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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.
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.
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William Chambers Morrow
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Title: The Ape, the Idiot, and other people.Publisher: British
Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the
national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's
largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all
known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The
collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from
some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written
for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any
curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages
past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes
song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Morrow, William Chambers; 1898. 330 p.; 8 . 012623.h.52.
THIS 32 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Spinner's
Book of Fiction, by W. C. Morrow. To purchase the entire book,
please order ISBN 0766195716.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
THIS 32 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Spinner's
Book of Fiction, by W. C. Morrow. To purchase the entire book,
please order ISBN 0766195716.
"Mr W.C Morrow, who used to live in San Jose, California, was
addicted to writing ghost stories which made the reader feel as if
a stream of lizards, fresh from the ice, were streaking it up his
back and hiding in his hair." THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY, Ambrose
Bierce. Apart from such praise from one of the greatest horror
writers of them all, there is much else to recommend Morrow's
stories; revenge beyond sanity, bizarre ends and unnesscary surgery
all feature in this unjustly forgotten classic. Edited and with an
introduction by Kevin Sweeney.
"Mr W.C Morrow, who used to live in San Jose, California, was
addicted to writing ghost stories which made the reader feel as if
a stream of lizards, fresh from the ice, were streaking it up his
back and hiding in his hair." THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY, Ambrose
Bierce. Apart from such praise from one of the greatest horror
writers of them all, there is much else to recommend Morrow's
stories; revenge beyond sanity, bizarre ends and unnesscary surgery
all feature in this unjustly forgotten classic. Edited and with an
introduction by Kevin Sweeney.
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