Weird Tales
Author : Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,58 MB
Release : 1928
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ISBN :
Weird Tales Volume 1
Author : E.T.A. Hoffmann
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,4 MB
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8728264363
Book Description
‘Weird Tales Volume 1’ (1885) was written by German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ (1816). Included in this first of two volumes are the short stories: The Cremona Violin, The Fermata, Signor Formica, The Sandman, The Entail and Arthur’s Hall. These classic short stories are perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman. Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’, on which Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet, ‘The Nutcracker’ is based. The story also inspired the film ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
The Best of Weird Tales
Author : Marvin Kaye
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 21,73 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 188044853X
Book Description
Weird Tales has always been the most popular and sought-after of all pulp magazines. Its mix of exotic fantasy, horror, science fiction, suspense, and the just plain indescribable has enthralled generations of readers throughout the world. Collected here are 13 of the best short stories published in Weird Tales' first year of publication, 1923 -- classics by many who would later play an integral part in the Unique Magazine, such as H.P. Lovecraft, Frank Owen, and Farnsworth Wright.
Weird Tales Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1923
Author : Willard Hawkins
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 35,68 MB
Release : 2020-04-14
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ISBN :
Book Description
This is the readers' edition of the first issue of Weird Tales, the hugely influential Pulp Magazine that went on to define many ideas of modern fantasy and supernatural horror. It spawned the careers of writers such as H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. This collection includes: The Dead Man's Tale · Willard E. Hawkins Ooze · Anthony M. Rud The Thing of a Thousand Shapes [Part 1 of 2] · Otis Adelbert Kline The Mystery of Black Jean · Julian Kilman The Grave · Orville R. Emerson Hark! The Rattle! · Joel Townsley Rogers The Ghost Guard · Bryan Irvine The Ghoul and the Corpse · G. A. Wells Fear · David R. Solomon The Chain · Hamilton Craigie The Place of Madness · Merlin Moore Taylor The Closing Hand · Farnsworth Wright The Unknown Beast · Howard Ellis Davis The Basket · Herbert J. Mangham The Accusing Voice · Meredith Davis The Sequel [Fortunato] · Walter Scott Story The Weaving Shadows · W. H. Holmes Nimba, the Cave Girl · R. T. M. Scott The Young Man Who Wanted to Die · Anon. The Scarlet Night · William Sanford The Extraordinary Experiment of Dr. Calgroni · Joseph Faus & James Bennett Wooding The Return of Paul Slavsky · George Warburton Lewis The House of Death · F. Georgia Stroup The Gallows · I. W. D. Peters The Skull · Harold Ward The Ape-Man · James B. M. Clark, Jr. This edition strips the original manuscript of ads and irrelevant news items, keeping only the stories and the notes from the original editor. It presents these stories in a way that is easier for modern readers on modern devices. PDF scans of the original magazine, as it would have been read in 1923, are available online. About the Pulp Fiction Collection Our modern popular culture would not exist in its current form without the enormous influence of pulp fiction. So named due to the cheap wood-pulp paper used in the printing process, pulp magazines brought affordable fiction options to the masses. This collection attempts to create a modernized version of these magazines, taking the short stories from each public domain issue and assembling them in a more modern collection format. For a scanned facsimile of the original issue, complete with original ads and formatting, visit MythBank.com.
Weird Tales
Author : E. T. A. Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,81 MB
Release : 2016-04-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781532781742
Book Description
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (commonly abbreviated as E. T. A. Hoffmann; born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 - 25 June 1822), was a Prussian Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which the famous ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet Coppélia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler.Hoffmann's stories were very influential during the 19th century, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement.
Mad Shadows
Author : Joe Bonadonna
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,49 MB
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1450276164
Book Description
Valdar is a city of swordslingers and necromancers, witch cults and halfhuman races. Its a city in a world of darkness, black magic and creatures of the night . . . a city where demonic entities serve the needs of any witch or magicman who can open a doorway into their domain. This is my city. This is my world. With a special dowsing rod, I can detect the ectoplasmic residue of any supernatural presence or demonic entity and sense the vestiges of odylic power and vile sorcery used in the commission of crimes. I hunt anyone and anything that poses a threat to the people of my city. My names Dorgo. Folks call me the Dowser. From infernal depths where lost souls mutate into hell-spawned devils, from the other side of the veil that separates the earthly from the unearthly, from an ancient land whose borders cross into other dimensions, Mad ShadowsThe Weird Tales of Dorgo the Dowser, will transport you to a world where sentient shadows, vengeful vampires, malevolent puppets, and raging werewolves haunt the night . . . a world where life is cheap and souls are always up for sale.
H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales
Author : Douglas Allen Anderson
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 44,85 MB
Release : 2005-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
"Discover the roots of modern horror by reading the master's favorite stories, those which inspired, awed, and scared him! This is the only collection in print of stories selected by H. P. Lovecraft himself"--Book jacket.
The Weird
Author : Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 2482 pages
File Size : 10,52 MB
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466803193
Book Description
From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird, and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...but you will find the biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. The Weird features 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners: including William Gibson, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M. R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon. The Weird is the winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Weird Tales; Volume 1
Author : Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,82 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781021721983
Book Description
This collection of macabre short stories by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann is a classic of Gothic literature. The stories are known for their psychological complexity and surreal imagery, and have inspired generations of writers and artists. This translation by John Thomas Bealby captures the haunting beauty and otherworldly atmosphere of Hoffmann's work. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
E. T. A. Hoffmann Weird Tales Volume I and II
Author : E. T. A. Hoffmann
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 10,59 MB
Release : 2014-08-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781500945107
Book Description
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776 – 1822), better known by his pen name E. T. A. Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann), was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.] His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffman appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which the famous ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet Coppélia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler.
