tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post8292253230357413349..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: RIP Read 1: The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost StoriesKristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-80464411052370072562013-09-17T16:36:33.764-07:002013-09-17T16:36:33.764-07:00Yes, I think that's actually what he did befor...Yes, I think that's actually what he did before he finally wrote his own neo-Victorian novels. I guess that's why they were so good! I sure wish he had been able to write more than two.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-68403878038131191292013-09-16T17:51:20.403-07:002013-09-16T17:51:20.403-07:00Oo, and Michael Cox edited it and all! That's ...Oo, and Michael Cox edited it and all! That's quite cool, I didn't know he did things in that line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-78463507778571322832013-09-15T12:42:00.919-07:002013-09-15T12:42:00.919-07:00I was happy to get a Wilkie Collins ghost story th...I was happy to get a Wilkie Collins ghost story that I hadn't read before. And the E. Nesbit story was FANTASTIC and super creepy. I knew it would be a good collection because of Michael Cox's involvement (author of The Meaning of Night).Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-33302255124979673422013-09-15T12:40:37.382-07:002013-09-15T12:40:37.382-07:00It really was a good anthology. I thought there wa...It really was a good anthology. I thought there was maybe one or two duds, like the one vampire story -- which I didn't think belonged in a ghost anthology. Otherwise, it was fun, if a little slow because of the period writing. If I read it again, I would probably break it up to read a story a day along with my other reading.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-56037317633868193672013-09-15T12:39:09.470-07:002013-09-15T12:39:09.470-07:00It definitely read like a Jerome K. Jerome story, ...It definitely read like a Jerome K. Jerome story, with a little dry chuckle at the end. :)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-76064440706012401332013-09-15T11:36:40.366-07:002013-09-15T11:36:40.366-07:00Wilkie Collins! Mary Elizabeth Braddon! E. Nesbit!...Wilkie Collins! Mary Elizabeth Braddon! E. Nesbit! Sounds like a wonderful anthology. Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-26032278029195432652013-09-15T08:34:09.267-07:002013-09-15T08:34:09.267-07:00So many authors on this list that I've been wa...So many authors on this list that I've been wanting to read and some actually sitting on my shelf. This looks like a great mix!Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-25177096739382406532013-09-15T05:15:30.993-07:002013-09-15T05:15:30.993-07:00This looks fantastic -- literally. I have never se...This looks fantastic -- literally. I have never seen anything by Jerome K. Jermone aside for Three Men in a Boat. I would read the book for that story alone. Thanks for the recommendation.Col (Col Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.com