Author: Oliver Ayer Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
1822-1865
Author: Oliver Ayer Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Leaves from the Note-books of Lady Dorothy Nevill
Author: Lady Dorothy Nevill
Publisher: London, Macmillan and Company, limited
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher: London, Macmillan and Company, limited
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Engravings and Their Value
Author: John Herbert Slater
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engravers
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engravers
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Rowlandson the Caricaturist
Author: Joseph Grego
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Curiosities of Literature
Author: Isaac Disraeli
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Streets with a Story
Author: Eric A. Willats
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951187104
Category : Islington (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951187104
Category : Islington (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
History of the British Turf
Author: James Rice
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Catena Librorum Tacendorum
Author: Henry Spencer Ashbee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Erotic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Erotic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Henry Augustin Beers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Icons of Horror and the Supernatural
Author: S. T. Joshi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031308100X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 819
Book Description
Horror and the supernatural have fascinated people for centuries, and many of the most central figures appear over and over again. These figures have gained iconic status and continue to hold sway over popular culture and the modern imagination. This book offers extended entries on 24 of the most enduring and significant figures of horror and the supernatural, including The Sea Creature, The Witch, The Alien, The Vampire, The Werewolf, The Sorcerer, The Ghost, The Siren, The Mummy, The Devil, and The Zombie. Each entry is written by a leading authority on the subject and discusses the topic's essential features and lasting influence, from the classical epics of Homer to the novels of Stephen King. Entries cite sources for further reading, and the Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Entries include illustrations, sidebars of interesting information, and excerpts from key texts. Horror and the supernatural have fascinated people for centuries, with many of the most central figures appearing over and over again across time and cultures. These figures have starred in the world's most widely read literary works, most popular films, and most captivating television series. Because of their popularity and influence, they have attained iconic status and a special place in the popular imagination. This book overviews 24 of the most significant icons of horror and the supernatural.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031308100X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 819
Book Description
Horror and the supernatural have fascinated people for centuries, and many of the most central figures appear over and over again. These figures have gained iconic status and continue to hold sway over popular culture and the modern imagination. This book offers extended entries on 24 of the most enduring and significant figures of horror and the supernatural, including The Sea Creature, The Witch, The Alien, The Vampire, The Werewolf, The Sorcerer, The Ghost, The Siren, The Mummy, The Devil, and The Zombie. Each entry is written by a leading authority on the subject and discusses the topic's essential features and lasting influence, from the classical epics of Homer to the novels of Stephen King. Entries cite sources for further reading, and the Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Entries include illustrations, sidebars of interesting information, and excerpts from key texts. Horror and the supernatural have fascinated people for centuries, with many of the most central figures appearing over and over again across time and cultures. These figures have starred in the world's most widely read literary works, most popular films, and most captivating television series. Because of their popularity and influence, they have attained iconic status and a special place in the popular imagination. This book overviews 24 of the most significant icons of horror and the supernatural.