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A "terrible" mix of terrifying tales of mystery and wonder, these Dover books are some of our most memorable.
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Recommendations... A Princess of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
In this landmark novel by the creator of Tarzan, Civil War veteran John Carter is transported to the red planet, where he must elude giant green barbarians to rescue a princess. Fantasy, adventure, and science fiction combined.
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by Olaf Stapledon
This 1937 successor to Last and First Men offers another entrancing speculative history of the future, exploring intelligent star clusters and mingling among aliens for a memorable vision of infinity.
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| |  The Golem
by Gustav Meyrink
Most famous supernatural novel in modern European literature, set in Ghetto of Old Prague around 1890. A compelling story of mystical experiences, strange transformations, profound terror. 13 black-and-white illustrations.
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 The House on the Borderland
by William Hope Hodgson, Mike Ashley
A haunted house in the Irish countryside provides a portal to another world in this combination of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. "A classic of the first order." — H. P. Lovecraft.
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| |  The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories
by Robert W. Chambers, E. F. Bleiler
A milestone of American supernatural fiction from the author who has been hailed as the link between Poe and Stephen King. 12 gripping stories, with an introduction by E. F. Bleiler.
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 The Worm Ouroboros
by E. R. Eddison, Keith Henderson
"The greatest and most convincing writer of 'invented worlds' that I have read." — J. R. R. Tolkien. Written in the best traditions of Homeric epics, Eddison's masterpiece recounts compelling tales of warriors and witches.
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| |  The Best Tales of Hoffmann
by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Ten of Hoffmann's greatest tales, enormously popular in Europe but rarely seen in the United States: "The Golden Flower Pot," "Automata," "Nutcracker and the King of Mice," "The Sand Man," and 6 others.
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Products in General | | |  | All-Time Favorite Detective Stories
by Rochelle Kronzek
Chosen by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine as the best detective stories of 1950, these 12 classics include Edgar Allan Poe's "The Purloined Letter," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-Headed League," Dorothy L. Sayers' "Suspicion," and more.
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by G. K. Chesterton
Twelve of the popular Father Brown mysteries appear in this copiously annotated edition. Includes "The Blue Cross," "The Hammer of God," "The Eye of Apollo," and more.
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|  | Ayesha: The Return of "She"
by H. Rider Haggard
A thrilling drama of mystery and immortal love, this suspenseful sequel to She chronicles the adventures of two explorers in search of a spirit of Nature incarnate. 47 illustrations.
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|  | Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
by Algernon Blackwood
Thirteen stories, including "The Willows" — acclaimed by Lovecraft as the finest supernatural story ever written — "The Wendigo," "Ancient Sorceries," and others. Includes an introduction by E. F. Bleiler.
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|  | Best Ghost Stories of J. S. LeFanu
by J. Sheridan LeFanu
Sixteen stories by greatest Victorian master of the chilling tale: "Carmilla" (perhaps the classic vampire thriller), "Green Tea," "The Familiar," "The Haunted Baronet," "Madam Crowl's Ghost," "The Dead Sexton," plus 10 others.
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|  | Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells
by H. G. Wells
The full novel The Invisible Man, plus Wells's finest science fiction short stories: "The Crystal Egg," "Aepyornis Island," "The Strange Orchid," "The Man Who Could Work Miracles," "The Star," and 13 others.
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|  | The Best Supernatural Tales of Arthur Conan Doyle
by A. C. Doyle
First American edition of the 15 finest stories in the supernatural genre by the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Superlative examples of Doyle's superior narrative style, these are well-plotted, powerfully descriptive tales.
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| | The Best Tales of Hoffmann
by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Ten of Hoffmann's greatest tales, enormously popular in Europe but rarely seen in the United States: "The Golden Flower Pot," "Automata," "Nutcracker and the King of Mice," "The Sand Man," and 6 others.
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|  | Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An)
by Robert van Gulik
Authentic 18th-century Chinese detective novels. Dee and associates solve 3 interlocked cases: The Case of the Double Murder at Dawn, The Case of the Strange Corpse, and The Case of the Poisoned Bride.
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| |  | The Club of Queer Trades
by G. K. Chesterton
Improbable plots, marvelously funny episodes, evocative descriptions of late Victorian London distinguish delightful tales focusing on a club devoted to completely original and unusual professions.
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by Joris K. Huysmans
At the novel's center is Durtal, a writer obsessed with the life of one of the blackest figures in history, Gilles de Rais — child murderer, sadist, necrophile, and practitioner of all the black arts.
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by Marcel Allain, Pierre Souvestre, Cranstoun Metcalfe, Robin Walz
An evil genius terrorizes Paris with diabolical crimes, and a relentless detective pursues the phantom killer from dark alleys to brilliant salons. The first in a wildly popular series of thrillers, this is the original pulp fiction.
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by E. F. Bleiler
Full texts of The Uninhabited House, Mrs. Riddell; The Amber Witch, J. Meinhold; Monsieur Maurice, Amelia Edwards; A Phantom Lover, Vernon Lee; The Ghost of Muir House, Charles W. Beale. 6 illustrations.
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by G. K. Chesterton
A series of 4 intertwined novellas whose central characters appear to be involved in murder, fraud, theft and treason. "Dazzling reading from cover to cover." — The New York Times.
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by J. S. LeFanu
Remaining supernatural fiction by writer many consider greatest ghost story writer of all time. Mystery stories are equally memorable.
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by M. R. James
Eight classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense. New introduction by E. F. Bleiler. 4 plates by James McBride.
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