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Shadows on the Wall: Dark Tales by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Shadows on the Wall: Dark Tales by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Edited by Mike Ashley
SeriesBritish Library Tales of the Weird
Series part Volume No. 28
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 130
Category/GenreHorror and ghost stories
Classic horror and ghost stories
ISBN/Barcode 9780712354066
ClassificationsDewey:813.4
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publication Date 20 January 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The disquieting tales of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman explore a world of contrast, where the supernatural erupts out of authentically drawn portraits of New England life. This is a world of witchcraft, secrecy, domestic spaces turned uncanny and ancestral vengeances inflicted upon the unfortunates of the present. Collecting the best of the author's strange tales - including 'The White Shawl', which was unpublished during her lifetime - this volume casts a light on an underappreciated contributor to weird fiction and the shadowy corners of a dark imagination.

Author Biography

Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930) was a prolific New England writer, whose works included children's tales, historical novels and accounts of the supernatural. Her writing often espoused feminist beliefs and the rejection of traditional domestic roles for women. In 1926, she was awarded the first medal for Distinction in Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.