Tales of the Supernatural

Charles Dickens wrote a number of supernatural and horror stories, some of which were included in his longer works, while others were published in magazines. This collection provides an invaluable insight into the author´s storytelling apprenticeship and his steady growth towards excellence. As well as offering a further dimension to the world of his better-known masterpieces, these tales – from ´The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton´ to the celebrated ´The Signalman´ – illustrate Dickens´s well-known love of a spooky story told around a blazing fire, the pastime of a bygone age to be rediscovered for our own delight.