The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould was one of the Victorian age's most notable writers of supernatural fiction. An early pioneer of the 'antiquarian' ghost story, he also published tales of vampires and witches - often complementing the horror with wry humour. Containing more than thirty stories, this is the most comprehensive collection of Baring-Gould's supernatural tales ever published - a feast for fans of vintage Victorian ghost stories!
Sabine Baring-Gould of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,240 publications, though this list continues to grow. His family home, the manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it rebuilt and is now a hotel. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers", "Sing Lullaby", and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from the Basque language to English.
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