From the Depths: and Other Strange Tales of the Sea
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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From the Depths: and Other Strange Tales of the Sea
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Mike Ashley
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| Series | Tales of the Weird |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 130 |
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| Category/Genre | Anthologies
Classic horror and ghost stories |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780712352369
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| Classifications | Dewey:808.838766 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
British Library Publishing
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| Imprint |
British Library Publishing
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| Publication Date |
19 July 2018 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
From atop the choppy waves to the choking darkness of the abyss, the seas are full of mystery and rife with tales of inexplicable events and encounters with the unknown. In this anthology we see a thrilling spread of narratives; sailors are pitched against a nightmare from the depths, invisible to the naked eye; a German U-boat commander is tormented by an impossible transmission via Morse Code; a ship ensnares itself in the kelp of the Sargasso Sea and dooms a crew of mutineers, seemingly out of revenge for her lost captain... The supernatural is set alongside the grim affairs of sailors scorned in these salt-soaked tales, recovered from obscurity for the 21st century.
Author Biography
Mike Ashley is the author and editor of more than one hundred books, and is one of the foremost historians of popular fiction. He is series consultant for British Library Science Fiction Classics and his books include Adventures in The Strand, Out of This World, and The Age of Storytellers: British Popular Fiction Magazines 1880-1950. His multi-volume history of science fiction magazines is published by Liverpool University Press.
Reviews"Well worth a read for anyone interested in weird fiction or in a historical glimpse at the earlier days of speculative fiction." --Booklist
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