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Editore: Chaosium Inc., 2005
ISBN 10: 1568821751ISBN 13: 9781568821757
Da: BooksByLisa, Highland Park, IL, U.S.A.
Libro Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition.
Editore: Penguin Random House, 2011
ISBN 10: 0143105590ISBN 13: 9780143105596
Da: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.
Libro
Condizione: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.
Editore: Penguin Random House, 2011
ISBN 10: 0143105590ISBN 13: 9780143105596
Da: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.
Libro
Condizione: New. Brand New.
Editore: Chaosium Inc., 2005
ISBN 10: 1568821751ISBN 13: 9781568821757
Da: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Libro
Condizione: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
Editore: Chaosium Inc., 2005
ISBN 10: 1568821751ISBN 13: 9781568821757
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Libro Prima edizione
Softcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Arthur Machen produced some of the most evocative weird fiction in all literary history. Written with impeccably mellifluous prose, infused with a powerful mystical vision, and imbued with a wonder and terror that he felt with every fiber of his being, his novels and tales will survive when works of far greater technical accomplishment fall by the wayside.The Terror is a short novel that inspired a host of imitations of its basic plot-animals turning against human beings-ranging from Philip Macdonalds brief tale Our Feathered Friends to Daphne du Mauriers much better-known (but sadly mediocre) novelette, The Birds. The Terror reveals several features characteristic of Machens later fiction. The first, perhaps, is frank autobiography. The first-person narrative voice not only seems to be Machen himself, but he plays upon his own role as a journalist and reporter.There is no deliberate intent to deceive; but the circumstantiality of his account, and its generally reportorial tone, suggests that Machen is hoping to convey a deeper truth-the truth that the brief, fitful, and ultimately temporary revolution of the animals against humanitys reign over the earth is a signal that human morals are collapsing as a result of the hideous and unprecedented warfare that had broken out two years earlier.The other feature that distinguishes The Terror is its mystery or even detective element. On the basis of several stories included here, one could easily imagine Machen writing an accomplished detective novel; but of course he would never have done so, for the notion of resolving all loose ends, and thereby emphasizing the rational intellects understanding of the world, was anathema to Machen, the religious mystic. For him, something of mystery must remain as a bulwark against the relentless march of science, which Machen felt was tearing away all the wonder and beauty of existence.And yet, in its way The Terror is nothing more than a logical working out of all possibilities, so that, by a process of elimination, a single explanation-even if it is supernatural-remains as the only viable solution to the case.Several other tales in this volume do indeed involve nothing supernatural-The Islington Mystery (1927), a murder tale pure and simple; The Cosy Room (1928), a conte cruel about the guilty conscience that plagues a murderer; The Children of the Pool (1936), a story that suggests the supernatural but proves to be one of psychological horror.Machen's witchery of words makes these works something more than mere crime stories; his vision, which always looks over the horizon of the known to the impenetrable mysteries beyond.
Editore: Chaosium Inc., 2005
ISBN 10: 1568821751ISBN 13: 9781568821757
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Libro Prima edizione
Softcover. Condizione: New. First Edition. Arthur Machen produced some of the most evocative weird fiction in all literary history. Written with impeccably mellifluous prose, infused with a powerful mystical vision, and imbued with a wonder and terror that he felt with every fiber of his being, his novels and tales will survive when works of far greater technical accomplishment fall by the wayside.The Terror is a short novel that inspired a host of imitations of its basic plot-animals turning against human beings-ranging from Philip Macdonalds brief tale Our Feathered Friends to Daphne du Mauriers much better-known (but sadly mediocre) novelette, The Birds. The Terror reveals several features characteristic of Machens later fiction. The first, perhaps, is frank autobiography. The first-person narrative voice not only seems to be Machen himself, but he plays upon his own role as a journalist and reporter.There is no deliberate intent to deceive; but the circumstantiality of his account, and its generally reportorial tone, suggests that Machen is hoping to convey a deeper truth-the truth that the brief, fitful, and ultimately temporary revolution of the animals against humanitys reign over the earth is a signal that human morals are collapsing as a result of the hideous and unprecedented warfare that had broken out two years earlier.The other feature that distinguishes The Terror is its mystery or even detective element. On the basis of several stories included here, one could easily imagine Machen writing an accomplished detective novel; but of course he would never have done so, for the notion of resolving all loose ends, and thereby emphasizing the rational intellects understanding of the world, was anathema to Machen, the religious mystic. For him, something of mystery must remain as a bulwark against the relentless march of science, which Machen felt was tearing away all the wonder and beauty of existence.And yet, in its way The Terror is nothing more than a logical working out of all possibilities, so that, by a process of elimination, a single explanation-even if it is supernatural-remains as the only viable solution to the case.Several other tales in this volume do indeed involve nothing supernatural-The Islington Mystery (1927), a murder tale pure and simple; The Cosy Room (1928), a conte cruel about the guilty conscience that plagues a murderer; The Children of the Pool (1936), a story that suggests the supernatural but proves to be one of psychological horror.Machen's witchery of words makes these works something more than mere crime stories; his vision, which always looks over the horizon of the known to the impenetrable mysteries beyond.
Editore: Chaosium Inc., 2005
ISBN 10: 1568821751ISBN 13: 9781568821757
Da: 369 Bookstore, Dover, DE, U.S.A.
Libro
Paperback. Condizione: Good.
Editore: Chaosium Inc., 2003
ISBN 10: 1568821727ISBN 13: 9781568821726
Da: London Bridge Books, London, Regno Unito
Libro
paperback. Condizione: Good.
Editore: Ash Tree Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 1899562907ISBN 13: 9781899562909
Da: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Editor Joshi has gathered the best of Quiller-Couch's weird tales. A fresh as new copy in dust wrapper.
Editore: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1917
Da: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. Elizabeth Shippen Green(Illustrator) (illustratore). First Edition. The White People by Frances Hodgson Burnett (First Edition) Bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends. water staining to top corner of pages. Wear to edges and spine ends with 1 inch off top and bottom spine. 2 inch tear to top front cover. In clear protective cover. Published February 1917, stated. Copyright 1917. Code A-R. Green cloth with gilt lettering and design. Story of a young girl in a remote Scottish castle who can see ghosts she terms "white people". BOOK.
Editore: Night Shade Books, San Francisco and Portland, 2004
Da: Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB ), Topsfield, MA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Boards. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition. xxiv, 334 pages. 8vo. Publisher's brown boards with embossed black decorations. Original price sticker and ISBN code on rear panel. Lightly bumped head/tail spine, several small blemishes to the rear board. Boards. The first in a series of three volumes. Now quite desirable in the marketplace.