A collection of 25 classic stories shaped by Gothics mood of menace and the macabre. In addition to the world-famous title novel about a ghost who terrorizes the personnel of the Paris Opera House the book includes Horace Walpoles The Castle of Otranto the book that launched the Gothic-novel craze as well as stories by H. P. Lovecraft Edgar Allan Poe Mary Shelley Arthur Machen Louisa May Alcott E.T.A. Hoffmann J. Sheridan Le Fanu and Vernon Lee. This book features an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding with distinctive gilt edging and a ribbon bookmark. Decorative durable and collectible the books in this series offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home library. Read more