Regarded by critics as the greatest master of the English ghost story, he is inspired by the dreads that haunt the sensitive individual. Many of these nouvelles were never printed in America. Includes illustrations reproduced from rare 19th c. periodicals where these stories first appeared. Green Tea, Madam Crowl’s Ghost, Carmilla, Narrative of a Haunted House, and many others. 466 p. sftcvr.