- Paperback: 88 pages
- Publisher: Mercury House; 3rd Revised edition edition (October 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1562790498
- ISBN-13: 978-1562790493
- Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 16.5 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,462,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
Walpole , the fourth Earl of Orford, is appropriately the fourth author to be included in Mercury's "Neglected Classics" series, which began in 1991 with Lewis Carroll's The Complete Sylvie and Bruno (Classic Returns, LJ 10/1/92) and most recently includes Henry Handel Richardson's The Getting of Wisdom (Classic Returns, LJ 5/1/93). Remembered as the author of the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto , Walpole penned these seven tales for limited publication in 1786. The popularity of the fantasy genre today may spur interest in these strange stories. Large public and academic fiction collections will want to consider.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Fantasy fiction, English; Fantasy fiction, English; Fiction / General; Fiction / Literary;
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Very funny and sarcastic stories., Dec 14 2010
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I wasn't sure what I was in for when I started reading the author's preface to this book - but once I read the first story, I understood what was going on. It is very over the top, surreal fantasy humor fiction, and it's VERY funny at times. Quick stories to read, and well worth the time!Wonderful.
Reminded me a lot of Douglas Adams' style (though technically, I suppose one should say that Adams' has a Walpolish style, but I read Adams 3 decades before any Walpole, so there you have it).
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