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Title Statement | The bloody chamber and other stories ;: Wise children ; Fireworks / Angela Carter ; with an introduction by Joan Acocella. |
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Series | Everyman's library (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.) |
Author | Carter, Angela, 1940-1992 |
Additional Contributors | Carter, Angela,1940-1992 |
Carter, Angela,1940-1992 | |
Carter, Angela,1940-1992 | |
Publication | New York: Alfred A. Knopf,[2018]©2018 |
Extent of Item | xxxi, 457 pages ; |
ISBN | 1101907991 9781101907993 |
Other Number | 3288391 |
General Notes | Short stories and a novel. |
Contents | Introduction -- Select bibliography -- Chronology -- The bloody chamber and other stories. The bloody chamber ; The courtship of Mr. Lyon ; The tiger's bride ; Puss-in-boots ; The erl-king ; The snow child ; The lady of the house of love ; The werewolf ; The company of wolves ; Wolf Alice -- Wise children. Chapter one ; Chapter two ; Chapter three ; Chapter four ; Chapter five ; Dramatis personac -- Fireworks. A souvenir of Japan ; The executioner's beautiful daughter ; The loves of lady purple ; The smile of winter ; Penetrating to the heart of the forest ; Flesh and the mirror ; Master ; Reflections ; Elegy for a freelance. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | A hardcover omnibus edition of three classic works by British writer Angela Carter: two story collections (The Bloody Chamber and Fireworks) and one novel (Wise Children). A bibliography and chronology and a new introduction by Joan Acocella are included. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Fairy tales--Adaptations |
Short stories, English | |
Women entertainers--Fiction | |
Illegitimate children--Fiction | |
Older women--Fiction | |
Twin sisters--Fiction | |
Manners and customs--Fiction | |
By Location | London (England)--Fiction |