I make a point of not reviewing books unless they`re fresh in my mind, and unfortunately some weeks have passed since I finished this.
Still, it may be worth me posting a few comments that may be of interest.
The book contains 23 stories with sources ranging from Victorian writers to relatively contemporary ones.
11 of the stories are taken from other sources, the remaining 12 having been written specifically for this volume.
Some have a supernatural theme, whereas others are crime stories, though there is one which is neither.
For me personally, there was only one that didn`t deserve to be included, which is really not bad overall since obviously there were 22 which did.
I have to commend Richard Dalby for having found some distinctly unusual choices from the past, though I`d have to add the proviso that some of those are really just curiosities now. I myself don`t mind that, but others may see things differently.
Within the covers of this fine volume the reader encounters wailing banshees, eccentric roadsweepers, murderers and more. Can`t say fairer than that !
