today as the author of the perennially popular novel, The Railway Children the mysterious Lettice Galbraith about whom little is known, but whose ghost story fiction is regarded by some as among the best ever written Dorothy Macardle, a prominent figure in Irish literary society who wrote her first ghost stories while in prison infor nationalist activities and the wonderfully named Wilhelmina Fitzclarence, Countess of Munster, who published her first book when she was nearly sixty.


This volume explores the contribution made by leading and lesserknown authors to the ghost story genre, It features biographical information about all the authors covered as well as additional fascinating material including the ghost story master M, R. James' essay about ghost story fiction an entry on the mysterious 'B' a list of recommended short stories and a brief overview of research into supernatural phenomena and some of the more famous firsthand accounts of ghostly encounters.


Neil Wilson, author of the definitive British ghost story bibliography, Shadows in the Attic British Library,provides authoritative and extensive introductory notes, including a history of the supernatural from ancient to modern times an analysis of the evolution of the ghost story and an exploration of common themes and topics in supernatural fiction.


Note:
Ghost Writings offers an invaluable introduction to the genre compiled with the aim of inspiring the reader to explore further.
It concentrates particularly on the rich heritage of British ghost fiction, and for this reason American authors in the genre are not included, It should

also be noted that the selected bibliographies included with author details are not comprehensive and often include publications that are now out of print they are mentioned solely for historical interest.
However, many of these works are now widely available in new print and electronic editions and can be readily found on Amazon, Deborah is the founder of Bennison Books, Bennison Books has three imprints: Peoples Classics Contemporary Classics Non Fiction Peoples Classics:Handpicked classics by favourite and forgotten authors with a new introduction and biographical information about the author.
Contemporary Classics:Carefully selected works by previously unpublished writers with an introduction and biographical information about the author, Non Fiction:Useful or interesting works of non fiction, .