Title
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural - Hardcover
by Phyllis Wagner (Editor), Herbert Wise (Introduction by)
First published in 1944, here are fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense from some of the most renowned authors and horror writers in literary history, with an introduction and notes from Phyllis Cerf Wagner and Herbert Wise.
"There is not a story in this collection that does not have the breath of life, achieve the full suspension of disbelief that is so particularly important in [this] type of fiction."--The Saturday Review This spine-chilling anthology collects stories from such distinguished spell weavers like: - Edgar Allan Poe ("The Black Cat")- Wilkie Collins ("A Terribly Strange Bed")
- Henry James ("Sir Edmund Orme")
- Guy de Maupassant ("Was It a Dream?")
- O. Henry ("The Furnished Room")
- Rudyard Kipling (" 'They' ")
- H. G. Wells ("Pollock and the Porroh Man") As well as tales from other masters of literature, including: - Algernon Blackwood ("Ancient Sorceries")
- Walter de la Mare ("Out of the Deep")
- E.M. Forster ("The Celestial Omnibus")
- Isak Dinesen ("The Sailor-Boys Tale")
- H.P. Lovecraft ("The Dunwich Horror")
- Dorothy L. Sayers ("Suspicion")
- Ernest Hemingway ("The Killers")
- And more! Hailed by The New York Times Book Review as "a gooseflesh special," Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural is a must-read for every horror fan and lover of classic literature.
Front Jacket
When this longtime Modern Library favorite--filled with fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense--was first published in 1944, one of its biggest fans was critic Edmund Wilson, who in The New Yorker applauded what he termed a sudden revival of the appetite for tales of horror. Represented in the anthology are such distinguished spell weavers as Edgar Allen Poe ("The Black Cat"), Wilkie Collins ("A Terribly Strange Bed"), Henry James ("Sir Edmund Orme"), Guy de Maupassant ("Was It a Dream?"), O. Henry ("The Furnished Room"), Rudyard Kipling ("They"), and H.G. Wells ("Pollock and the Porroh Man"). Included as well are such modern masters as Algernon Blackwood ("Ancient Sorceries"), Walter de la Mare ("Out of the Deep"), E.M. Forster ("The Celestial Omnibus"), Isak Dinesen ("The Sailor-Boys Tale"), H.P. Lovecraft ("The Dunwich Horror"), Dorothy L. Sayers ("Suspicion"), and Ernest Hemingway ("The Killers").
"There is not a story in this collection that does not have the breath of life, achieve the full suspension of disbelief that is so particularly important in [this] type of fiction," wrote the Saturday Review. With an introduction and notes by Phyllis Cerf Wagner and Herbert Wise.
Author Biography
Phyllis Wagner (1916-2006) was an actress, writer, and co-founder, with Dr. Seuss, of Beginner Books. She also co-edited, with Herbert Wise, the horror anthology Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural.
by Phyllis Wagner (Editor), Herbert Wise (Introduction by)
First published in 1944, here are fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense from some of the most renowned authors and horror writers in literary history, with an introduction and notes from Phyllis Cerf Wagner and Herbert Wise.
"There is not a story in this collection that does not have the breath of life, achieve the full suspension of disbelief that is so particularly important in [this] type of fiction."--The Saturday Review This spine-chilling anthology collects stories from such distinguished spell weavers like: - Edgar Allan Poe ("The Black Cat")- Wilkie Collins ("A Terribly Strange Bed")
- Henry James ("Sir Edmund Orme")
- Guy de Maupassant ("Was It a Dream?")
- O. Henry ("The Furnished Room")
- Rudyard Kipling (" 'They' ")
- H. G. Wells ("Pollock and the Porroh Man") As well as tales from other masters of literature, including: - Algernon Blackwood ("Ancient Sorceries")
- Walter de la Mare ("Out of the Deep")
- E.M. Forster ("The Celestial Omnibus")
- Isak Dinesen ("The Sailor-Boys Tale")
- H.P. Lovecraft ("The Dunwich Horror")
- Dorothy L. Sayers ("Suspicion")
- Ernest Hemingway ("The Killers")
- And more! Hailed by The New York Times Book Review as "a gooseflesh special," Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural is a must-read for every horror fan and lover of classic literature.
Front Jacket
When this longtime Modern Library favorite--filled with fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense--was first published in 1944, one of its biggest fans was critic Edmund Wilson, who in The New Yorker applauded what he termed a sudden revival of the appetite for tales of horror. Represented in the anthology are such distinguished spell weavers as Edgar Allen Poe ("The Black Cat"), Wilkie Collins ("A Terribly Strange Bed"), Henry James ("Sir Edmund Orme"), Guy de Maupassant ("Was It a Dream?"), O. Henry ("The Furnished Room"), Rudyard Kipling ("They"), and H.G. Wells ("Pollock and the Porroh Man"). Included as well are such modern masters as Algernon Blackwood ("Ancient Sorceries"), Walter de la Mare ("Out of the Deep"), E.M. Forster ("The Celestial Omnibus"), Isak Dinesen ("The Sailor-Boys Tale"), H.P. Lovecraft ("The Dunwich Horror"), Dorothy L. Sayers ("Suspicion"), and Ernest Hemingway ("The Killers").
"There is not a story in this collection that does not have the breath of life, achieve the full suspension of disbelief that is so particularly important in [this] type of fiction," wrote the Saturday Review. With an introduction and notes by Phyllis Cerf Wagner and Herbert Wise.
Author Biography
Phyllis Wagner (1916-2006) was an actress, writer, and co-founder, with Dr. Seuss, of Beginner Books. She also co-edited, with Herbert Wise, the horror anthology Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural.
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