| Description |
xiv, 462 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Early work, 1962-6. Man who loved a double bass ; A very, very great lady and her son at home ; A Victorian fable (with glossary) -- Fireworks : nine profane pieces, 1974. A souvenir of Japan ; Executioner's beautiful daughter ; Loves of Lady Purple ; Smile of winter ; Penetrating to the heart of the forest ; Flesh and the mirror ; Master ; Reflections ; Elegy for a freelance -- The bloody chamber and other stories, 1979. Bloody chamber ; Courtship of Mr. Lyon ; Tiger's bride ; Puss-in-boots ; Erl-King ; Snow child ; Lady of the house of love ; Werewolf ; Company of wolves ; Wolf-Alice -- Black Venus, 1985. Black Venus ; Kiss ; Our lady of the massacre ; Cabinet of Edgar Allan Poe ; Overture and incidental music for A midsummer night's dream ; Peter and the wolf ; Kitchen child ; Fall River axe murders -- American ghosts and old world wonders, 1993. Lizzie's tiger ; John Ford's 'Tis pity she's a whore ; Gun for the devil ; Merchant of shadows ; Ghost ships ; In Pantoland ; Ashputtle or The mother's ghost ; Alice in Prague or The curious room ; Impressions : The Wrightsman Magdalene -- Uncollected stories, 1970-81. Scarlet house ; Snow pavilion ; Quilt maker -- Appendix. Afterword to Fireworks. |
| Summary |
A collection of stories features music, foreign countries, folklore, and modern life. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Manners and customs -- Fiction.
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Manners and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Short stories.
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Short stories.
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Short stories.
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Short stories.
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Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Carter, Angela, 1940-1992.
Works. Selections.
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| Added Title |
Bloody chamber and other stories.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Carter, Angela, 1940-1992. Burning your boats. New York : Penguin, 1997 (OCoLC)761139018 |
| ISBN |
0140255281 (paperback) |
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9780140255287 (paperback) |
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