Gespensterbuch
First edition, volume 1 title page with an engraving depicting "Der Freischütz" | |
| Author | Johann August Apel, Friedrich Laun, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Carl Borromäus von Miltitz |
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| Country | Kingdom of Saxony |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Gothic fiction |
| Publisher | G. J. Göschen |
| Published | 1810–1817 |
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| No. of books | 7 |
| OCLC | 43030162 |
| Followed by | Wunderbuch (vols. 5–7); Aus der Geisterwelt |
The Gespensterbuch (literally 'Ghost Book' or 'Book of Spectres') is a collection of German ghost stories written by August Apel and Friedrich Laun and published in seven volumes between 1810 and 1817. Volumes five to seven were also published under the title Wunderbuch ('Book of Wonders'). The final volume was published after Apel's death, with stories by his friends Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué and Carl Borromäus von Miltitz. Laun, Fouqué, Miltitz, and Caroline de la Motte Fouqué followed up on the series by publishing another book of ghost stories Aus der Geisterwelt ('From the Spirit-World') (1818).