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Collected Ghost Stories

Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
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Description:Collected Ghost Stories unites in one volume the sporadic yet successful efforts of Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman in the field of the supernatural. A member of the New England branch of the local color movement in American literature, she wrote approximately two hundred stories, most of which depicted village life against a background of social, cultural, and economic decline. Of these, only eleven deal with the uncanny. The late August Derleth ranked her among "the absolute formative masters" of the genre following the Gothic vogue in English literature. The quartet comprised Mrs. Freeman, J. Sheridan LeFanu, M. R. James, and Algernon Blackwood.Edward Wagenknecht describes the type of supernatural story Mrs. Freeman wrote as "the kind in which we cling closely to our own firesides but are chilled every now and then by a mysterious wind which blows in upon us from beyond." Technically, this writer tells her tale in simple and direct terms, the narrative never slackening its pace until the final desired effect is achieved. In "A Far-Away Melody" and "The Lost Ghost," a wistful melancholy does predominate. But more often the protagonists react to situations or circumstances with a force and energy that create for the reader an atmosphere of expectancy and tension."The Shadows on the Wall" is a combination crime and ghost story, the "manifestation" appearing during fragmentary conversations involving recent events. The dark side of human nature emerges effectively in "The Southwest Chamber" and "The Wind in the Rose-Bush." The former combines the comic and the serious: a strong malevolent atmosphere pervades the chamber, but the successful antics of the ghost to intimidate the occupants do evoke an uneasy smile. In "The Wind in the Rose-Bush" the stoical selfishness of Mrs. Dent, and its consequences, are hardly less fatal than the destruction wrought by the vampiric maneuvers of the title character in "Luella Miller.""A Gentle Ghost" and "The Lost Ghost" involve children, the latter a strikingly pathetic account of a search for maternal love. "A Symphony in Lavender" employs the dream device to presage evil, and "The Hall Bedroom" explores dimensions other than our own. An added bonus is "The Jade Bracelet" which the publishers resurrected from the author's uncollected tales, making its initial appearance here between hard covers.Modern aficionados should be eternally grateful that Mrs. Freeman, a distinguished writer predominately realistic in methods and outlook, chose to make room in her work for the supernatural.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Collected Ghost Stories. To get started finding Collected Ghost Stories, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Collected Ghost Stories

Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
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Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: Collected Ghost Stories unites in one volume the sporadic yet successful efforts of Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman in the field of the supernatural. A member of the New England branch of the local color movement in American literature, she wrote approximately two hundred stories, most of which depicted village life against a background of social, cultural, and economic decline. Of these, only eleven deal with the uncanny. The late August Derleth ranked her among "the absolute formative masters" of the genre following the Gothic vogue in English literature. The quartet comprised Mrs. Freeman, J. Sheridan LeFanu, M. R. James, and Algernon Blackwood.Edward Wagenknecht describes the type of supernatural story Mrs. Freeman wrote as "the kind in which we cling closely to our own firesides but are chilled every now and then by a mysterious wind which blows in upon us from beyond." Technically, this writer tells her tale in simple and direct terms, the narrative never slackening its pace until the final desired effect is achieved. In "A Far-Away Melody" and "The Lost Ghost," a wistful melancholy does predominate. But more often the protagonists react to situations or circumstances with a force and energy that create for the reader an atmosphere of expectancy and tension."The Shadows on the Wall" is a combination crime and ghost story, the "manifestation" appearing during fragmentary conversations involving recent events. The dark side of human nature emerges effectively in "The Southwest Chamber" and "The Wind in the Rose-Bush." The former combines the comic and the serious: a strong malevolent atmosphere pervades the chamber, but the successful antics of the ghost to intimidate the occupants do evoke an uneasy smile. In "The Wind in the Rose-Bush" the stoical selfishness of Mrs. Dent, and its consequences, are hardly less fatal than the destruction wrought by the vampiric maneuvers of the title character in "Luella Miller.""A Gentle Ghost" and "The Lost Ghost" involve children, the latter a strikingly pathetic account of a search for maternal love. "A Symphony in Lavender" employs the dream device to presage evil, and "The Hall Bedroom" explores dimensions other than our own. An added bonus is "The Jade Bracelet" which the publishers resurrected from the author's uncollected tales, making its initial appearance here between hard covers.Modern aficionados should be eternally grateful that Mrs. Freeman, a distinguished writer predominately realistic in methods and outlook, chose to make room in her work for the supernatural.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Collected Ghost Stories. To get started finding Collected Ghost Stories, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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