Horror stories : classic tales from Hoffmann to Hodgson /
The modern horror story grew and developed across the 19th century, embracing categories as diverse as ghost stories, the supernatural and psychological horror, medical and scientific horrors, colonial horror, and tales of the uncanny and precognition. This anthology brings together 29 of the greate...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Oxford world's classics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The modern horror story grew and developed across the 19th century, embracing categories as diverse as ghost stories, the supernatural and psychological horror, medical and scientific horrors, colonial horror, and tales of the uncanny and precognition. This anthology brings together 29 of the greatest horror stories of the period, from 1816 to 1912, from the British, Irish, American, and European traditions. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2014. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (560 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780191923760 (ebook) : |
| DOI: | 10.1093/owc/9780199685448.001.0001 |