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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of W. C. Morrow - Eighteen Short Stories of the Strange and Unusual Including 'The Haunted Burglar, ' 'The (Hardcover)
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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of W. C. Morrow - Eighteen Short Stories of the Strange and Unusual Including 'The Haunted Burglar, ' 'The (Hardcover)
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A classic collection of eighteen chilling stories from a little
known American master
Born in 1854, Morrow was the son of Baptist minister, hotelier and
farmer in Mobile, Alabama. Moving to California in 1879, he began
selling stories to 'The Argonaut' periodical where the famous
author Ambrose Bierce had been working for the previous two years.
Bierce recognised Morrow's talent as a writer of short stories and
it is believed that it was due to Bierce's patronage that several
of Morrows best known and highly regarded stories appeared in
William Randolph Hearst's 'San Francisco Examiner' newspaper.
Although Morrow's fame has not endured in to the same degree as
some of his contemporaries, it is considered in modern academic
circles that his was an enormous talent and that he deserves a
place in the pantheon of significant 19th century American authors.
Of course, to the aficionado of the supernatural and bizarre what
matters most is whether he tells a genuinely chilling tale. Bierce
certainly believed that he could and as he was no mean exponent of
ghostly and horrific fiction himself he was well placed to deliver
a considered judgment. However, perhaps Morrow's highest accolade
came in one of Bierce's own satirical pieces in which a character
exclaims, 'I have one of Will Morrow's tales in my pocket, but I
don't dare to go where there is light enough to read it ' High
praise indeed
In this collection readers will discover the story that is
arguably Morrow's most famous, the horrible tale of dismemberment
that is 'The Unconquerable Enemy' together with 'The Inmate of the
Dungeon, ' 'Treacherous Velasco, ' 'The Faithful Amulet, ' 'The
Haunted Burglar, ' 'The Gloomy Shadow, ' 'The Haunted Automaton, '
'The Woman of the Inner Room' and nine more short stories of the
disturbing 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.
General
Imprint: |
Leonaur Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2012 |
First published: |
December 2012 |
Authors: |
William Chambers Morrow
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78282-006-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
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LSN: |
1-78282-006-X |
Barcode: |
9781782820062 |
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