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Ladataan... Tales from a Gas-Lit GraveyardTekijä: Hugh Lamb (Toimittaja)
   - Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. These anthologies of obscure vintage thrillers are always interesting grab bags of fiction. "Tales from a Gas-lit Graveyard" sheds light on some quirky (and spooky) short stories from the English-speaking world (and two from the Spanish) gleaned from various Victorian magazines. Some involve ghosts and others simply describe typically macabre or Gothic themes. However, none include a gas-lit graveyard, which was a bit of a disappointment for me! My favorite story was probably "The Haunted Station" by Hume Nisbet which paints a very atmospheric picture of the Australian outback. I also thought that "The Tyburn Ghost" by the Countess of Munster was a really creepy story. A few others definitely show their age, however and are a bit dry and keep to well worn Victorian themes, in particular Marsh's "The Houseboat." Still this collection is worth a read for a bit of eerie Autumn atmosphere. (  ) Spoonbridge | Oct 31, 2011 |  ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Sisältää nämä:The Hour and the Man (tekijä: Robert Barr)
Assembled by an authority on vintage thrillers, these 17 Victorian-era stories of the macabre include works from around the world by both popular and lesser-known authors. Ambrose Bierce, Robert Barr, R. Murray Gilchrist, Mrs. H. H. Riddell, Richard Marsh, and Guy Boothby are among the more celebrated contributors to this collection -- and the excellence of their tales is rivaled by rediscovered works by several long-neglected Gothic masters. Hume Nisbet's "The Haunted Station" unfolds amid an eerie setting in the Australian outback, while Bernard Capes' stories center on a haunted prison cell and a green bottle with a soul trapped inside. Lady Dilke cautions against the hazards of seeking the solutions to life's riddles, and Robert Barr's "The Hour and the Man" demonstrates that revenge is not what it seems. Discerning lovers of horror and suspense will take particular pleasure in the rarity of these tales, none of which have been reprinted since their original publication. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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 Google Books — Ladataan...LajityypitMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.0873808Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction By Type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Horror and ghost fiction Horror fiction Subdivisions Collections of literary texts in more than one formKongressin kirjaston luokitusArvio (tähdet)Keskiarvo: (3.6)
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