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The Empty House, and Other Ghost Stories by Algernon Blackwood; Ruth Heholt (Introduction by)
Category: Fiction | Series: Essential Gothic, SF and Dark Fantasy Ser.
Algernon Blackwood, one of the founding fathers of modern ghost and horror stories, inspired generations of writers from H.P. Lovecraft to Shirley Jackson and our very own Ramsey Campbell. Blackwood's 'The Empty House' is one of the most famous haunted house stories in the English language, with its car ...Show more
The Job by Sinclair Lewis; James M. Hutchisson (Introduction by)
Category: Classics | Series: Essential Gothic, SF and Dark Fantasy Ser.
Book Excerpt: the Panama Annual Chautauqua. She could have a job selling dry-goods behind the counter in the Hub Store, but that meant loss of caste. She could teach dancing--but she couldn't dance particularly well. And that was all that she could do. She had tried to find work as office-woman for Dr. ...Show more
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe
Category: Classics | Series: Essential Gothic, SF and Dark Fantasy Ser.
A beautifully crafted tale of gothic romance. Fresh with grief for her recently-deceased father and forced to live with an aunt who doesn't want her, Emily is plunged into a nightmarish world in this terrifying gothic classic by Ann Radcliffe. Having been forced apart from the man she loves, Emily finds ...Show more
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell; Débora Tavares (Introduction by)
Category: Classic | Series: Essential Gothic, SF and Dark Fantasy Ser.
An unflinching look at unemployment and life among the working classes in Britain during the Great Depression, The Road to Wigan Pier offers an in-depth examination of socio-economic conditions in the coal-mining communities of England's industrial areas, including detailed analysis of workers' wages, l ...Show more
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Category: Classics | Series: Essential Gothic, SF and Dark Fantasy Ser.
The Penguin English Library Edition of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 'Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, - stern and wild ones, - and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss' Fiercely romantic and hugely influential, The Scarlet Letter is the tale of Hester P ...Show more
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - And Other Dark Tales by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Classics | Series: Essential Gothic, SF and Dark Fantasy Ser.
In Stevenson's suspense-filled masterpiece of horror, a shameless, repulsive creature stalks the streets and he's becoming harder to control... The charming Dr Jekyll could not be more different to the violent and depraved Mr Hyde - until, that is, he takes a potion of his own concoction which allows hi ...Show more
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan; Kate Macdonald (Introduction by)
Category: Classics | Series: Essential Gothic, SF and Dark Fantasy Ser.
Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life-until he is accosted by a mysterious American, who warns him of an assassination plot that could completely destabalise the fragile political balance of Europe. Initially sceptical, Hannay nonetheless harbou ...Show more
The Three Imposters: And Other Creepy Stories by Arthur Machen
Category: Science Fiction | Series: Essential Gothic, SF and Dark Fantasy Ser.
Stories woven together with the devious threads of dark magic create the ultimate in horror fiction by the gruesome Arthur Machen. When two men set about as amateur sleuths they are unaware of the depths of conspiracy or the malign forces dwelling in the shadows they will uncover. Encountering stories o ...Show more