
Haunted Houses
Two Novels by Charlotte Riddell
Charlotte Riddell(Author)
Andrew Smith(Editor)
British Library Publishing
Will be published approx. on 28. August 2018
Book
Hardback
354 pages
978-0-7123-5251-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7123-5251-2 (9780712352512)
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Persons
Charlotte Riddell (1832-1906) was an exceptionally popular Irish-born writer of over 50 books and numerous short stories. She was part-owner and editor of the London literary journal St James's Magazine and a renowned figure of the literary canvas of late-Victorian England.
Content
-Fairy Water
-An Uninhabited House
-An Uninhabited House