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Haunted Houses

Charlotte Riddell, Andrew Smith
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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.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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Charlotte Riddell, Andrew Smith EAN: 9780712352512 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 190 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: British Library Publishing DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-08-28 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Ghost WIDTH: 130 cm SPINE:

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      Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic horror and ghost stories

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      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.
      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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Charlotte Riddell, Andrew Smith EAN: 9780712352512 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 190 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: British Library Publishing DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-08-28 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Ghost WIDTH: 130 cm SPINE:

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      Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic horror and ghost stories

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      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.

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