The Light Has Been Broken: 560+ Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Dark Tales (eBook)

The Mark of the Beast, The Ghost Pirates, The Vampyre, Sweeney Todd, The Sleepy Hollow…

Wilhelm Hauff, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Adelbert Von Chamisso, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, John Buchan, Louis Tracy, Bram Stoker, Anatole France, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Jack London, Henry James, Théophile Gautier, Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Le Gallienne, Jane Austen, Ralph Adams Cram, Thomas De Quincey, John Meade Falkner, Guy de Maupassant, Thomas Hardy, William Archer, Daniel Defoe, John Kendrick Bangs, Cleveland Moffett, Brander Matthews, Marie Belloc Lowndes, Horace Walpole, Rudyard Kipling, Lafcadio Hearn, Hugh Walpole, Ambrose Bierce, Frederick Marryat, Ellis Parker Butler, Washington Irving, Leonid Andreyev, David Lindsay, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Arthur Machen, Wilkie Collins, William Makepeace Thackeray, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, Fergus Hume, Edward Bellamy, Walter Hubbell, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Leopold Kompert, Richard Marsh, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, John William Polidori, Vincent O'Sullivan, H. G. Wells, Robert W. Chambers, W. W. Jacobs, M. P. Shiel, E. F. Benson, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Stanley G. Weinbaum, George W. M. Reynolds, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Edith Nesbit, Sabine Baring-Gould, William Thomas Beckford, Francis Marion Crawford, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Mary Louisa Molesworth, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Nikolai Gogol, Mary Shelley, Elizabeth Gaskell, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Frank R. Stockton, A. T. Quiller-Couch, Ann Radcliffe, Louisa M. Alcott, Amelia B. Edwards, Leonard Kip, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Fitz-James O'Brien, Katherine Rickford, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis, Émile Erckmann, Alexandre Chatrian, Pedro De Alarçon, H. H. Munro (Saki), Pliny The Younger, Helena Blavatsky, Villiers L'Isle de Adam, William F. Harvey, Fiona Macleod, William T. Stead, Gambier Bolton, Andrew Jackson Davis, Nizida, Walter F. Prince, Chester Bailey Fernando (Autoren)

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2023
23204 Seiten
Good Press (Verlag)
859-654768400-8 (EAN)

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The Light Has Been Broken: 560+ Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Dark Tales invites readers into a rich tapestry of the eerie and the inexplicable, weaving together an array of supernatural stories that span centuries and continents. This collection traverses a myriad of literary styles, from the enchanting gothic to the starkly mysterious, capturing the diverse imaginations of classic authors across the ages. In these pages, readers will encounter narratives that tantalize with shadows and intrigue, including standout tales of suspense, haunting apparitions, and the unfathomably strange. The anthology showcases the collective brilliance of renowned authors, each contributing uniquely to the dark tapestry of macabre literature. The diverse assembly of authors featured in this anthology represents a convergence of literary brilliance from different periods and movements. From the gothic imaginations of Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe to the incisive wit of Oscar Wilde and Charles Dickens, and the psychological depth of Henry James and Edgar Allan Poe, each voice adds depth to the anthology's theme. Writers such as Mary Shelley and H.P. Lovecraft enrich the collection with their explorations of human psyche'Äôs interplay with the supernatural, offering readers a historical panorama of horror that aligns with Romantic, Victorian, and modernist sensibilities. For readers seeking an expansive journey into the realms of the uncanny, The Light Has Been Broken provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore a multitude of perspectives within a single volume. This anthology is recommended not only for the vast array of themes and styles it encompasses but also for its educational value in tracing the evolution of supernatural fiction. It unites divergent voices, facilitating a timeless dialogue between readers and authors. Delve into this collection for an enriching experience that highlights the transcendent power of storytelling in capturing the enigmatic and the mysterious.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2023
• Übersetzer: Lafcadio Hearn, C. J. Hogarth, J. T. Bealby, Samuel Henley, Isabel F. Hapgood
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Horror
• Schlagworte: castle rock • classic eerie narratives • classic ghost stories • classic horror • Classic Literature • cross-cultural dark tales • Dark Fantasy • Dark Romanticism • Daughters of the Lake • Dead End Girl • gothic horror anthology • Gothic literature • historical dark literature • macabre mystery tales • macabre stories • Mystery Tales • psychological dark fiction • psychological horror exploration • Sharp Objects • Stephen King • Supernatural Fiction • supernatural Victorian thrillers • Swamp Spook • The Exorcist • The Haunting of Ashburn House • The Outsider • transcendent dark storytelling • Victorian Literature • Victorian supernatural stories • westworld