Rachel Ingalls

Three Masquerades

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The fiction of Rachel Ingalls has haunted me for years. The plots are dramatic, even exaggerated, but the books are quiet and short. The language is plain but curious. I've gathered here three works of hers. Two of these are frightening and one less so, although I sometimes change my mind about which one that is. -from the Introduction by Daniel Handler Daniel Handler assembled this collection from Rachel Ingalls' wide selection of novellas as a perfect introduction to her beguiling talent. I See a Long Journey and On Ice, novellas Mr. Handler considers basically perfect, originally appeared with a third, Blessed Art Thou, a story he consider… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Handler, Daniel (Ausw.)

ISBN: 978-1-940436-44-9
EAN: 9781940436449
Produktnummer: 20255239
Verlag: Counterpoint Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 208 S.
Masse: H20.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.8 cm 240 g
Gewicht: 240

Über den Autor

Whatever their genre, the stories are wry, elegant, and terrifying. The first, I See a Long Journey-also the longest, and the best-is Edith Wharton meets Shirley Jackson... People who think they don't like horror stories are going to be very surprised.-Starred Kirkus ReviewsRachel Ingalls is an American born author who has lived in the United Kingdom since 1965. She is the author of the novels Mrs. Caliban and Binsteads' Safari as well as numerous novellas and short stories collected in various volumes including Theft, The Man Who Was Left Behind, Mediterranean Cruise, I See a Long Journey, The Pearkillers, and The End of Tragedy.Daniel Handler is the author of five novels, most recently We Are Pirates, and, as Lemony Snicket, far too many books for children.