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Chargement... Australian Ghost Stories (Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) (édition 2010)par Various (Directeur de publication)
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Features murderous ghosts, horrific curses and monstrous beings that haunt an unforgiving landscape into which travellers stray at their peril. This title includes stories that takes you on a journey through the dark byways of Australia's Gothic past. It provides an introduction full of fresh insights into Australian Gothic fiction. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I need not have worried as this is as good a selection of ghosts and spirits that you could find anywhere. Each story is headed by a short biography of the author,and as most of them were previously unknown to me,this was extremely useful.
As to the stories themselves - the first one 'The White Maniac : A Doctor's Tale' by Mary Fortune is the best. Of the rest,there are only a couple that I thought less than good,'The Cave of the Invisible' is confused and doesn't really get anywhere. The other is 'Hallowe'en - a standard werewolf tale. The remaining fourteen stories are all well worth reading,but I would urge you to try 'The Mystery of Major Molineux' by Marcus Clarke,which is told extremely well,albeit with a slightly disappointing ending (what is the strange transformation of the Major which drives those who witness it to madness and death?) 'The Bunyip' by Rosa Campbell Praed and 'The Accurses Thing' by Edward Dyson.
In short,this is a marvelous collection of unusual ghost stories which deserves to be better known. ( )