9780486805054

The Cold Embrace

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9780486805054

Paperback|9780486805054


Overview

This original anthology presents 19 short stories that cover nearly a century of speculative fiction by women authors. Selections range from Mary Shelley's "Transformation" (1830), a pendant to Frankenstein in its themes and motifs, to "Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched" (1922) by May Sinclair, a tale of time travel that follows its heroine to Hell and back.
Gripping narratives include Virginia Woolf's "A Haunted House," in which a ghostly couple revisit their former home; "A Wedding Chest" by Vernon Lee, a story of romance and revenge that unfolds in Renaissance Italy; and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," recounting a woman's psychic possession by the previous occupant of her attic bedroom. Additional tales include E. Nesbit's "From the Dead," "The Eyes" by Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Gaskell's "Curious If True," and many others. Editor S. T. Joshi offers an extensive Introduction as well as notes on each of the authors.

ISBN-13

9780486805054

ISBN-10

0486805050

Weight

0.90 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.60 x 8.90 In

List Price

$10.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

288 pages

Publisher

Dover Publications

Published On

2016-05-18



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