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The Haunted House (Hesperus Classics) [Paperback]

Charles Dickens (Author)
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Publication Date: 9 Nov 2012 | ISBN-10: 1843910217 | ISBN-13: 978-1843910213 | Edition: New edition
One of Hesperus Press's ten classic novels given a stunning new look, this collection of scary tales is a must-read for all Dickens fans.

Compiled by Charles Dickens, and counting Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins among its contributors, The Haunted House is an ingenious tale of the supernatural with touches of pure Dickensian comedy. When the narrator espies a deserted house from his railway carriage, he determines to take up residence. But local legend has it that this is a haunted house and no servant will dare enter employment, Refusing to be thwarted, he instead invites a number of acquaintances to join him, commissioning each with the task of routing out any supernatural inhabitants. As they gather together on twelfth night, each recounts his version of the ghostly activities...

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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd; New edition edition (9 Nov 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1843910217
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843910213
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.1 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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'The Haunted House is of the utmost significance for anyone interested in exploring the genius of Charles Dickens' --Peter Ackroyd

'a splendid multi-part, supernatural, Arabian Nights-type tale' --The Haunted House (Common Reader)

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The Haunted House is of the utmost significance for anyone interested in exploring the genius of Charles Dickens’ – Peter Ackroyd
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3.0 out of 5 stars What the Dickens? 17 Dec 2002
By Davywavy2 VINE™ VOICE
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If, as Peter Ackroyd tells us in the introduction, Charles Dickens' Christmas tales were eagerly awaited by the middle of his career, then the Christmas of 1862 must have been a fairly miserable and disappointing time in many households.
On the face of it a fine idea, 'The Haunted House' is a collaberative effort of six authors - lead by Dickens, the premise being that the six spend a week in a (very) haunted house and at the end of the tenure each tells the tale of the ghost in their bedroom.

However, the execution is less good than the promise. Dickens' writing shines out from the assembled as being a far better writer than any of the others, and of the five other writers only two - Wilkie Collins and Elizabeth Gaskell - keep literary reputations to this day. It is not hard to see why. Hesba Setton, Adeliade Proctor and George Sala are inferior writers whose limitations are shown up by their company, and their contributions are at best forgettable. Gaskell and Collins produce workmanlike performances and only Dickens' framing story and entry are worth the price of admission - and even these are inferior Dickens.
As a book this is worth buying for completists, or as a fine example of a victorian literary curio. It is not, however, first class writing from the cover author, and nor is it in whole a good read on it's own merits.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Nice Idea, Awful Execution 9 Jan 2013
By Hagrid's Umbrella VINE™ VOICE
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The premise of this book is excellent. A friend curious about haunted houses finds and rents a renowned building and persuades a group of friends to stay there for a week or so and only regale each other of spectrals and spirits encounters at the end of the period.

Its a collaborative novella with Dickens setting the scene in the opening chapter on how they come together and then different authors each write a chapter on a characters experiences follwoed by a short warp up by Dickens.

The main problem is the start is great and set up perfectly to fan your interest of the house and how they coped in silence. However the individual writers only give tenuous links to the house and the opening chapter; not many even have any supernatural elements.

It feels like the authors wrote it as as parlor game where they only saw the preceding chapter but the first writer, to mix metaphors, completely miss hears the first Chinese Whisper sending them all in the wrong direction. It would have been better to set the novella as a collection of unrelated unfortunate short stores or to have collaborated much more.

The books consist of 8 chapters , three by Dickens(he also write a character account), one each from Hesba Stretton, George Augustus Sala, Adelaide Anne Procter, Wilkie Collins and Elizebeth Gaskell. Gaskell's is the best individual story following a loving family with a wayward son.

I like Dickens but leave this one until you've read everything else he's produced.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant Surprise 10 Nov 2010
By Jennifer Turner - Published on Amazon.com
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This book was an unexpected delight. I had never even heard of it before when I found it in a bookshop in London. It sounded rather interesting, and I was intrigued by the collaboration of Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins (along with a few others) with Charles Dickens. On first glance, I thought it was simply a collection of short stories, but I was surprised to discover how they all worked together. It appears to be a sort of creative experiment, and for me at least, I found that it works.
I began reading this just before Halloween, thinking it an appropriate time, but it may have been more appropriate around Christmas because the story is very much connected with that holiday. I was expecting something Gothic in nature, based on the tittle, but what I received was even more pleasurable and I can't wait to share it with others. It is not really a scary story, but rather an enjoyable and interesting exploration of the creative mind.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Enjoyable! 15 Nov 2012
By B. Stiner - Published on Amazon.com
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As a fan of Charles Dickens and classic goth literature, this book was an unexpected delight. Originally I got it from the library, but after I read it, I bought my own copy.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment ! 26 Jan 2007
By RUN - Published on Amazon.com
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Quite a disappointing book. I was hoping for a much better story. This book is a collection of stories by several different authors. Some of the authors are downright bad. I enjoyed the chapters written by Dickens and Sala. Do not read the book if you're expecting a haunting or scary tale...haunting or scary this book is not. Boring is more appropriate. It should not be presented as a Dickens book as it is a collection, perhaps inspired by Dickens, but not written entirely by him.
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