In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe ed. Leslie S. Klinger (Pegasus Books, October 15, 2015, 978-1-60598-875-7, $24.95, xv+320pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 20 classic horror stories from 1816-1914. Editor Klinger provides introductions and notes. Authors include Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Robert W. Chambers.
Details supplied by Alan Perfect.
- v · Introduction · Leslie S. Klinger · in
- 1 · The Sand-Man · E. T. A. Hoffmann · nv (r)
translated from the German (“Der Sandmann”, Nachtstücke vol. 1, 1816).
- 37 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · ss New Orleans Item June 16 1878 (+1)
translated from the French (“Le Pied de Momie”, Musée de Familles, September 1840).
- 51 · An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine December 1853, as “An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in an Old House in Aungier-Street”, uncredited.
- 73 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885
- 95 · His Unconquerable Enemy · W. C. Morrow · ss The Argonaut March 11 1889, as “The Rajah’s Nemesis”
- 105 · In Dark New England Days · Sarah Orne Jewett · ss The Century Magazine October 1890
- 125 · The Yellow Wallpaper · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ss New England Magazine January 1892
- 145 · Désirée’s Baby · Kate Chopin · ss Vogue January 1893
- 153 · The Yellow Sign · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895
- 173 · A Tragedy of Bones · George MacDonald · ex from Lilith, Chatto & Windus, 1895
- 187 · A Night of Horror · Dick Donovan · ss Tales of Terror by Dick Donovan, Chatto & Windus, 1899
- 205 · The Corpse-Rider · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Shadowings by Lafcadio Hearn, Little Brown, 1900
- 209 · The Leather Funnel · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss McClure’s Magazine November 1902
- 223 · The Shadows on the Wall · Mary Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine March 1903
- 241 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895
- 253 · The Moonlit Road · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine January 1907
- 263 · The Spider · Hanns Heinz Ewers · nv The International December 1915
translated from the German (“Die Spinne”, 1908).
- 285 · The Woman with the Hood · L. T. Meade · ss The Weekly Scotsman December 1897
- 301 · The Easter Egg · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette April 15 1911
- 307 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves December 2 1893
- 320 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg
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