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Queens of the Abyss: Lost Stories from the Women of the Weird

by Mike Ashley (Editor)

Other authors: Marjorie Bowen (Contributor), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Contributor), Frances Hodgson Burnett (Contributor), Leonora Carrington (Contributor), Marie Corelli (Contributor)12 more, Mary Elizabeth Counselman (Contributor), Sophie Wenzel Ellis (Contributor), Jessie Douglas Kerruish (Contributor), Greye La Spina (Contributor), Marie Belloc Lowndes (Contributor), E. Nesbit (Contributor), G.G. Pendarves (Contributor), Violet Quirk (Contributor), Alicia Ramsey (Contributor), May Sinclair (Contributor), Lady Eleanor Smith (Contributor), Margaret St. Clair (Contributor)

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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.… (more)
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Upon finishing this book I couldn't help but think that there was a reason that most of these stories remained hidden. One of the most disappointing volumes in the Tales of the Weird series. Melodrama, ridiculous dialogue, and plots that have little to do with either the Gothic or the Weird. Queens of Boredom would have been a more appropriate title... ( )
  AmaliaGavea | Feb 20, 2023 |
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Ashley, MikeEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bowen, MarjorieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Braddon, Mary ElizabethContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Burnett, Frances HodgsonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Carrington, LeonoraContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Corelli, MarieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Counselman, Mary ElizabethContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ellis, Sophie WenzelContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kerruish, Jessie DouglasContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
La Spina, GreyeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lowndes, Marie BellocContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Nesbit, E.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pendarves, G.G.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Quirk, VioletContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ramsey, AliciaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sinclair, MayContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Smith, Lady EleanorContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
St. Clair, MargaretContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed

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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.

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