St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost and Gothic Writers

By: St James Press, David Pringle (Editor)

Hardcover | 1 April 1998

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This exciting new guide to historic and contemporary horror, ghost and gothic writers features the men and women who've kept readers turning pages into the wee hours of the night. Your patrons with a penchant for this genre will find all the details they need to answer their questions on 450 authors.

Author entries feature a biography; a complete list of the author's publications; selected critical and biographical works; and comments by the entrant, when available. A critical essay written by an expert in the field helps readers better understand the author and his or her works.

Coverage includes these authors: Clive Barker Stephen Vincent Benet Mary Higgins Clark Douglass Clegg Isak Dinesen Nathaniel Hawthorne Shirley Jackson Doris Lessing H.P. Lovecraft Dorothy Macardle Joyce Carol Oates Edgar Allan Poe Anne Rice Martin Cruz Smith Fay Weldon Edith Wharton And many others A title index helps readers find entries even when they're unsure of the author's name. A comprehensive reading list helps your patrons find reference and critical sources to continue their research.

Industry Reviews

"The high quality, consistency of approach, and large number of authors covered make this an excellent addition to the literary reference section. The genre approach is very useful to students and teachers. A welcome addition to library collections needing general information on horror writers." -- "RBB/Booklist" (5/1/98)

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