The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of John Kendrick Bangs Volume 2-Including 'a House-Boat on the Styx, ' and Three Other Novellas of the S
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- Hardcover
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Leonaur
Fr. 36.90
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
13.08.2010
Verlag
LeonaurSeitenzahl
348
Maße (L/B/H)
21.6/14/2.1 cm
Gewicht
491 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-85706-328-1
The second volume of three Kendrick Bangs in the land beyond the Styx A House-Boat on the Styx The Pursuit of the House-Boat The Enchanted Typewriter Mr. Munchausen American author John Kendrick Bangs was a well known writer and editor whose work appeared in Life, Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Magazine. His speciality was making his readers laugh and he was delightfully termed the editor in charge of the Department of Humour for all three publications. This job profile no doubt gave him enormous satisfaction and he went on to edit both The Metropolitan Magazine and Puck which was the foremost American humour magazine at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century. It is by no means unusual for those with a taste for the weird and ghostly to also enjoy humour, for often is the sharp intake of a breath of fright followed by a burst of laughter-if only in relief? However, John Kendrick Bangs could combine both the other worldly and genuine satire in his stories to create truly humorous supernatural tales. The 'Associated Shades' novellas that appear in volume two of this Leonaur three volume collection are a good example; in them we follow real (but deceased) historical personalities as they 'live again' and join forces with famous fictional characters in incredible adventures on the banks of the River Styx. Although Bangs always looked for the opportunity to raise a smile in his stories readers may be assured that they can also be genuinely chilling. John Kendrick Bangs is a true 'original' of supernatural fiction and this special Leonaur collection, available in softcover and hardback with dust jacket, will enable collectors and aficionados alike to read and own this unique talent in an attractive matched set. Volume two contains four novellas of the strange and unusual-'A House-Boat on the Styx,' 'The Pursuit of the House-Boat,' 'The Enchanted Typewriter' and 'Mr. Munchausen.'
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