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The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories
Michael Cox
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Description for The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories
Paperback. Throughout the 19th century fictional ghost stories developed in parallel with the more general Victorian fascination with death and what lay beyond it. This collection includes stories by J.S. Le Fanu, M.R. James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Rhoda Broughton, Charles Dickens, Henry James and Wilkie Collins. Editor(s): Cox, Michael; Gilbert, R. A. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 106 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
The Victorians excelled at telling ghost stories. In an age of rapid scientific progress the idea of a vindictive past able to reach out and violate the present held a special potential for terror. Throughout the nineteenth century fictional ghost stories developed in parallel with the more general Victorian fascination with death and what lay beyond it. Though they were as much a part of the cultural and literary fabric of the age as imperial confidence, the best of them still retain their original power to surprise and unsettle. The editors map out the development of the ghost ... Read more
The Victorians excelled at telling ghost stories. In an age of rapid scientific progress the idea of a vindictive past able to reach out and violate the present held a special potential for terror. Throughout the nineteenth century fictional ghost stories developed in parallel with the more general Victorian fascination with death and what lay beyond it. Though they were as much a part of the cultural and literary fabric of the age as imperial confidence, the best of them still retain their original power to surprise and unsettle. The editors map out the development of the ghost ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192804471
SKU
V9780192804471
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About Michael Cox
Michael Cox is Senior Commissioning Editor, Reference Books, at OUP and is currently compiling The Oxford Chronology of English Literature on a freelance basis. His previous books include A Dictionary of Writers and Their Works, The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories, and The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century Ghost Stories. R. A. Gilbert is a well-known antiquarian bookseller and ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories
Review from previous edition The Oxford editors have tried to be comprehensive, to map out the development of the Victorian ghost story from c.1850. As a result, they have given us some gems.
Daniel Easterman, Books
They have produced a thoroughly eclectic sampling of the era.
Evening Standard
splendid collection...Just the thing for long dark evenings. ... Read more
Daniel Easterman, Books
They have produced a thoroughly eclectic sampling of the era.
Evening Standard
splendid collection...Just the thing for long dark evenings. ... Read more