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Cover of The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

by Mary Danby, Daphne du Maurier, Ray Bradbury, William Sansom, Henry Kuttner, Shirley Jackson, H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, Roald Dahl, Monica Dickens, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, W. W. Jacobs, Guy de Maupassant, E. F. Benson, Alfred McLelland Burrage

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Contents: The Blue Lenses by Daphne du Maurier The Man Upstairs by Ray Bradbury A Woman Seldom Found by William Sansom The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner Lottery by Shirley Jackson The Sea Raiders by H. G. Wells Tale of the Ragged Mountains by Edgar Allen Poe Georgy Porgy by Roald Dahl To Reach The Sea by Monica Dickens The Monster by R. Chetwynd-Hayes His Brother’s Keeper by W. W. Jacobs The Hand by Guy de Maupassant Mrs. Amsworth by E. F. Benson The Waxwork by A. M. Burrage Quid Pro Quo by Mary Danby

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Book data: Open Library