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Fireside Al's Treasury of Classic Stories

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  • 1997 first published
  • 326 pages
  • 2 editions
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Published in 1997, Fireside Al's Treasury of Classic Stories is a gothic fiction and horror novel by Alan Maitland, Guy de Maupassant and Damon Runyon. Much of the action takes place in Mike Schofield's house and London. Characters include Mike Schofield, Richard Pratt and Louise Schofield. It deals with nouvelles, stockbrokers, Oenophilia and abbeys.

At about 326 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Nouvelles
  • Stockbrokers
  • Oenophilia
  • Abbeys
  • American horror tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Daggers
  • Gothic fiction
  • Hematidrosis
  • Horror
  • Horror fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Horror tales
  • Juvenile audience
  • Masquerade balls
  • Nobility

Quick answers

Who wrote Fireside Al's Treasury of Classic Stories?

Fireside Al's Treasury of Classic Stories was written by Alan Maitland, Guy de Maupassant and Damon Runyon and first published in 1997.

What genre is Fireside Al's Treasury of Classic Stories?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Horror.

How long is Fireside Al's Treasury of Classic Stories?

The median edition has 326 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Fireside Al's Treasury of Classic Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Masque of the Red Death), The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories] and The Best Ghost Stories Ever.

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