The Mistress in Black - (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) by Rosemary Timperley (Paperback)
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Highlights
- World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2025.
- About the Author: Rosemary Timperley (1920-1988) was a British author, screenwriter, and editor of ghost stories.
- 72 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Ghost
- Series Name: Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories
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Book Synopsis
World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2025.
Reading a ghost story on Christmas Eve was once as much a part of traditional Christmas celebrations as turkey, eggnog, and Santa Claus. World-famous cartoonist Seth selects and beautifully illustrates each book for this beloved series in his own inimitable way, bringing back these classic Christmas ghost stories for readers across North America.
From the moment Miss Anderson begins her new teaching job, she encounters ghostly figures and a strange scent of smoke. Whispers of arson and murder circulate among the staff, but Miss Anderson soon discovers there might be more to the tragic story of the woman in black.
Review Quotes
Praise for Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories
"[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth . . . [offers] chills--and charm."
--John Williams, New York Times Book Review
"Did you know there is an old tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve? For the past several years Canadian publisher Biblioasis has revived the tradition, one thin, tiny book at a time (illustrated by minimalistic, idiosyncratic cartoonist Seth). They've revived ghosts by Edith Wharton, Charles Dickens and others . . . What is, after all, 'A Christmas Carol' but a ghost story, handed down, every holiday?"
--Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune
"I just bought my set of these and they . . . are . . . PERFECT. I hope they do these every year."
--Patton Oswalt
"Each of these tiny books . . . is cleverly illustrated by the cartoonist known as Seth. Even smaller than a Christmas card, they make fun literary stocking stuffers."
--Ron Charles, Washington Post
"Tales of dread that will raise goosebumps on your arms faster than the coldest winter wind . . . These stocking-sized one-sit reads really are a great way to spend those quiet moments when you can find them among the holiday craziness."
--Blu Gilliand, Cemetery Dance
About the Author
Rosemary Timperley (1920-1988) was a British author, screenwriter, and editor of ghost stories.
Seth is the cartoonist behind the comic-book series Palookaville, which started in the stone age as a pamphlet and is now a semi-annual hardcover. His comics have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Best American Comics, and McSweeney's Quarterly. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including the cover of the New Yorker, The Walrus, and Canadian Notes & Queries. He is the subject of a documentary from the National Film Board of Canada, Seth's Dominion. Seth lives in Guelph, Ontario, with his wife Tania and their two cats in an old house he has named "Inkwell's End."
