Gothic Short Stories (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) - Softcover

David Blair

3.7

489 ratings by Goodreads

9781840224252: Gothic Short Stories (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840224258 ISBN 13: 9781840224252

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2002

View all copies of this ISBN edition:

This superb new collection brings together stories from the earliest decades of Gothic writing with later 19th and early 20th century tales from the period in which Gothic diversified into the familiar forms of the ghost-and horror-story. Some of these stories, like the haunting The Lame Priest are lost masterpieces and several have never been anthologised before.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

David Blair is a research officer at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University. He has worked as a professional photographer.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

PublisherWordsworth Editions Ltd
Publication date2002
ISBN 10 1840224258
ISBN 13 9781840224252
BindingPaperback
Edition number1
Number of pages272
EditorDavid Blair
Rating
- 3.7
  
  489 ratings by Goodreads

Buy New

Learn more about this copy

US$ 10.16

Convert currency

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Add to Basket

30 Day Return Policy

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Gothic Short Stories (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)

David Blair

Published by Wordsworth Editions Ltd (2002)

ISBN 10: 1840224258 ISBN 13: 9781840224252

New Softcover Quantity: 1

Seller:

GF Books, Inc.
(Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)

Rating

Seller Rating:

Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 1840224258-2-1

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 10.16

Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE

Within U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Stock Image

Gothic Short Stories (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)

David Blair

Published by Wordsworth Editions Ltd (2002)

ISBN 10: 1840224258 ISBN 13: 9781840224252

New Softcover Quantity: 1

Seller:

Book Deals
(Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)

Rating

Seller Rating:

Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-1840224258-new

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 10.17

Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE

Within U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Seller Image

GOTHIC SHORT STORIES

Blair, David

Published by Wordsworth Editions Ltd (2002)

ISBN 10: 1840224258 ISBN 13: 9781840224252

New Softcover Quantity: 5

Seller:

GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)

Rating

Seller Rating:

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 1469379-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 7.56

Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 2.64

Within U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Seller Image

Gothic Short Stories (Paperback)

David Blair

Published by Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Herts (2002)

ISBN 10: 1840224258 ISBN 13: 9781840224252

New Paperback Quantity: 1

Seller:

Grand Eagle Retail
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)

Rating

Seller Rating:

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Selected and Edited with an Introduction and Notes by David Blair, University of Kent at Canterbury. Late in the eighteenth century authors began to write 'Gothic' stories as a way of putting literature back in touch with the irrational, the supernatural and the bizarre, which had been neglected in the 'Age of Reason'. This superb new collection brings together stories from the earliest decades of Gothic writing with later 19th and early 20th century tales from the period in which Gothic diversified into the familiar forms of the ghost- and-horror-story. Work by writers such as Poe, Dickens, Hawthorne, Gaskell and M. R. James appears alongside that of anonymous writers from the start of the period and many lesser-known authors from Britain and America. Some of these stories, like the haunting 'The Lame Priest' are 'lost masterpieces' and several have never been anthologised before. Together they cover the spectrum of Gothic story-telling tales of madness and violence, of shape-shifters and spectres that express some of the deepest fears of the human mind insanity, sexuality, death and the often terrible power of the past to catch up with the present. In a lively, authoritative introduction David Blair provides fresh insights and a detailed commentary on the stories' place in the complex traditions of Gothic writing in British and American literature. Stories include: Sir Bertrand: A Fragment / Captive of the Banditti / Extracts from Gosschen's Diary: No. 1 / The Parricide's Tale / The Spectre Bride / The Tapestried Chamber / Berenice / A Madman's Manuscript / Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter / Ethan Brand / The Old Nurse's Story / The Body-Snatcher / The Yellow Wallpaper / The Death of Halpin Frayser / Canon Alberic's Scrapbook / No. 252 Rue M. le Prince / The Lame Priest / Luella Miller / The Bird in the Garden / The Room in the Tower This collection contains works by such writers as Poe, Hawthorne, Gaskell, Dickens and M.R. James. It brings together stories from the earliest decades of Gothic writing with later 19th and early 20th century tales. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781840224252

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 10.61

Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE

Within U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Stock Image