Download or read book The Queens of Victorian Horror Rare Tales of Terror from the Pens of Female Authors of the Victorian Period written by Various and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcasing the literary prowess of the Victorian era's women writers, this collection of short stories features haunting works of gothic horror in a celebration of the macabre. Discover the spine-tingling tales crafted by these visionary women as they explore themes of madness, the occult, ghostly encounters, and the dark recesses of the human psyche. Featuring the work of Mary Shelley, Elizabeth Gaskell, Louisa May Alcott, and more, each story immerses the reader in a world of chilling gothic beauty. The pioneering women celebrated in this collection challenged patriarchal bounds and societal expectations in these tales of terror. This volume is part of the Mothers of the Macabre series, celebrating the gothic horror masterpieces of pioneering women writers who played a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the genre. Carefully curated, The Queens of Victorian Horror pays homage to the enduring legacy of these female authors, shedding light on their extraordinary contributions to gothic horror literature.
Download or read book Victorian Tales of Terror written by Hugh Lamb and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-13 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dead man playing a violin, the young doctor tasked with saving a doomed life, the deformed creatures and their mysterious mother, the desperate chase to kill a murderous monster...The Victorian era was a heyday for tales of the supernatural and macabre. Alongside such well known stories as The Signalman, The Monkey's Paw and A Warning to the Curious were hundreds of other, lesser known but equally accomplished, short stories. Victorian Tales of Terror, first published in 1974, brought together 15 long forgotten works of spooky fiction by writers such as Charles Dickens, J. Sheridan le Fanu and Ambrose Bierce. Over the course of 47 years, Hugh Lamb became one of the most celebrated anthologists of lost or forgotten tales of the supernatural and macabre. This new edition of Victorian Tales of Terror, featuring an extra story not found in the original edition, is presented as a commemoration of his life and his work.
Download or read book Victorian Tales of Terror written by Hugh Lamb and published by W H Allen. This book was released on 1974 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen stories of the macabre and supernatural, involving terrible events in the mansions of the rich and ghastly crimes in the slums of the poor, by nineteenth-century British, American, French, and German writers.
Download or read book A Bottomless Grave written by Hugh Lamb and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected from the works of American, British, and French writers, 21 rare and seldom-anthologized stories include "A Bottomless Grave" by Ambrose Bierce, "The Ship that Saw a Ghost" by Frank Norris, Guy de Maupassant's "The Tomb," Richard Marsh's "The Haunted Chair," and other hard-to-find gems of the genre.
Download or read book The Gentlewomen of Evil written by Peter Haining and published by New York : Taplinger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1967 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant tales of terror from an unlikely source: Victorian gentlewomen. Ghosts, apparitions and spectres provide an atmosphers of evil and lurking fear.
Download or read book Victorian Nightmares written by Hugh Lamb and published by W H Allen. This book was released on 1977 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Darker Sex written by Mike Ashley and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghosts, precognition, suicide, and the afterlife are all themes in these thrilling stories by Britain and America's greatest Victorian women, proving their talent for creating dark, sensational, and horrifying tales of the supernatural. This anthology showcases some of the best and most representative work by female writers during this period, including Emily Bronte, Mary Braddon, George Eliot, and Edith Nesbit, as well as Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte Riddell, Louisa Baldwin, Mary Penn, Violet Quirk, and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Editor Mike Ashley provides valuable insight into the authors' lives. Each story still has the ability to shock, frighten, and show how Victorian women perfected and developed the Gothic genre.
Download or read book Reign of Terror written by Michel Parry and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Terror by Gaslight written by Hugh Lamb and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 14 stories from America and Europe, as well as Great Britain, written during the 19th century, guaranteed to chill your bones as you read about the evil eye, voodoo, and other aspects of the supernatural. Includes notes on the authors.
Download or read book Elizabeth Gaskell s The Old Nurse s Story written by Mrs. Gaskell and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young nurse is sent to care for a child at a remote and isolated family estate in northern England, she soon becomes consumed by the family's dark and tragic history. This classic ghost story is a masterful example of gothic literature with its vivid imagery and haunting atmosphere. As a young nurse attempts to raise a small child in an eerily lonely house, she begins to unravel the family's unsettling secrets. Every sound is a harbinger of doom as the nurse becomes convinced that a malevolent spirit is lurking in the child's ancestral home. This volume is part of the Mothers of the Macabre series, celebrating the gothic horror masterpieces of pioneering women writers who played a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the genre. First published in 1852, Elizabeth Gaskell skilfully weaves together themes of family, identity, and the supernatural in this timeless horror classic. There's no escape from the haunting grip The Old Nurse's Story will have on your imagination.
Download or read book The Old Nurse s Story written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Old Nurse's Story is a ghost tale by Elizabeth Gaskell. Little Miss Rosamond her loving nurse move into an old mansion. Very soon it becomes clear that there are secrets to be discovered, strange nocturnal sounds and spooky shapes moving about.
Download or read book The Witching Hour A Collection of Victorian Tales Concerning Witchcraft and Wizardry written by Various and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-11-02 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Victorian tales of witchcraft and wizardry, penned by some of the finest female authors of the era. Including work by Pauline Mackie, Anna Kingsford, Lady Wilde, and Miss Mary Lewis.
Download or read book Dolly Biters The Vampire Girls of Victorian London written by Paul Voodini and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Gothic London of the 1800's. These saucy tales quicken the pulse, thrill the mind and excite parts of the body that other, lesser books fail to reach. Novellas and short stories featured in this sweet confection of blood, sex and gothic melodrama include Holmes of the Baskervilles, Miss Katie Bell - Victorian Vampire, Joan Dark is Lost, and The Vampire Alice Through the Looking Glass. Here, vampires walk the streets and your favorite characters from Victorian literature are twisted until they snap. This is the large print edition of Dolly Biters, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
Download or read book The Diary of Anne Rodway Fantasy and Horror Classics written by Wilkie Collins and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilkie Collins was an extremely popular author of the Victorian era. Aside from his thirty novels, Collins penned a great amount of short stories across a number of genres. First published in 1856, 'The Diary of Anne Rodway' is one of his best-remembered tales Many of the Gothic romance and horror stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Download or read book Reign of Terror written by Michel Parry and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Curious if True written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of five short stories from popular Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell. The collection includes the tales ‘The Poor Clare’, ‘Lois the Witch’, ‘The Grey Woman’ and ‘The Old Nurse’s Story’ as well as the title tale, ‘Curious, If True’. A rich selection of some of Gaskells finest and most atmospheric short stories, with plenty of mystery, ghosts, horror and suspense from the talented author. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) is an enduringly popular and highly regarded English novelist. Born in Chelsea, London, Elizabeth was sent to live with her aunt in Knutsford, Cheshire after her mother died, a place which would provide inspiration for some of her most popular works, including ‘Cranford’. A sociable and lively young woman, Elizabeth married Minister William Gaskell in 1832 and settled in Manchester. An industrial hub and the scene of much political and social change, her time in Manchester influenced much of her writing. Her first novel, ‘Mary Barton’ focussed on the appalling and impoverished living conditions of those living in Northern industrial cities and was a huge success, sparking the interest of notable figures such as Charles Dickens, who invited Elizabeth to contribute to the periodicals he edited. An active humanitarian, her works dealt sympathetically with the plight of the poorest in society, and she did not shy away from controversial topics such as prostitution and illegitimacy. A close friend of Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth also wrote a highly acclaimed biography of the author in 1857. Some of her best known and most loved novels include ‘Cranford’, ‘North and South’ and the posthumously published ‘Wives and Daughters’, all of which have been adapted for TV by the BBC, most recently ‘Cranford’ starring Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, and Greg Wise. Elizabeth Gaskell is regarded as one of the most important novelists of the Victorian era.
Download or read book Victorian Nightmares written by Hugh Lamb and published by . This book was released on 1980-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
