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The Wind in the Rosebush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
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The Wind in the Rosebush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN (1852-1930) was best known in her own day as a regional writer, for her stories depicting the bleak life of the New England rural populace of her day. Her best collections in his mode are A HUMBLE ROMANCE AND OTHER STORIES (1887) and A NEW ENGLAND NUN AND OTHER STORIES (1891). She is probably better remembered today for her ghost stories, first collected in THE WIND IN THE ROSE-BUSH AND OTHER STORIES OF THE SUPERNATURAL (1903), which likewise makes use of deftly-observed regional detail. This collection includes her best-known story, "The Shadows On the Wall," which H. P. Lovecraft praised for its "consummate skill" in the depiction of "a staid New England household to uncanny tragedy."
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 1, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9781592244560 |
| Publishers | Wildside Press |
| Pages | 148 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 226 g |
| Language | English |
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