This isn’t really a bad anthology, and if one is a student or fan of 19th century horror and supernatural stories, by all means read it. I, however, am not a fan of 19th century horror and supernatural stories, and although the stories aren’t nearly as gothic as I'd feared when I first picked it up, they‘re still rather filled with a florid prose style for which I do not care. And, of course, since Asimov himself is really not involved in this collection except for the introduction—and an inferior introduction, at that, which somehow tries to tie the continuing appeal of horror fiction to Asimov’s Annotated "Paradise Lost—there’s nothing here of particular interest for the Asimov fan.