{"product_id":"at-chrighton-abbey-and-other-horror-stories-by-mary-elizabeth-braddon-paperback","title":"At Chrighton Abbey and Other Horror Stories, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMARY ELIZABETH BRADDON (1835-1915) was one of the most prolific and popular authors of her day. She was responsible for no less than 80 novels, 9 plays, and dozens (perhaps hundreds) of short stories and articles, many of which were published pseudonymously in cheap and sensational magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday Mary Elizabeth Braddon is remembered among fans of weird fiction for her classic horror and ghost stories, the most famous of which are collected herein. \"At Chrighton Abbey\" is a Christmas ghost story; \"The Cold Embrace: is the story of a proud art student pursued by the ghost of a lover he scorned; \"The Shadow in the Corner: uses rationalism to try to explain away a ghostly presence, with no success; \"Good Lady Ducayne\" is Braddon's updated reworking of the vampire myth, using Victorian-era medical knowledge instead of the supernatural (and it is all the more chilling because of its pluasibility); and \"Eveline's Visitant\" is the tale of two cousins who fight to the death over a woman-and the loser vows to haunt the one who killed him in his moment of greatest happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is an excellent introduction to the fantastic works of Mary Elizabeth Braddon and a welcome addition to the Wildside Fantasy Classics line.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildside Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43184593109201,"sku":"9781592240333","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/5981\/5377\/files\/9781592240333_FC.jpg?v=1784078016","url":"https:\/\/startlingstories.us\/products\/at-chrighton-abbey-and-other-horror-stories-by-mary-elizabeth-braddon-paperback","provider":"Startling Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}