The Haunted Dusk Stories by Henry Mills Alden Paperback Book 9781915234339

Thirteen strange tales by well regarded American authors of the early twentieth centuryThe foundation of this anthology of supernatural and strange stories was a concept by American author Henry Mills Alden who was for fifty years 18691919 editor of Harpers Magazine His idea was to create anthologies by outstanding American authors of the day and eight volumes on a variety of themes known as the Harpers Novelettes were published in collaboration with highly regarded author William Dean Howells editor of the Atlantic MonthlyIn its original form this anthology was first published in 1907 under the title Shapes that Haunt the Dusk it included ten stories This expanded thirteen story Leonaur edition includes a work by William Dean Howells himself His Apparition and two extra works from one of the original contributors Madeline Yale Wynne My Ghost of a Chance and the sequel to The Little Room which was in the anthology when first published Other authors of finely crafted stories in these pages include Hildegard Hawthorne ED Miller Howard Pyle Richard Rice and several othersLeonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket