In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Tales of Horror, 1816-1914
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1681772418 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Similarly, there were many who were in turn influenced by Poe’s genius and produced their own popular tales of supernatural literature. This collection features masterful tales of terror by authors who, by and large, are little-remembered for their writing in this genre. Even Bram Stoker, whose Dracula may be said to be the most popular horror novel of all time, is not known as a writer of short fiction. R. Distinguished editor Leslie S. James, Bram Stoker, and many others.. Each is preceded by a brief biography of the author and an overview of his or her literary career and is annotated to explain obscure references.Read on, now, perhaps with a flickering candle or flashlight at hand .Stories by: Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Theodor Gautier, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lafcadio Hearn, M. Klinger is a world-renowned authority on those twin icons of the Victorian age, Sherlock Holmes, and Dracula. His studies into the forefathers of those giants led him to a broader fascination with writers of supernatural literature of the nineteenth century. The stories in this collection have been selected by him for their impact. A masterful collection of horror fiction by widely acclaimed authors whose contribution
Klinger is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and lives in Malibu. Leslie S. P. He is the editor of the three-volume set The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes. Lovecraft. . He is also the editor of The New Annotated H. The first two volumes, The Complete Short Stories, won the Edgar for “Best Critical/Biographical” work. Klinger is one of the world’s foremost authorities on Sherlock Holmes
Gothic Ghostly Tales! Raven My thanks to my contacts at Pegasus Books, Iris Blasi, Katie McGuire, and Maia Larson, for my review copy of this book. You ladies rock!The volume is a collection of short horror fiction written by various co-scary story writers of Edgar Allan Poe. They cover a time period from 1816 to 1914. Some of them were old friends of mine and some I read for the first time i. "If you can get past the old-time writing style, I think you're likely to find some reading to keep you up at night" according to Frank Errington. Review copyLeslie S. Klinger is considered to be one of the world’s foremost authorities on both Sherlock Holmes and Dracula. He is the editor of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work and nominated for every other major award in the mystery genre. He is also the editor of The New Annotated Dracula whi. MommaMia said Spine tingling collection!. In the Shadow of Edgar Allen Poe is a marvelous collection of the macabre for any lover of the genre. Although these stories were written long ago (between 1816 and 191Spine tingling collection! MommaMia In the Shadow of Edgar Allen Poe is a marvelous collection of the macabre for any lover of the genre. Although these stories were written long ago (between 1816 and 1914), and their style, overall, definitely marks them as from a bygone era, they are absolutely timeless examples of what makes this genre so popular.Ordinarily short stories are not my first choice, a. ), and their style, overall, definitely marks them as from a bygone era, they are absolutely timeless examples of what makes this genre so popular.Ordinarily short stories are not my first choice, a
Ingenious twists.” (The Seattle Times)“Great fun for anyone who loves crime fiction. He enlightens by explaining artistic and historical references of the period, archaic words and expressions are given perspective and defined. “Klinger (The New Annotated Dracula) mixes well-known and obscure authors in this solid anthology of 20 short tales of terror. A good introduction to dark fiction of an earlier age.” (Publishers Weekly)“A fascinating and largely unpredictable assortment of stories drawn as the book's title indicates from decades following the peak of Poe¹s working life.” (Open Letters Monthly)“A sharp, affectionate, ligh