Haunted Houses : Two Novels by Charlotte Riddell
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Tales of the Weird
ISBN-10
0712352511
ISBN-13
9780712352512
Publisher
British Library Publishing
Imprint
British Library Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 28th, 2018
Print length
354 Pages
Weight
312 grams
Dimensions
19.10 x 13.20 x 2.50 cms
Ksh 1,800.00
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From the once-popular yet unfairly neglected Victorian writer Charlotte Riddell comes a pair of novels which cleverly upholster the familiar furniture of the `haunted house' story.
From the once-popular yet unfairly neglected Victorian writer Charlotte Riddell comes a pair of novels which cleverly upholster the familiar furniture of the `haunted house'' story. In `An Uninhabited House'', the hauntings are seen through the perspective of the solicitors who hold the deed of the property. Here we find a shrewd comedic skewering of this host of scriveners and clerks, and a realist approach to the consequences of a `haunted house'' - how does one let such a property? Slowly the safer world of commerce and law gives way as the encounter with the supernatural entity becomes more and more unavoidable... In `Fairy Water'', Riddell again subverts the expectations of the reader, suggesting a complex moral character for her haunting spirit. Her writing style is succinct and witty, rendering the story a spirited and approachable read despite its age.
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