Women Of The Weird

Author : Leslie S. Klinger,Lisa Morton
Publisher : Pegasus Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1643134167

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Weird Women by Leslie S. Klinger,Lisa Morton Pdf

From two acclaimed experts in the genre, a brand-new volume of supernatural stories showcasing the forgotten female horror writers from 1852–1923. While the nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley may be hailed as the first modern writer of horror, the success of her immortal Frankenstein undoubtedly inspired dozens of female authors who wrote their own evocative, chilling tales. Weird Women, edited by award-winning anthologists Lisa Morton and Leslie S. Klinger, collects some of the finest tales of terror by authors as legendary as Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Charlotte Gilman-Perkins, alongside works of writers who were the bestsellers and critical favorites of their time—Marie Corelli, Ellen Glasgow, Charlotte Riddell—and lesser known authors who are deserving of contemporary recognition. As railroads, industry, cities, and technology flourished in the mid-nineteenth century, so did stories exploring the horrors they unleashed. This anthology includes ghost stories and tales of haunted houses, as well as mad scientists, werewolves, ancient curses, mummies, psychological terrors, demonic dimensions, and even weird westerns. Curated by Klinger and Morton with an aim to presenting work that has languished in the shadows, all of these exceptional supernatural stories are sure to surprise, delight, and frighten today’s readers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 0688417310

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Women of the Weird by Anonim Pdf

Eleven "eerie" stories by women writers from the seventeenth century to the present, including Madame d'Aulnoy, Edith Nesbit, and Shirley Jackson.

Author : Melissa Edmundson
Publisher : Handheld Classics
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1912766248

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Women's Weird by Melissa Edmundson Pdf

A ground-breaking collection of the best Weird short stories by women from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Author : Greye La Spina,Everil Worrell,Mary Elizabeth Counselman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1948405768

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The Women of Weird Tales by Greye La Spina,Everil Worrell,Mary Elizabeth Counselman Pdf

Launched in 1923, the pulp magazine Weird Tales quickly became one of the most important outlets for horror and fantasy fiction and is often associated with writers like H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert Bloch, all of whose work appeared in its pages. But often overlooked is the fact that much of Weird Tales' content was by women writers, some of whom numbered among the magazine's most popular contributors. This volume includes thirteen fantastic tales originally published between 1925 and 1949, written by four of Weird Tales' most prolific female contributors: Greye La Spina, Everil Worrell, Mary Elizabeth Counselman and Eli Colter. Ranging from science fiction to fantasy to horror, these classic tales of mad scientists, deadly curses, ghosts, vampires, and the risen dead remain as thrilling and sensational as when first published.

Author : Jeff VanderMeer,Ann VanderMeer
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 2482 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466803190

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The Weird by Jeff VanderMeer,Ann VanderMeer Pdf

From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird, and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...but you will find the biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. The Weird features 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners: including William Gibson, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M. R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon. The Weird is the winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Lisa Kröger,Melanie R. Anderson
Publisher : Quirk Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781683691396

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Monster, She Wrote by Lisa Kröger,Melanie R. Anderson Pdf

Meet the women writers who defied convention to craft some of literature’s strangest tales, from Frankenstein to The Haunting of Hill House and beyond. Frankenstein was just the beginning: horror stories and other weird fiction wouldn’t exist without the women who created it. From Gothic ghost stories to psychological horror to science fiction, women have been primary architects of speculative literature of all sorts. And their own life stories are as intriguing as their fiction. Everyone knows about Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein, who was rumored to keep her late husband’s heart in her desk drawer. But have you heard of Margaret “Mad Madge” Cavendish, who wrote a science-fiction epic 150 years earlier (and liked to wear topless gowns to the theater)? If you know the astounding work of Shirley Jackson, whose novel The Haunting of Hill House was reinvented as a Netflix series, then try the psychological hauntings of Violet Paget, who was openly involved in long-term romantic relationships with women in the Victorian era. You’ll meet celebrated icons (Ann Radcliffe, V. C. Andrews), forgotten wordsmiths (Eli Colter, Ruby Jean Jensen), and today’s vanguard (Helen Oyeyemi). Curated reading lists point you to their most spine-chilling tales. Part biography, part reader’s guide, the engaging write-ups and detailed reading lists will introduce you to more than a hundred authors and over two hundred of their mysterious and spooky novels, novellas, and stories.

Author : Eleanor Brown
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101486375

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The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown Pdf

The beloved New York Times bestseller from acclaimed author Eleanor Brown about three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much. Three sisters have returned to their childhood home, reuniting the eccentric Andreas family. Here, books are a passion (there is no problem a library card can't solve) and TV is something other people watch. Their father—a professor of Shakespeare who speaks almost exclusively in verse—named them after the Bard's heroines. It's a lot to live up to. The sisters each have a hard time communicating with their parents and their lovers, but especially with one another. What can the shy homebody eldest sister, the fast-living middle child, and the bohemian youngest sibling have in common? Only that none has found life to be what was expected; and now, faced with their parents' frailty and their own personal disappointments, not even a book can solve what ails them...

Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : Tales of the Weird
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0712353917

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Queen of the Abyss by Mike Ashley Pdf

It is too often accepted that during the 19th and early 20th 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 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.

Author : Joanne Limburg
Publisher : Atlantic Books
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781838950064

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Letters To My Weird Sisters by Joanne Limburg Pdf

'Limburg describes movingly her own struggles as a new mother and the pressure of society's expectations...Through such delicately intertwined experiences, Limburg quietly shouts for change.' Times Literary Supplement It seemed to me that many of the moments when my autism had caused problems, or at least marked me out as different, were those moments when I had come up against some unspoken law about how a girl or a woman should be, and failed to meet it. An autism diagnosis in midlife enabled Joanne Limburg to finally make sense of why her emotional expression, social discomfort and presentation had always marked her as an outsider. Eager to discover other women who had been misunderstood in their time, she writes a series of wide-ranging letters to four 'weird sisters' from history, addressing topics including autistic parenting, social isolation, feminism, the movement for disability rights and the appalling punishments that have been meted out over centuries to those deemed to fall short of the norm. This heartfelt, deeply compassionate and wholly original work humanises women who have so often been dismissed for their differences, and will be celebrated by 'weird sisters' everywhere.

Author : Jennifer Romolini
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780062472755

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Weird in a World That's Not by Jennifer Romolini Pdf

An honest, sharp-witted, practical guide to help you get and keep the job you want—from an outsider whose been there and done it, a woman who went from being a broke, divorced, college dropout to running some of the biggest websites in the world. Jennifer Romolini started her career as an awkward twenty-seven-year-old misfit, navigated her way through New York media and became a boss—an editor-in-chief, an editorial director, and a vice president—all within little more than a decade. Her book, Weird In A World That’s Not, asserts that being outside-the-norm and achieving real, high-level success are not mutually exclusive, even if the perception of the business world often seems otherwise, even if it seems like only office-politicking extroverts are set up for reward. Part career memoir, part real-world guide, Weird in a World That’s Not offers relatable advice on how to achieve your dreams, even when the odds seem stacked against you. Romolini helps you face down your fears, find a career that’s right for you, and get and keep a job. She tackles practical issues and offers empathetic, clear-cut answers to important questions: How do I navigate the awkwardness of networking? How do I deal with intense office politics? How do I leave my crappy job? How do I learn how to be a boss not just a #boss? And, most importantly: How do I do all this and stay true to who I really am? Authentic, funny, and moving, Weird in a World That’s Not will help you tap into your inner tenacity and find your path, no matter how offbeat you are.

Author : Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:319510020064047

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Weird Women by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly Pdf

Author : Lynne Tillman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1913512053

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Weird Fucks by Lynne Tillman Pdf

A young woman drifts through a series of one night stands and truncated love affairs. Finding herself in a series of increasingly bizarre situations, she turns her curious and savage eye out on the foibles of the world around her. The men of this world evade and simper, they prey, and preen, and fall hopelessly in love. Through these snapshots we get a biting psychopathology, not just of masculinity in its various masks, but of sex and desire in the early 1970s.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0688517315

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Women of the Weird by Anonim Pdf

Eleven "eerie" stories by women writers from the seventeenth century to the present, including Madame d'Aulnoy, Edith Nesbit, and Shirley Jackson.

Author : Alessandra Narváez Varela
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1947627481

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Thirty Talks Weird Love by Alessandra Narváez Varela Pdf

A 13-year-old girl growing up in Mexico is visited by her 30-year-old future self in this powerful Young Adult novel in verse about accepting yourself. Out of nowhere, a lady comes up to Anamaría and says she's her, from the future. But Anamaría's thirteen, she knows better than to talk to some weirdo stranger. Girls need to be careful, especially in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico--it's the 90's and fear is overtaking her beloved city as cases of kidnapped girls and women become alarmingly common. This thirty-year-old "future" lady doesn't seem to be dangerous but she won't stop bothering her, switching between cheesy Hallmark advice about being kind to yourself, and some mysterious talk about saving a girl. Anamaría definitely doesn't need any saving, she's doing just fine. She works hard at her strict, grade-obsessed middle school--so hard that she hardly gets any sleep; so hard that the stress makes her snap not just at mean girls but even her own (few) friends; so hard that when she does sleep she dreams about dying--but she just wants to do the best she can so she can grow up to be successful. Maybe Thirty's right, maybe she's not supposed to be so exhausted with her life, but how can she ask for help when her city is mourning the much bigger tragedy of its stolen girls? This thought-provoking, moving verse novel will lead adult and young adult readers alike to vital discussions on important topics--like dealing with depression and how to recognize this in yourself and others--through the accessible voice of a thirteen-year-old girl. Alessandra Narváez Varela was born and raised in Ciudad Juárez, México. She earned a B.S. in Biology and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso, where she now teaches. This is her debut novel.

Author : Geoff Tibballs
Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 1845299345

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The Mammoth Book of Weird News by Geoff Tibballs Pdf

A bumper collection of the most outrageous, but absolutely true, news stories.