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The Face in the Glass: And Other Gothic Tales by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Paperback, 2014)

A young girl whose love for her fiance continues even after her death; a sinister old lady with claw-like hands who cares little for the qualities of her companions provided they are young and full of life; and a haunted mirror that drains the beauty from those who gaze into its depths and reflects back a withered old age. These are just some of the haunting and terrifying tales gathered in this new collection of macabre short stories. The Face in the Glass highlights the deliciously dark imagination of Mary Elizabeth Braddon, an author increasingly seen as one of the finest and most entertaining of her generation. This is the first selection of Braddon's supernatural short stories to be widely available in over 100 years. By turns curious, sinister, haunting and terrifying, each tale explores in dazzling fashion the dark shadows beyond the rational world. The Face in the Glass is edited and introduced by Greg Buzwell, Curator of Printed Literary Sources at the British Library and co-curator of the major exhibition Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination.

Place of Publication
London
Out-Of-Print Date
26/06/2015
Date of Publication
03/10/2014
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Author Biography
Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835 - 1915) was a prominent and prolific Victorian novelist whose major works, including Lady Audley's Secret and Aurora Floyd, attracted a huge contemporary readership. She was also the author of numerous beautifully macabre ghost stories, many of which have been unjustly neglected.Edited by Greg Buzwell, Curator of Printed Literary Sources at the British Library and co-curator of a major exhibition in 2014 - 15, Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination

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