Great Weird Tales: 14 Stories by Lovecraft, Blackwood, Machen and Others Summary and Reviews

Great Weird Tales: 14 Stories by Lovecraft, Blackwood, Machen and Others

Great Weird Tales: 14 Stories by Lovecraft, Blackwood, Machen and Others
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Editor: S. T. Joshi
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2011-11-24
ISBN: 0486404366
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Dover Publications

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Book Review: An Introduction To The Golden Age Of The Eerie And The Strange
Summary: 4 Stars

S.T. Joshi, author of H.P. LOVECRAFT: THE DECLINE OF THE WEST (1990) and H.P. LOVECRAFT: A LIFE (1996), editor of LOVECRAFT STUDIES and STUDIES IN WEIRD FICTION, has compiled 14 tales of madness, horror and the bizarre which highlight the work of some of the best American and British authors from the 'golden age of weird fiction' (circa 1880-1940).

Following Joshi's informative introduction, he categorizes the stories as follows:

I. Tales of Supernatural Horror
Ralph Adams Cram, "The Dead Valley"
Fiona Macleod, "The Sin Eater"
William Hope Hodgson, "The Voice In The Night"

II. Tales Of Non-Supernatural Horror
W.C. Morrow, "His Unconquerable Enemy"
Ambrose Bierce, "My Favorite Murder"

III. Tales Of Awe
Arthur Machen, "The Inmost Light"
Algernon Blackwood, "The Man Whom The Trees Loved"

IV. Tales Of Fantasy
F. Marion Crawford, "The King's Messenger
Lord Dunsany, "The Unhappy Body"
M.P. Shiel, "Xelucha"
Frank Belknap Long, "The Eye Above The Mantle"
R.H. Barlow, "A Dim-Remembered Story"

V. Tales Of Pseudo-Science
Fitz-James O'Brien, "The Diamond Lens"
H.P. Lovecraft, "Facts Concerning The Late Arthur Jermyn And His Family

The inclusion of Macleod's "The Sin Eater" and Barlow's "A Dim-Remembered Story" alone make this anthology a worthwile purchase.

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