HOME View All Genre

Book

Audiobook

GENRES 🌙 Dark

In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Tales of Horror, 1816–1914 - Leslie S. Klinger, Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu & Théophile Gautier

By Leslie S. Klinger, Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu & Théophile Gautier

Release Date: 2015-10-15

Genre: Fiction

(0 ratings)
Preview Intro
1
In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe: Classi Leslie S. Klinger, Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu & Théophile Gautier
Play Full Download
A masterful collection of horror fiction by widely acclaimed authors whose contributions to the genre have been lost in the shadow of Poe

Edgar Allan Poe did not invent the tale of terror. There were American, English, and Continental writers who preceded Poe and influenced his work. Similarly, there were many who were in turn influenced by Poe’s genius and produced their own popular tales of supernatural literature. This collection features masterful tales of terror by authors who, by and large, are little-remembered for their writing in this genre. Even Bram Stoker, whose Dracula may be said to be the most popular horror novel of all time, is not known as a writer of short fiction.

Distinguished editor Leslie S. Klinger is a world-renowned authority on those twin icons of the Victorian age, Sherlock Holmes and Dracula. His studies into the forefathers of those giants led him to a broader fascination with writers of supernatural literature of the nineteenth century. The stories in this collection have been selected by him for their impact. Each is preceded by a brief biography of the author and an overview of his or her literary career and is annotated to explain obscure references.

Read on, now, perhaps with a flickering candle or flashlight at hand …

Stories by Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Théophile Gautier, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lafcadio Hearn, M. R. James, Bram Stoker, and many others

In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Tales of Horror, 1816–1914 - Leslie S. Klinger, Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu & Théophile Gautier

By Leslie S. Klinger, Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu & Théophile Gautier

Release Date: 2015-10-15

Genre: Fiction

(0 ratings)
Play Full Download
A masterful collection of horror fiction by widely acclaimed authors whose contributions to the genre have been lost in the shadow of Poe

Edgar Allan Poe did not invent the tale of terror. There were American, English, and Continental writers who preceded Poe and influenced his work. Similarly, there were many who were in turn influenced by Poe’s genius and produced their own popular tales of supernatural literature. This collection features masterful tales of terror by authors who, by and large, are little-remembered for their writing in this genre. Even Bram Stoker, whose Dracula may be said to be the most popular horror novel of all time, is not known as a writer of short fiction.

Distinguished editor Leslie S. Klinger is a world-renowned authority on those twin icons of the Victorian age, Sherlock Holmes and Dracula. His studies into the forefathers of those giants led him to a broader fascination with writers of supernatural literature of the nineteenth century. The stories in this collection have been selected by him for their impact. Each is preceded by a brief biography of the author and an overview of his or her literary career and is annotated to explain obscure references.

Read on, now, perhaps with a flickering candle or flashlight at hand …

Stories by Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Théophile Gautier, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lafcadio Hearn, M. R. James, Bram Stoker, and many others

More by Leslie S. Klinger, Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu & Théophile Gautier

In the Company of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon (The Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon Series)

To Catch a Thief (Library of Congress Crime Classics)

In League with Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon (The Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon Series)

Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon (The Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon Series)

Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers, 1852–1923

For the Sake of the Game: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon (The Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon Series)

The Haunter of the Dark (Unabridged)

Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense (Unabridged)

In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Tales of Horror, 1816–1914

Related Articles