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The Ghost-Feeler: Stories of Terror and the Supernatural
The Ghost-Feeler: Stories of Terror and the Supernatural
The Ghost-Feeler: Stories of Terror and the Supernatural
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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. She was even moved to burn such volumes. These fears persisted until her late twenties. She outgrew them but retained a heightened or "celtic" (her term) sense of the supernatural. Wharton considered herself not "a ghost-seer"the term applied to those people who have claimed to have witnessed apparitionsbut rather a "ghost-feeler," someone who senses what cannot be seen. This experience and ability enabled Edith Wharton to write chilling tales that objectify this sense of unease. Far removed from the comfort and urbane elegance associated with the author's famous novels, the stories in this volume deal with vampirism, isolation, and hallucination, and were praised by Henry James, L. P. Hartley, Graham Greene, and many others.
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Release dateFeb 1, 2002
ISBN9780720618211
The Ghost-Feeler: Stories of Terror and the Supernatural
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Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an American novelist—the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence in 1921—as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Her other works include Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and Roman Fever and Other Stories. Born into one of New York’s elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper-class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.

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    Edith Wharton is best known for The House of Mirth, The Age of Innocence, and Ethan Frome, not for ghost stories. However, when I had an opportunity to read a collection of ghost stories by this famous author I jumped at it.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.Overall, this book is a great collection of wonderfully put and vividly written stories. They are not scary in the traditional sense, but are indeed chilling and anyone who has a chance to pick up this collection should. It is like taking a walk through someones life and a journey through the dark recesses of Wharton’s mind.

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