Supernatural Mysteries: 60+ Horror Tales, Ghost Stories & Murder Mysteries

Supernatural Mysteries: 60+ Horror Tales, Ghost Stories & Murder Mysteries

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Gautier, Theophile
OK Publishing s.r.o.
EAN: 9788027247486
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Supernatural Mysteries: 60+ Horror Tales, Ghost Stories & Murder Mysteries' is an extraordinary anthology that delves into the eerie and the unexplained through an array of literary styles, from the gothic to the modernist. Gathering works from the pens of over fifty historic authors, this collection showcases a rich tapestry of narrative forms-from nerve-racking suspense to psychologically deep horror-within the broader context of 19th and early 20th-century literature. This anthology not only exhibits the thematic diversity from one chilling tale to another but also demonstrates the evolving approach to supernatural fiction, making it a standout compilation in its genre. The authors included are integral to the foundational pillars of supernatural and mystery literature. Figures like Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne contribute American Gothic tensions while European contemporaries such as Guy de Maupassant and Anton Chekhov offer a Continental perspective. Collectively, these writers have shaped and been shaped by various cultural and literary movements, including Romanticism, Victorianism, and the early stages of Modernism. Their varied backgrounds and distinctive voices converge in this anthology, providing a multifaceted exploration of the themes of fear, morality, and the unknown. Readers of 'Supernatural Mysteries' are invited to traverse gloomy moors, haunted manors, and shadowy streets through tales that have been thrilling audiences for over a century. The anthology serves not merely as entertainment but as a profound educational journey into the socio-cultural anxieties of previous centuries, represented through ghostly apparitions and mysterious circumstances. This collection is an essential addition to any literary enthusiast's library, offering a unique opportunity to experience a historic dialogue among some of the genre's most influential voices.
EAN 9788027247486
ISBN 8027247489
Binding Ebook
Publisher OK Publishing s.r.o.
Publication date December 21, 2018
Language English
Country Uruguay
Authors Adam, Villiers de l'Isle; Anderson, Sir Robert; Archer, William; Benson, E. F.; Bierce, Ambrose; Blavatsky, Helena; Bolton, Gambier; Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Edward; Butler, Ellis Parker; Chekhov, Anton; Collins, Wilkie; Cram, Ralph Adams; Davis, Andrew Jackson; Defoe, Daniel; Doyle, Arthur Conan; Edwards, Amelia B.; Erckmann-Chatrian; Fernald, Chester Bailey; Gautier, Theophile; Green, Anna Katherine; Hanshew, Mary E.; Hanshew, Thomas W.; Hardy, Thomas; Harvey, William F.; Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Hoffmann, E. T. A.; James, M. R.; Kipling, Rudyard; Kompert, Leopold; London, Jack; MacLeod, Fiona; Marryat, Florence; Marryat, Frederick; Maupassant, Guy de; Moffett, Cleveland; Nizida; O'Brien, Fitz-James; O'Sullivan, Vincent; Oliphant, Margaret; Poe, Edgar Allan; Prince, Walter F.; Quiller-Couch, A. T.; Reeve, Arthur B.; Rickford, Katherine; Stead, William T.; Stevenson, Robert Louis; Twain, Mark; Younger, Pliny The
Translators Hawthorne, Julian; Melmoth, William