Dumas, Alexandre
The Thousand and One Ghosts
- ISBN 13:
- 9781847497574
- author:
- Dumas, Alexandre
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Alma Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.8 centimetres (0.21 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, Fiction & Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Thousand and One Ghosts by Alexandre Dumas is a macabre work that explores death and the supernatural through a series of eerie tales. A chance encounter with a man who has just handed himself in to the mayor after decapitating his wife sets off a chain of stories about mortality, terror, and the darker aspects of human nature.
Translated into English for the first time, this book delves into the serious issue of capital punishment and features a range of unsettling accounts, from the guillotine during the Terror to tales of vampires and fratricide in Eastern Europe. Dumas' unique blend of horror and social commentary makes for a gripping read.
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