A captivating collection of ghost stories from “one of the most gifted writers working today” (New York Times), The Night Side of the River is as ingeniously provocative as it is downright spooky. In this delightfully chilling collection, the iconic Jeanette Winterson turns her fearless gaze to the realm of ghosts, interspersing her own encounters with the supernatural alongsid...(展开全部)

A captivating collection of ghost stories from “one of the most gifted writers working today” (New York Times), The Night Side of the River is as ingeniously provocative as it is downright spooky. In this delightfully chilling collection, the iconic Jeanette Winterson turns her fearless gaze to the realm of ghosts, interspersing her own encounters with the supernatural alongsid...(展开全部)

A ghost has no substance, but it has power - and presence - and it can appear in alternative forms. In the metaverse, we are all alternative forms. The Dead will join us. The genre-bending and dazzling new collection of ghost stories from the Sunday Times bestselling Jeanette Winterson 'Always passionate and provocative' NEW STATESMAN 'One of the wittiest writers around today' ...(展开全部)

A ghost has no substance, but it has power - and presence - and it can appear in alternative forms. In the metaverse, we are all alternative forms. The Dead will join us. The genre-bending and dazzling new collection of ghost stories from the Sunday Times bestselling Jeanette Winterson 'Always passionate and provocative' NEW STATESMAN 'One of the wittiest writers around today' ...(展开全部)

Tell me three good night stories, please, please, please, says Little Bear. Three!? says her mother. Yes--I said please three times! First, Little Bear hears the story of the Night Guardian, who lives in the woods and makes sure all animals go to bed. But who tells the Night Guardian when it's bedtime? The second story is about the brave girl Zhara who seeks the forest's most d...(展开全部)

爱德加·斯诺，美国著名记者和作家。1928年来到中国。九一八事变后，他亲赴前线采访，写下了一批颇有影响的有关中日战争的报道。特别是他撰写了轰动世界舆论的《红星照耀中国》——不带任何政治偏见和党派色彩，通过亲自采访所得的第一手资料，得到了中国人民和世界人民的信任。抗战期间 ，斯诺作为中国人民的朋友，把中国的事业当作自己的事业，组织、发起、宣传“工合”运动，支持中国的战时经济；如实报道中国抗战实况；开展大量的国际宣传，极大地支持了中国的反侵略战争。他把一生最宝贵的年华献给了中国人民的解放事业，他以自己的行动，在中美两国人民之间架起了一座友谊的桥梁。 1937年7月7日，七七事变爆发，斯诺在北平南苑目睹了中日战争的开端。他在参加日军召开的一次记者招待会上，大声质问：“为什么要在中国领土上进行军事演习？为什么借口士兵失踪动用大兵？为什么侵略者不撤兵回营，反叫...(展开全部)

Collected here are eight masterful ghost stories by the great Edwardian writer Montague Rhodes James. Includes "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," and more -- all classics of the genre

8 classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre. New introduction by E. F. Bleiler. 4 plates by James McBride.

Collected here are eight masterful ghost stories by the great Edwardian writer Montague Rhodes James. Includes "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," and more -- all classics of the genre

8 classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre. New introduction by E. F. Bleiler. 4 plates by James McBride.