The Dark Descent

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Tom Doherty Associates, 15 janv. 1997 - 1024 pages
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In The Dark Descent, hailed as one of the most important anthologies ever to examine horror fiction, editor David G. Hartwell traces the complex history of horror in literature back to the earliest short stories. The Dark Descent, which won the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology, showcases the finest of these ever written--from the time-honored classics of Edgar Allan Poe, D.H. Lawrence, and Edith Wharton to the contemporary writing of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Ray Bradbury.

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Avis d'utilisateur  - John Bruni - Goodreads

I actually read most of these stories before, which is why I was able to breeze through a 1000+ page book so quickly. It's an excellent selection from the history of the genre. Maybe it's a bit too ... Consulter l'avis complet

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Avis d'utilisateur  - Patrick - Goodreads

5/20/13: "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" (1943) by Robert Bloch 5/25/13: "The Autopsy" (1980) by Michael Shea 5/28/13: "The Rats in the Walls" (1923) by HP Lovecraft (mult. re-read) 6/2/13: "The Ash-Tree" (1904) by MR James 6/16/13: "The Willows" (1907) by Algernon Blackwood Consulter l'avis complet

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David G. Hartwell, called "an editor extraordinaire" by Publishers Weekly, is one of science fiction's most experienced and influential editors. As an editor with Berkley Books, Pocket Books, William Morrow, and Tor Books, he has worked with many of the field's best authors and edited many award-winning works. He is the author of Age of Wonders, a nonfiction study of the science fiction field. Among his many anthologies is the bestselling World Treasury of Science Fiction. He is the holder of a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Columbia University, a winner of the Eaton Award, and has been nominated for the Hugo Award twenty-four times.

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