The people in the castle : selected strange stories / Joan Aiken.

"Here is the whisper in the night, the dog whose loyalty outlasted death, the creak upstairs, that half-remembered ghost story that won't let you sleep, the sound that raises gooseflesh, the wish you'd checked the lock on the door before dark fell. Here are tales of suspense and the s...

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Main Author: Aiken, Joan, 1924-2004 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Easthampton, MA : Small Beer Press, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
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Uniform Title:Short stories.

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