Synopsis: The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories is a superb collection of some of the greatest tales of the genre, many are classics while others are lesser-known gems unearthed from this vintage era of su-pernatural. From time immemorial, man the world over has drawn upon the worst fears of his conscious and subconscious mind to furnish legends of terror. In this volume authors such as M.R. James, Le Fanu, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Bierce, Balzac, Gaskell, Scott and many oth-ers invite you to close the curtains, lock your doors, draw the armchair closer to the blazing fire and settle down to a spine-chilling read.