Uncanny Stories by Sinclair (129 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. May Sinclair was an innovator of modern fiction, a late Victorian who was also a precursor to Virginia Woolf. In her Uncanny Stories (1923), Sinclair combines the traditional ghost story with the discoveries of Freud and Einstein. The stories shock, enthral, delight and unsettle. Two lovers are doomed to repeat their empty affair for the rest of eternity.A female telepath is forced to face the consequences of her actions.The victim of a violent murder has the last laugh on his assailant.An amateur philosopher discovers that there is more to Heaven than meets the eye. Specially included in this volume is 'The Intercessor' (1911), Sinclair's powerful story of childhood and abandoned love, a tale whose intensity compares with that of the Brontes.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Falling into the trap of writing commercially successful literary fiction, sure to alienate literary critics of yore, May Sinclair's reputation has been unfairly diminished in recent years - although in her day she drew the praise of writers as respected and disparate as George Orwell and Agatha Christie.Combining the traditional ghost story with Freudian logic and Modernist values, these Uncanny Stories - the first of two supernatural story collections - are a thrilling, familiar read, and yet a shocking departure from the genre as it was known, and makes for as compelling a read today as the day they were written.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Falling into the trap of writing commercially successful literary fiction, sure to alienate literary critics of yore, May Sinclair's reputation has been unfairly diminished in recent years - although in her day she drew the praise of writers as respected and disparate as George Orwell and Agatha Christie.Combining the traditional ghost story with Freudian logic and Modernist values, these Uncanny Stories - the first of two supernatural story collections - are a thrilling, familiar read, and yet a shocking departure from the genre as it was known, and makes for as compelling a read today as the day they were written.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Falling into the trap of writing commercially successful literary fiction, sure to alienate literary critics of yore, May Sinclairs reputation has been unfairly diminished in recent years although in her day she drew the praise of writers as respected and disparate as George Orwell and Agatha Christie.Combining the traditional ghost story with Freudian logic and Modernist values, these Uncanny Stories the first of two supernatural story collections are a thrilling, familiar read, and yet a shocking departure from the genre as it was known, and makes for as compelling a read today as the day they were written. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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