First published in 1812, Fantasmagoriana has become one of the most seminal ghost-story anthologies of all time.
Originally collected as a French translation of eight German-language tales, Fantasmagoriana famously led to the creation of such works as the horror-classic novel Frankenstein, the short story ‘The Vampyre’ (a progenitor to the fantasy vampire genre), the novella ‘Ernestus Berchtold; or, The Modern Oedipus, ‘ the poem ‘Manfred, ‘ and more.
In 1813, the anthology was partially translated into English as Tales of the Dead, excluding three of the original stories while adding in one new, and inspiring an even wider audience to delight in stories of the ghostly and macabre.
Now, for the first time, both Fantasmagoriana and Tales of the Dead have been combined with all stories into one English-language volume, in this beautifully presented showcase by Dark Moon Books!
Also included within are:
• Original English translations by Anna Ziegelhof
• Introduction by award-winning author Lisa Morton
• Annotations by noted literary editor Leslie S. Klinger
• Illustrations, biographies, reading list, and more!
Open yourself to Fantasmagoriana Deluxe, and to all that is weird, ghostly, and wonderous.
Зміст
Introduction by Lisa Morton
Editor’s Note
Preface of the French Translator by Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès
I. The Spectre-Barber by Johann Karl August Musäus
II. The Family Portraits by Johann August Apel
III. The Death’s Head by Friedrich Laun
IV. The Death-Bride by Friedrich Laun
V. The Fated Hour by Friedrich Laun
VI. The Revenant by Friedrich Laun
VII. The Grey Chamber, a True Story by Heinrich Clauren
VIII. The Black Chamber, an Anecdote by Johann August Apel
Editor’s Note II
Advertisement (or, Preface of the English Translator) by Sarah Elizabeth Utterson
IX. The Storm by Sarah Elizabeth Utterson
A Brief Publication Account for Each Story
About the German-to-French Translator, Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès (Editor of Fantasmagoriana)
About the French-to-English Translator, Sarah Elizabeth Utterson (Editor of Tales of the Dead)
About Additional Translators, Marjorie Bowen and Anna Ziegelhof
Suggested Further Reading of Related Fiction
Про автора
ERIC J. GUIGNARD is a writer and editor of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press, Dark Moon Books. He’s twice won the Bram Stoker Award, won the Shirley Jackson Award, and been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and International Thriller Writers Award. He has over one hundred stories and non-fiction author credits appearing in publications around the world. As editor, Eric’s published multiple fiction anthologies, including his most recent, PROFESSOR CHARLATAN BARDOT’S TRAVEL ANTHOLOGY TO THE MOST (FICTIONAL) HAUNTED BUILDINGS IN THE WEIRD, WILD WORLD and A WORLD OF HORROR, each a showcase of international horror short fiction. His latest books are LAST CASE AT A BAGGAGE AUCTION and the short story collection THAT WHICH GROWS WILD: 16 TALES OF DARK FICTION (Cemetery Dance). Outside the glamorous and jet-setting world of indie fiction, Eric’s a technical writer and college professor, and he stumbles home each day to a wife, children, dogs, and a terrarium filled with mischievous beetles. Visit Eric at: www.ericjguignard.com, his blog: ericjguignard.blogspot.com, or Twitter: @ericjguignard.
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