The Cold Embrace (eBook)

Weird Stories by Women

S. T. Joshi (Herausgeber)

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2016 | 1., First Edition, First
288 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-81238-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This original anthology presents 19 short stories that cover nearly a century of speculative fiction by women authors. Selections range from Mary Shelley's "e;Transformation"e; (1830), a pendant to Frankenstein in its themes and motifs, to "e;Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched"e; (1922) by May Sinclair, a tale of time travel that follows its heroine to Hell and back. Gripping narratives include Virginia Woolf's "e;A Haunted House,"e; in which a ghostly couple revisit their former home; "e;A Wedding Chest"e; by Vernon Lee, a story of romance and revenge that unfolds in Renaissance Italy; and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "e;The Yellow Wallpaper,"e; recounting a woman's psychic possession by the previous occupant of her attic bedroom. Additional tales include E. Nesbit's "e;From the Dead,"e; "e;The Eyes"e; by Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Gaskell's "e;Curious If True,"e; and many others. Editor S. T. Joshi offers an extensive Introduction as well as notes on each of the authors.

Autor

S. T. Joshi is a literary critic, novelist, and a leading figure in the study of H. P. Lovecraft and other authors of weird and fantastic fiction, including Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, and M. R. James. He has compiled, edited, and written more than 200 books and is the general editor of Dover's Horror Classics series.

Inhalt

Transformation (1830)  Mary ShelleyCurious if True (1860)  Elizabeth GaskellThe Cold Embrace (1860) Mary Elizabeth BraddonAn Engineer's Story (1866)  Amelia B. EdwardsThe Secret Chamber (1876)  Margaret OliphantFrom the Dead (1880)  E. NesbitWalnut-Tree House (1882)  Mrs. J. H. RiddellIn Dark New England Days (1890)  Sarah Orne JewettThe Yellow Wallpaper (1892)  Charlotte Perkins GilmanDeath and the Woman (1893)The Hall Bedroom (1903)  Mary E. Wilkins FreemanA Wedding Chest (1904)  Vernon LeeThe Eyes (1910)  Edith WhartonThe Painter of Dead Women (1910)  Edna W. UnderwoodThe Shadowy Third (1916)  Ellen GlasgowScoured Silk (1919)  Marjorie BowenThe Death Mask (1920)  Mrs. H. D. EverettA Haunted House (1921)  Virginia WoolfWhere Their Fire is Not Quenched (1922)  May SinclairNotes on the Authors     

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.5.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Horror Classics
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Gewicht: 408 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Horror
• Schlagworte: 19th and 20th century literature • amelia b edwards • Amelia Edwards • Anthology • Atherton • BEST OF • Bowen • braddon • Charlotte • Charlotte Perkins Gilman • Chiller • Collection • creepy • Cult • Curse • Dark • Dark Fantasy • Death • Dread • edge of your seat • Edith • Edith Wharton • edna • Elizabeth Gaskell • Ellen Glasgow • E. Nesbit • Everett • Evil • Fantasy Fiction • Feminism • feminist • Gertrude • getrude atherton • ghost • Ghosts • ghosts, horror • Ghost Stories • gilman • Glasgow • good vs evil • Gothic • hd everett • heart racing • hell and back • heroines • Horror • jewett • jh riddell • Lee • Love • Margaret • margaret oliphant • marjorie bowen • Mary Elizabeth Braddon • Mary Shelley • Mary Wilkins Freeman • May • May Sinclair • Monster • Murder • Nesbit • oliphant • Pulp • riddell • Romance • romance and revenge • Sarah • Sarah Orne Jewett • scary • Science Fiction • Sci Fi • Scream • Short Stories • short stories by female authors • short stories by women • Sinclair • Speculative Fiction • SPIRIT • spooky • Suspense • suspenseful • Terror • Time Travel • underwood • Vernon • Vernon Lee • Virginia • Virginia Woolf • Weird • Weird Fiction • weird horror • weird short stories • weird women writers • Wharton • Women • Women authors • Women Writers • Woolf • Zombie
• ISBN-10: 0-486-81238-3 / 0486812383
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-81238-0 / 9780486812380