Книга: F. Marion Crawford «The Witch of Prague& Other Stories»
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Производитель: "Wordsworth Editions Limited" Серия: "Tales of Mystery&the Supernatural" As I fell the thing sprang across me and seemed to throw itself upon the captain. When I last saw him on his feet his face was white and his lips set. It seemed to me that he struck a violent blow at the dead being, and then he, too, fell forward upon his face, with an inarticulate cry of horror. This unique collection contains all the supernatural works of the prolific F. Marion Crawford, including his classic chillers For Blood is the Life, The Upper Berth and the title story, The Screaming Skull which was based on a true horror legend. Also included in this volume is his amazing novel The Witch of Prague which Dennis Wheatley described as a classic of occult fiction. For a potent blend of horror, fantasy and fear Crawford s tales have rarely been surpassed. Most of these stories have long been out of print, so this collection is a special treat for all lovers of supernatural mysteries. ISBN:978-1-84022-090-2 Издательство: "Wordsworth Editions Limited" (2007)
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| Don Orsino | 1891. With frontispiece. F. Marion Crawford was one of the more famous authors in the English-speaking world at the time of his death in 1909. He wrote over forty novels, most of which were in the… — Книга по Требованию, - Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
| Greifenstein | Greifenstein saw before him a tall man, with abundant white hair and a snowy beard, of bronzed complexion, evidently strong in spite of his years, chiefly remarkable for the heavy black eyebrows that… — Книга по Требованию, - Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
| To Leeward | 1883. With frontispiece. F. Marion Crawford was one of the more famous authors in the English-speaking world at the time of his death in 1909. He wrote over forty novels, most of which were in the… — Книга по Требованию, - Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
| Zoroaster | Книга представляет собой репринтное издание 1893 года (издательство "London, New York, Macmillan and Co." ). Несмотря на то, что… — Книга по Требованию, - Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
| The Three Fates | 1891. With frontispiece. F. Marion Crawford was one of the more famous authors in the English-speaking world at the time of his death in 1909. He wrote over forty novels, most of which were in the… — Книга по Требованию, - Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
| Pietro Ghisleri | 1892. With frontispiece. F. Marion Crawford was one of the more famous authors in the English-speaking world at the time of his death in 1909. He wrote over forty novels, most of which were in the… — Книга по Требованию, - Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
| Whosoever Shall Offend | 1904. With frontispiece. F. Marion Crawford was one of the more famous authors in the English-speaking world at the time of his death in 1909. He wrote over forty novels, most of which were in the… — Книга по Требованию, - Подробнее... | бумажная книга |
F. Marion Crawford
F. Marion Crawford
Francis Marion Crawford (2 de agosto de 1854 – 9 de abril de 1909) fue un escritor estadounidense, autor de gran número de novelas y de cuentos de terror.
Nació en Bagni di Lucca, Italia, hijo de un escultor estadounidense. Su tía era la poetisa Julia Ward Howe. Estudió en las universidades de Cambridge, Heidelberg y Roma.
En 1879 partió a la India, donde estudió sánscrito. De vuelta a Estados Unidos, publicó, en 1882, su primera novela, Mr. Isaacs. En 1883 regresó a Italia, donde instaló su residencia permanente, lo que dio a su obra un giro original con respecto a sus contemporáneos.
Siguió publicando novelas con éxito, al tiempo que trabajos históricos: Ave Roma Immortalis (1898), Rulers of the South (1900), renombrada Sicily, Calabria and Malta en 1904, y Gleanings from Venetian History (1905).
Sus obras se ven repletas de vitalidad histórica y muestran una efectiva caracterización dramática. Gran conocedor de su país de adopción, Crawford fue el primer autor en abordar el tema de la Mafia en la literatura: Corleone (1897). Son de importancia las obras: Khaled: A Tale of Arabia, la historia de un genio que se hace humano. A Cigarette-maker's Romance, que fue adaptada al teatro, y el drama de 1902 Francesca da Rimini, interpretado en París por la actriz Sarah Bernhardt.
Algunos de sus cuentos de terror han sido incluidos a menudo en las antologías: "The Upper Berth" (El camarote superior) (1894), "For the Blood Is the Life" (1911, de vampiros) y "The Screaming Skull" (1911).
Crawford murió en Sorrento, Italia, en 1909, de un ataque cardíaco.
Bibliografía
Novelas
- Mr. Issacs (1882)
- A Roman Singer (1884)
- An American Politician (1884)
- To Leeward (1884)
- Zoroaster (1885)
- A Tale of a Lonely Parish (1886)
- Marzio's Crucifix (1887)
- Saracinesca (1887)
- Paul Patoff (1887)
- With the Immortals (1888)
- Greifenstein (1889)
- Sant Ilario (1889)
- A Cigarette-makers Romance (1890)
- Khaled: A Tale of Arabia (1891)
- The Witch of Prague (1891)
- The Three Fates (1892)
- The Children of the King (1892)
- Don Orsino (1892)
- Marion Darche (1893)
- Pietro Ghisleri (1893)
- Katharine Lauderdale (1894)
- Love in Idleness (1894)
- The Ralstons (1894)
- The Upper Berth (1894)
- Casa Braccio (1895)
- Adam Johnstons Son (1895)
- Taquisara (1896)
- A Rose of Yesterday (1897)
- Corleone (1897)
- Via Crucis (1899)
- In the Palace of the King (1900)
- Marietta (1901)
- Cecilia (1902)
- Man Overboard! (1902)
- Whosoever Shall Offend (1904)
- Soprano (1905)
- A Lady of Rome (1906)
- The Little City of Hope (1907)
- The White Sister (1909)
No ficción
- The Novel: What It Is (1893)
- Ave Roma Immortalis (1898)
- Rulers of the South (1900, también conocido como 'Sicily, Calabria and Malta', 1904)
- Gleanings from Venetian History (1905)
Referencias
- John Pilkington, Jr. (1964): Francis Marion Crawford, Twayne Publishers Inc. (Library of Congress Catalog Number: 64-20717)
- Maud Howe Elliott (1934): My Cousin, F. Marion Crawford, The Macmillan Company
- John C. Moran (1981): Han F. Marion Crawford Companion, Greenwood Press (LC Catalog Num.: 80-1707)
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers, pp. 88.
Enlaces externos
- Obras de Francis Marion Crawford en el Proyecto Gutenberg
- "The Upper Berth" Creative Commons Audio Book.
Источник: F. Marion Crawford
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