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May Sinclair was an innovator of modern fiction, a late Victorian who was also a precursor to Virginia Woolf. In her Uncanny Stories (1923), Sinclair combines the traditional ghost story with the discoveries of Freud and Einstein. The stories shock, enthral, delight and unsettle. Two lovers are doomed to repeat their empty affair for the rest of eternity... A female telepath is forced to face the consequences of her actions... The victim of a violent murder has the last laugh on his assailant... An amateur philosopher discovers that there is more to Heaven than meets the eye. Specially included in this volume is The Intercessor (1911), Sinclair's powerful story of childhood and abandoned love, a tale whose intensity compares with that of the Brontës.
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Part of Wordsworth's Mystery & Supernatural series, featuring classic spine chilling tales, some previously unavailable for many years.
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When May Sinclair died in 1946, aged eighty-three, her beneficiaries among them, the great Modernist poets Ezra Pound, HD (Hilda Doolittle) and Richard Aldington - were slightly embarrassed: they had all but forgotten her. Read the first page
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When May Sinclair died in 1946, aged eighty-three, her beneficiaries among them, the great Modernist poets Ezra Pound, HD (Hilda Doolittle) and Richard Aldington - were slightly embarrassed: they had all but forgotten her. Read the first page
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Beware, you are wondering into the realms of literature with this book, as the scholarly introduction shows (don't read before the stories). Warning aside, I can say that I have not read a collection like it- modern, sensitive and disturbing. A particular theme is the cruelties the living can inflict on the dead,which might seems bizare, but read "The Token" for example and you will understand. "The Victim" has a killer twist at the end which only strengthens what has gone before.
Only complaint? The naff cover illustration which would suit another, lesser book.
Only complaint? The naff cover illustration which would suit another, lesser book.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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These are classic tales which to some may seem a little dated but this is only because the themes have been copied so many times since.
A good mixture in terms of length, don't be put off by the heavyweight context of some - Freud, Einstein etc - they are still very readable short stories.
As a short story writer myself, I can only admire the craft of these tales. The language & prose is exceptional & the stories balanced.
If you mainly read new writing, flash fiction or 'shock' stories, this may not be the collection for you. But, if you are a fan of older style stories, then you'll love it.
My advice, dip into every now & then. Pick a story - they vary in length & include a novelette so there is plenty to choose from. Get into bed early, just have the lamp on & soak up the gothic feel of a well-written supernatural tale - no nightmares, no blood or slashing, just solid psycological tension.
A good mixture in terms of length, don't be put off by the heavyweight context of some - Freud, Einstein etc - they are still very readable short stories.
As a short story writer myself, I can only admire the craft of these tales. The language & prose is exceptional & the stories balanced.
If you mainly read new writing, flash fiction or 'shock' stories, this may not be the collection for you. But, if you are a fan of older style stories, then you'll love it.
My advice, dip into every now & then. Pick a story - they vary in length & include a novelette so there is plenty to choose from. Get into bed early, just have the lamp on & soak up the gothic feel of a well-written supernatural tale - no nightmares, no blood or slashing, just solid psycological tension.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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A really excellent read. Stories just the right length to pack in a powerful and perfect mix of romantic, gothic fiction. A readable introduction helps to set the tales in context too. I enjoyed these beautiful, 'uncanny' stories that had me re-thinking and re-reading them time and again.
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Hard work!
This author I did not get on with. I found the stories a little dull and very similar to each other. Read more
Published 8 months ago by E. Todd
4 star interest, but only 3 stars for gaslit chills
Woolf, Freud, Einstein, the Brontes - when the back cover invokes all these you should be impressed - and sceptical. Read more
Published on 15 July 2009 by Alison Thinks
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