Late one night, after a luxurious dinner, a group of friends embark upon a round of ghost stories. But they get far more than they bargain for when their host starts to tell them about the mysterious set of eyes that have pursued him throughout his life – and they begin to realize just who those eyes belong to…

Praise for Edith Wharton

‘I bashfully claim her as a kindred spirit’ -- Lionel Shriver

GALLEY BEGGAR POCKET SHORTS is a new range celebrating the best in classic short fiction. Our first quartet will both chill and warm you with a selection of ghost stories from four of the English language’s finest writers: Robert Louis Stevenson, Edith Wharton, A.L. Barker and P.G. Wodehouse.