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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Victorians excelled at telling ghost stories. In an age of rapid scientific progress the idea of a vindictive past able to reach out and violate the present held a special potential for terror. Throughout the nineteenth century fictional ghost stories developed in parallel with the more general Victorian fascination with death and what lay beyond it. Though they were as much a part of the cultural and literary fabric of the age as imperial confidence, the bestof them still retain their original power to surprise and unsettle. The editors map out the development of the ghost story from 1850 to the early years of thetwentieth century and demonstrate the importance of this form of short fiction in Victorian popular culture. As well as reprinting stories by supernatural specialists such as J. S. Le Fanu and M. R. James, this selection also emphasizes the key role played by women writers - Elizabeth Gaskell, Mrs Craik, Rhoda Broughton, and Charlotte Riddell, among many others - and offers one or two genuine rarities for the supernatural fiction enthusiast to savour. Other writers represented include CharlesDickens, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and R. L. Stevenson. The editors also provide a fascinating introduction, detailed source notes, and a chronological list of ghost storiescollections from 1850 to 1910. The Victorians excelled at telling ghost stories, and the best still retain their power to unsettle and surprise. This chilling selection includes work by such supernatural specialists as J. S. Le Fanu and M. R. James; also emphasizes the role played by women writers such as Elizabeth Gaskell and E. Nesbit. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780192804471
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