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Queens of the Abyss
Lost Stories from the Women of the Weird
Series: Tales of the Weird
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This new anthology follows the instrumental contributions made by women writers to the weird tale, and revives the lost authors of the early pulp magazines along with the often overlooked work of more familiar authors.
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It is too often accepted that during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries it was the male writers who developed and pushed the boundaries of the weird tale, with women writers following in their wake - but this is far from the truth.
This new anthology, Queens of the Abyss, follows the instrumental contributions made by women writers to the weird tale and revives the lost authors of the early pulp magazines along with the often overlooked work of more familiar authors.
See the darker side of The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett and the sensitively drawn nightmares of Marie Corelli and Violet Quirk. Hear the captivating voices of Weird Tales magazine contributors Sophie Wenzel Ellis, Greye La Spina and Margaret St Clair, and bow down to the sensational, surreal and challenging writers who broke down the barriers of the day.
Featuring material never before republished, from the abyssal depths of the British Library vaults.
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ISBN: 9780712353915
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 September 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Contributors:
- Edited by Mike Ashley
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 130.0mm
Height: 190.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Mike Ashley is the author and editor of more than one hundred books and one of the foremost historians of popular fiction with a specialism for rooting out rare short stories. His Tales of the Weird anthologies include Glimpses of the Unknown: Lost Ghost Stories and Doorway to Dilemma: Bewildering Tales of Dark Fantasy.
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