Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics)
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Picked up from the February BC Meetup in Leeds.
I'll be interested to read some more Sheridan Le Fanu. I read Uncle Silas when I was younger (after seeing an excellent TV adaptation) and remember really enjoying it. Plus, this book has an introduction by M.R. James, who I am immensely fond of also. What's not to like...?
Le Fanu is from an older generation than my two personal favourite chroniclers of the supernatural and fantastical, Algernon Blackwood & M.R. James - and perhaps consequently his tales are generally more traditional & old-fashioned and often veer either into the realms of folk / fairytale or into ponderous 'histories' behind the hauntings of olden times (reminiscent of the style of his 'Uncle Silas'). By and large, he generally lacks the decidedly warped visions of Blackwood & James - although, on occasion, he is capable of suprising the reader with a flash of a pleasingly bizarre imagination... and some of these tales ARE sinister & haunting (without ever really getting quite as far as being 'terrifying').
Basically - these are an enjoyable & varied selection of supernatural tales which, whilst successful to varying degrees, are almost always intriguing and engaging... and the ideal reading, as M.R. James says, "in a country house for the hours after midnight".
I particularly enjoyed 'Squire Toby's Will', 'The Child That Went With The Fairies' (particularly memorable & haunting), 'An Account Of Some Strange Disturbances In Aungier Street' (probably the scariest), 'Sir Dominick's Bargain' and 'The Vision Of Tom Chuff' - although my favourite was probably 'Ultor de Lacy', which I thought had a particular psychological depth & complexity to it which marked it out as a significantly more mature piece of writing than perhaps some of the other, more 'simple' tales. But you, dear reader, will doubtless find your own favourites...
(No Blackwood or James then, but a good third...!)
Released 16 yrs ago (10/23/2007 UTC) at The Golden Lion in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom
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releasing at tomorrow's spookily-themed pre-Halloween BC Meetup in York...
I liked the first story and the title piece - Madam Crowl's Ghost. What a character she was! Heck, you could really imagine her eating small children for breakfast (unlike a character in another book I'm trying to read at the moment).
All the stories were great, although maybe the last one wasn't one of my favourites - it was a bit bitty and ho diddly hum.... the one with random bits about the wizard's castle that was submerged under the lake. It was a bit random - him doing these horrid magic tricks and telling his wife if she screamed, they'd all be drowned. Why why why?
Released 16 yrs ago (12/3/2007 UTC) at Happy Day Postal Release in Happy Day Postal Release, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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Posting to the winner of the Oct/Nov UK Happy Day Release. This is an obviously Halloween themed book, off on it's journey to West Yorkshire. Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you so much for this OpheliaPhillips, I just love ghost stories & look forward to reading them.
Looks like Mount TBR is going to be increasing.... :-D
Released 10 yrs ago (9/27/2013 UTC) at BCUK Unconvention 2013 in Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom
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To be released onto the buffet table at the BCUK Unconvention. If it's not picked up by a bookcrosser it will be released into the wild when we undertake our release walk......wherever you found it please let us know it's safe with you :o)
Released as part of the "YOU'RE SUCH AN ANIMAL" Challenge (#35) (crow)
Released 10 yrs ago (10/3/2013 UTC) at Cafe Rose - Parkhotel in Bad Schallerbach, Oberösterreich Austria
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Released 10 yrs ago (10/9/2013 UTC) at Wissensturm (OBCZ) in Linz, Oberösterreich Austria
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