Bodies of the Dead and Other Great American Ghost Stories
Edited by David G. Hartwell.
Thirteen terrifying American ghost stories include Ambrose Bierce's "Bodies of the Dead," Alexander Harvey's "The Golden Rat," and Edith Wharton's "Kerfol," along with tales by Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Willa Cather, and others.
David G. Hartwell
David Geddes Hartwell (1941-2016) was an American editor of science fiction and fantasy. He worked for Signet (1971–73), Berkley Putnam (1973–78), Pocket (where he founded the Timescape imprint, 1980–85, and created the Pocket Books Star Trek publishing line), and Tor Books (where he spearheaded Tor's Canadian publishing initiative at CAN-CON in Ottawa, and was also influential in bringing many Australian writers to the US market, 1984-date), and published numerous anthologies. Since 1995, his title at Tor/Forge Books was "Senior Editor." He chaired the board of directors of the World Fantasy Convention and, with Gordon Van Gelder, was the administrator of the Philip K. Dick Award. He held a Ph.D. in comparative medieval literature.