The Toll House: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories)

by Seth (Illustrator), W.W.Jacobs (Author)

New
Paperback
2017
$8.03

The Toll-House has a long and terrible history as a place of death. But Jack Barnes doesn't believe in spirits. His travelling companions, Messrs. Meagle, Lester, and White, wager that he might be convinced otherwise if they all spend a night together in the house. Four men go in, but will four come out?
W. W. Jacobs was an English author, well-known for his story The Monkey's Paw.

Synopsis

The Toll-House has a long and terrible history as a place of death. But Jack Barnes doesn't believe in spirits. His travelling companions, Messrs. Meagle, Lester, and White, wager that he might be convinced otherwise if they all spend a night together in the house. Four men go in, but will four come out?

W. W. Jacobs was an English author, well-known for his story The Monkey's Paw.

$8.03

Quantity

20+ in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 42
Publisher: Biblioasis
Published: 16 Nov 2017
ISBN 10: 1771961961
ISBN 13: 9781771961967
Book Overview: National review copy mailing = 500+ copies to US media / bloggers / influencers will build on success of last year's debut (which netted NYT review and other large media outlet attention)Heavy focus on NPR / TV broadcast media; pitching as perfect Christmas story with multiple angles: reviving old tradition; remedy to excessive cheer of the season; Seth is well-known & respected & does great interviews (his quirky & old fashioned character is well suited to subject)Seth-designed posters for distribution to bookstoresPromotion targeting niche markets (Seth collectors, comic stores, gift stores)Specially designed, narrow loader for register display

Author Bio

William Wymark W. W. Jacobs (1863 - 1943) was an English author of novels and short stories, most famously The Monkey's Paw.

Seth is the cartoonist behind the comic-book series Palookaville. His comics have a appeared in the New York Times magazine, Best American Comics, and McSweeney's Quarterly. His illustrations have appeared on the cover of the New Yorker, the Walrus, and CNQ.