<p>I entered the church...It struck me suddenly that all this crowd of men and women standing all round, these priests chanting and moving about the altar, were dead...\nVernon Lee was a polymath whose copious writings include deeply learned studies of art, music, literature, and history, but also a small but exquisitely crafted group of Gothic tales, most of which first appeared in fin de siècle periodicals including the iconic Yellow Book. In these stories of obsession and possession, transgressive desire reaches out from the past -- through a haunting portrait, a murdered poet's lock of hair, the uncanny voice of a diabolical castrato -- dragging Lee's protagonists to their doom. Among those haunted by Lee's 'spurious ghosts' was Henry James, who praised her 'gruesome, graceful...ingenious tales, full of imagination'.\nThis new edition includes Lee's landmark 1890 collection Hauntings complete, along with six additional tales and the 1880 essay 'Faustus and Helena', in which Lee probes the elusive nature of the supernatural as a 'vital...fluctuating...potent' force that resists definite representation. Aaron Worth's contextual introduction, drawing upon Lee's newly published letters, reassesses her place in the pantheon of the fantastic.\nABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.</p>

The Virgin of the Seven Daggers: and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics)

Literature & Fiction

LEE, VERNON

Worth, Aaron

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD VENTURE OUT OF YOUR HIDING PLACES, HERE COMES ANOTHER HORDE OF HORRORS Slithering, wriggling, lurking, and creeping. Leaving slick trails of pustulent slime behind them. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill monsters populating the pages of this tome. No, these critters feed on the fear that bubbles up inside you when all appears lost and the scent of blood is on the wind. Now is the time to face these demons and read on. NOT YOUR AVERAGE MONSTER, VOL. 2: A MENAGERIE OF VILE BEASTS 19 more creatures gestated in the sick minds of: Jared Oliver Adams Richard Farren Barber Shawn Francis Marlena Frank Wednesday Lee Friday Leigh Harlen Erin Michelle Jendras B.T. Joy Patrick Lacey Sallie McDaniel Logan Noble Jenny Orosel Michael Picco Betty Rocksteady Nisi Shawl Meryl Stenhouse John F.D. Taff Johann Thorssen Aaron Worth THIS NIGHTMARE HAS JUST BEGUN!

Not Your Average Monster, Vol. 2: A Menagerie of Vile Beasts

Shawl, Nisi

Frank, Marlena

Lacey, Patrick

Taff, John F.D.

Barber, Richard Farren

Thorsson, Johann

Kahle, Pete

Harlen, Leigh

Friday, Wednesday Lee

Genre Fiction

Bloodshot Books

Out of the Past: Tales of Haunting History (Tales of the Weird)

British Library Publishing

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