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Penny Dreadfuls: Sensational Tales of Terror (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection)
by Stefan Dziemianowicz
SUCH. A. HARD. BOOK. TO. RATE.
I was really excited to recieve a copy of this book as a gift recently, because I was understandably under the impression that it was a collection of 19th century penny dreadfuls. In reality, it is a collection of 19th century gothic fiction; short fiction, as well as full blown novels/novellas. The desparity of the lengths of the pieces themselves was quite jarring actually; the shortest story in the book being only a few pages long, and the longest approximately 200 pages long.
Most of the pieces here are great, definitely worth reading.
I guess my biggest beef with this anthology in general is the misnomer of the title itself. Will a fairly comprehensive collection of actual penny dreadfuls EVER be released to a modern audience? I hope so!
If you dig the gothic genre of the period, you'll enjoy this gorgeous edition in your collection.
I was really excited to recieve a copy of this book as a gift recently, because I was understandably under the impression that it was a collection of 19th century penny dreadfuls. In reality, it is a collection of 19th century gothic fiction; short fiction, as well as full blown novels/novellas. The desparity of the lengths of the pieces themselves was quite jarring actually; the shortest story in the book being only a few pages long, and the longest approximately 200 pages long.
Most of the pieces here are great, definitely worth reading.
I guess my biggest beef with this anthology in general is the misnomer of the title itself. Will a fairly comprehensive collection of actual penny dreadfuls EVER be released to a modern audience? I hope so!
If you dig the gothic genre of the period, you'll enjoy this gorgeous edition in your collection.