| Edition |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
| Description |
xv, 320 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Collects twenty short horror stories published between 1816 and 1914 that have been overshadowed by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, including Bram Stoker's "The Squaw" and L.T. Meade's "The Woman with the Hood." |
| Contents |
Introduction / by Leslie S. Klinger -- The sand man / by E. T. A. Hoffmann (1816) -- The mummy's foot / by Théophile Gautier (1840) -- An account of some strange disturbances in Aungier Street / by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1853) -- The upper berth / by F. Marion Crawford (1886) -- His unconquerable enemy / by W. C. Morrow (1889) -- In dark New England days / by Sarah Orne Jewett (1890) -- The yellow wallpaper / by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1891) -- Desiree's baby / by Kate Chopin (1893) -- The yellow sign / by Robert W. Chambers (1895) -- A tragedy of bones / by George MacDonald (1895) -- A night of horror / by Dick Donovan (1899) -- The corpse-rider / by Lafcadio Hearn (1900) -- The leather funnel / by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902) -- The shadows on the wall / by Mary Wilkins Freeman (1903) -- Lost hearts / by M. R. James (1904) -- The Moonlight road / by Ambrose Bierce (1907) -- The spider / by Hanns Heinz Ewers (1907) -- The woman with the hood / by L. T. Meade (1908) -- The Easter egg / by Saki (H. H. Munro) (1911) -- The squaw / by Bram Stoker (1914). |
| Subject |
Horror tales, English.
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Horror tales, American.
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Paranormal fiction, English.
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Paranormal fiction, American.
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Short stories, English.
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Short stories, American.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01726740
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| Subject |
Horror tales, American. (OCoLC)fst00960399
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Horror tales, English. (OCoLC)fst00960411
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Paranormal fiction, American. (OCoLC)fst01775200
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Paranormal fiction, English. (OCoLC)fst01775203
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Short stories, American. (OCoLC)fst01117064
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Short stories, English. (OCoLC)fst01117174
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| Added Author |
Klinger, Leslie S., editor.
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Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
Sandmann. English.
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Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872.
Pied de momie. English.
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Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan, 1814-1873.
Account of some strange disturbances in Aungier street.
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Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion), 1854-1909.
Upper berth.
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Morrow, W. C., 1854-1923.
His unconquerable enemy.
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Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909.
In dark New England days.
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Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935.
Yellow wallpaper.
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Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904.
Desiree's baby.
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Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William), 1865-1933.
Yellow sign.
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MacDonald, George, 1824-1905.
Tragedy of bones.
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Donovan, Dick, 1843-1934.
Night of horror.
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Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
Corpse-rider.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.
Leather funnel.
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Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930.
Shadows on the wall.
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James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936.
Lost hearts.
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Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?
Moonlit road.
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Ewers, Hanns Heinz, 1871-1943.
Spider.
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Meade, L. T., 1844-1914.
Woman with the hood.
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Saki, 1870-1916.
Easter egg.
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Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912.
Squaw.
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| Note |
Title on dust jacket: In the shadow of Edgar Allan Poe : classic tales of terror, 1816-1914 |
| ISBN |
9781605988757 |
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1605988758 |
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