The Collected Supernatural And Weird Fiction Of Sir Arthur Quiller Couch

Author : Arthur Quiller-Couch
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ISBN 13 : 9781782821427
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch written by Arthur Quiller-Couch and published by . This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange tales from a master of the short story There can be little doubt that the ideal length for the ghostly yarn is the short story. The writing of shorter fiction is a specific talent and it's finest exponents, M. R. James, Rudyard Kipling, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the author of this volume of tales of the bizarre, are well-known to all. Aficionados of the genre know that supernatural fiction was exceptionally popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The proliferation of periodicals at that time offered numerous opportunities for the publication of the ghost stories and the quality of the writing of these justifiably well regarded authors ensured that supernatural fiction entered a 'golden age.' Quiller-Couch, who often published under the distinctive single letter pseudonym 'Q, ' was the archetypal literary man of the age. He may have belonged to an elite, but he was at ease with the writing of novels, short fiction, criticism, non-fiction, poetry and the compiling of anthologies. Indeed, it is widely accepted that Quiller-Couch's most significant achievement was his learned compilation of the huge 'Oxford Book of English Verse.' Those unfamiliar with Quiller-Couch's short fiction will find this special Leonaur collection to be a revelation and those who already know his work will value an volume dedicated solely to his tales of the ghostly and weird. This book contains forty-two masterful stories including 'A Blue Pantomime, ' 'A Dark Mirror, ' 'The Haunted Dragoon, ' 'Not Here, O Apollo, ' 'Oceanus, ' 'Old Aeson' and many more. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781846778421
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final helping of Conan Doyle's tales of strange events in this world and beyond This is the final volume of the Leonaur special edition of the collected tales of the uncanny by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Each volume is substantial-over 400 pages each-and together they bring together perhaps the most comprehensive collection of Doyle's weird and supernatural fiction now available. This fine looking set is available in softcover and hardcover with dust wrapper for bibliophiles everywhere. This volume continues the pace set by its predecessors with the novel, 'The Mystery of Cloomber.' two novelettes, 'The Parasite' and 'The Black Doctor' together with thirteen short stories each one demonstrating Doyle's skill at portraying the unearthly, the chilling, the odd and the peculiar. Among them readers will discover, 'The Horror of the Heights.' 'The Silver Hatchet, ' 'The Fiend of the Cooperage, ' 'Selecting a Ghost, ' 'The Lift, ' 'The Silver Mirror' and many others. This Leonaur three volume set in coordinating covers, is available in softcover and in hardcover with dustjacket making it an essential addition to the libraries of collectors.

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
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ISBN 13 : 9781782820048
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Robert Louis Stevenson written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen strange stories from the genius of Robert Louis Stevenson There are very few readers who need an introduction to the works of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, many of his tales have become enduring classics and are familiar to practically everyone in either the written word or as films, plays, television serials and even as radio programmes. Many of Stevenson's books, such as 'Treasure Island, ' 'Kidnapped' and 'The Black Arrow' are iconic and genre defining works of fiction. The reason for this fact is simply that great writers create great works. Stevenson's forays into the worlds of supernatural, weird and horror fiction were, unfortunately, not so many compared with a number of his contemporaries, but and thirteen of his tales in these genres-arguably the entire canon-have been gathered together in this special single volume Leonaur edition. We believe that what might be lacking here in terms of quantity is more than balanced by the indisputable quality of Stevenson's writing skills. This collection contains one of the author's most iconic and much filmed work, the novella 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'-a work of such influence that its title alone has entered the English language as a readily understood synonym for schizophrenic or aberrant behaviour. Readers will also discover here 'Thrawn Janet, ' 'The Waif Woman, ' 'Olalla, ' 'The Body Snatcher, ' 'The Isle of Voices, ' 'The Poor Thing' and other superbly crafted tales to relish and disturb. A must for every collector and enthusiast of the fiction of the ghostly, bizarre and macabre. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.

Author : Arthur Thomas Quiller-couch
Publisher : Aegypan
ISBN 13 : 9781606644201
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hetty Wesley written by Arthur Thomas Quiller-couch and published by Aegypan. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, who sometimes wrote as Q, was a writer with tremendous range. Some of his work is what you'd expect from someone of Oscar Wilde's social class (though, if he had Wilde's talent, he'd have endured a lot more thoroughly than he has) -- quaintly quietly social stories from a member of the English gentry. Some of it (more successfully, we'd say) seems to ape Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure works, like Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Hetty Wesley is somewhere between those two poles: it's a mystery, the tale of an Englishman who's worked a lifetime in India -- and vanished on the voyage home. We like it, a lot. We think you will, too.

Author : Grant Allen
Publisher : Leonaur Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781782828693
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Grant Allen written by Grant Allen and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume one of the supernatural fiction of Grant Allen Canadian born, Grant Allen (1848-99) was educated in England and became a notable author of both scientific books and fiction. He is particularly regarded for his promotional activities concerning the theory of evolution. In common with many of the outstanding authors of the Victorian age, Allen was a prolific writer in many areas including detective fiction. His science fiction novel 'The British Barbarians' was published at around the time of H. G. Wells', 'The Time Machine' and also featured time travel in its narrative. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle became a neighbour and friend and assisted Allen in the completion of his last work, 'Hilda Wade'. Grant Allen also produced enough strange and otherworldly tales to fill the two volumes in this Leonaur edition of his excellent and entertaining ghostly stories. Volume one features the novel Kalee's Shrine and nine short stories of the strange and unusual including 'Our Scientific Observations on a Ghost', 'Pallinghurst Barrow' and 'My New Year's Eve Among the Mummies'. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.

Author : Wilkie Collins
Publisher : Leonaur Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Wilkie Collins written by Wilkie Collins and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A second venture into another world of mists, fear and danger This second substantial volume of Wilkie Collins' excursions into the literary world of supernatural and horror fiction includes a varied assortment to please his enthusiastic aficionados. Beginning with the novel, 'The Two Destinies', there follow three novelettes for those who enjoy coming to grips with substantial tales of unease, they are, 'The Frozen Deep', 'Sister Rose' and 'The Yellow Mask'. This volume is completed by two shorter works, 'The Traveller's Story of a Terribly Strange Bed' and 'The Lawyer's Story of a Stolen Letter'. Collins belonged to the Victorian Age and his stories evoke it brilliantly creating iconic and enduring fiction for all to enjoy and treasure. Available in soft cover and hard cover with dust jacket for collectors.

Author : Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781721164141
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Haunted Dragoon written by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Haunted Dragoon By Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch In 1887, while he was at Oxford, he published Dead Man's Rock, a romance in the vein of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, and he followed this up with Troy Town (1888) and The Splendid Spur (1889). Quiller-Couch is well known for his story "The Rollcall of the Reef," based on the wreck of the HMS Primrose in 1807. He published in 1896 a series of critical articles, Adventures in Criticism, and in 1898 he completed Robert Louis Stevenson's unfinished novel, St. Ives. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Author : Robert W. Chambers
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ISBN 13 : 9780857061966
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Robert W Chambers written by Robert W. Chambers and published by . This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third chilling collection of the author's weird and supernatural fiction Robert W. Chambers most famous and most highly regarded work is undoubtedly, 'The King in Yellow'-a collection of stories held by the common theme of a drama of the same title which drives those who read it to insanity. It is widely accepted that this work is one of the most important in the whole library of American supernatural writing. Nevertheless, it is but part of Chambers' output in the field of weird and supernatural writings, so this special Leonaur collection of Chambers fiction in the genre-which of course includes the stories that comprise 'The King in Yellow'-runs to a satisfying four substantial volumes. Leonaur editions are available in softcover and hardback with dust jacket for collectors. Leonaur hardbacks feature real cloth bindings, gold foil embossed lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands. This third volume includes the novel 'The Tracer of Lost Persons, ' four novelettes 'The Maker of Moons, ' 'The Street of Our Lady of the Fields, ' 'The Street of the First Shell' and 'The White Shadow' and nine short stories.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1077 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Supernatural Mysteries: 60+ Horror Tales, Ghost Stories & Murder Mysteries written by Mark Twain and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 1077 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Press presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: Detective Stories: The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe) A Scandal in Bohemia (A. Conan Doyle) The Biter Bit (Wilkie Collins) The Safety Match (Anton Chekhov) The Black Hand (Arthur B. Reeve) Missing: Page Thirteen (Anna Katherine Green) Some Scotland Yard Cases (Sir Robert Anderson) The Rope of Fear (Thomas W. Hanshew and Mary E. Hanshew) Suspense Stories: The Birth Mark (Nathaniel Hawthorne) The Oblong Box (Edgar Allan Poe) A Terribly Strange Bed (Wilkie Collins) The Torture by Hope (Villiers de l'Isle Adam) The Mysterious Card (Cleveland Moffett) The Box with the Iron Clamps (Florence Marryat) My Fascinating Friend (William Archer) The Lost Room (Fitz-James O'Brien) The Great Valdez Sapphire (Anonymous) Ghost Stories: Thrawn Janet (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Horla (Guy de Maupassant) To Sura: A Letter (Pliny the Younger) The Beast with Five Fingers (William F. Harvey) Number 13 (Montague Rhodes James) Joseph: A Story (Katherine Rickford) Sister Maddelena (Ralph Adams Cram) The Man Who Went Too Far (E.F. Benson) The Phantom Rickshaw (Rudyard Kipling) The Apparition of Mrs. Veal (Daniel Defoe) Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book (M. R. James) The Haunted and the Haunters (Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton) The Silent Woman (Leopold Kompert) The Rival Ghosts (Brander Matthews) The Damned Thing (Ambrose Bierce) The Interval (Vincent O'Sullivan) Dey Ain't No Ghosts (Ellis Parker Butler) The Banshees of Ireland Some Real American Ghosts The Deserted House (E. T. A. Hoffmann) The Withered Arm (Thomas Hardy) The House and the Brain (Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton) The Roll-Call of the Reef (A. T. Quiller-Couch) The Open Door (Mrs. Margaret Oliphant) The Mysterious Sketch (Erckmann-Chatrian) Green Branches (Fiona Macleod) The Were-Wolf (H. B. Marryatt) Clarimonde (Théophile Gautier) Paranormal Psychic Stories

Author : Henry Wood
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ISBN 13 : 9781782820529
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mrs Henry Wood written by Henry Wood and published by . This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume one of a unique three volume collection Mrs. Henry Wood was one of a notable cadre of proficient authors of all manner of fiction, much of which appeared serially in the numerous periodicals of the Victorian period. Ellen Wood (formerly Price) was born in Worcestershire in 1815 and is principally remembered as the author of 'East Lynne'-one of the most popular sensation novels of the mid-19th century. She wrote over 30 novels as well as many shorter works of mystery, crime and suspense. Her supernatural fiction has endured by virtue of its lasting quality and has been acclaimed by aficionados and critics alike, including the not lightly given approbation of M. R. James. The Victorian public's appetite for stories of the weird and ghostly was insatiable and huge amounts of it was published. This resulted in a golden age for the genre. Almost every popular fiction writer of the period tried their hand at ghostly or terrifying stories, including some of the most notable authors of the time such as Dickens, R. L. Stevenson, Kipling and Conan Doyle. Some became well known and well regarded 'specialists' in the ghostly tale; foremost among these were women writers who had a particular talent for supernatural themes. Among the first rank of these was Mrs Henry Wood and this substantial Leonaur three volume collection is probably the first comprehensive collection of her other worldly fiction to be published. In volume one readers will discover 'Featherston's Story, ' 'A Mystery, ' 'Gina Montani' and ten more stories of the strange and unusual. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.