{"product_id":"the-grey-chamber-stories-and-essays-9781614983477","title":"The Grey Chamber: Stories and Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eBritish writer Marjorie Bowen (the pseudonym of Margaret Gabrielle Vere Long, 1885-1952) was a prolific author of short stories, novels, essays, and other works, many of them reflecting her turbulent life as she lived through two world wars and the death of her first-born child and first husband. She retains a stellar reputation as an author of powerful weird stories, including such classics as \"The Avenging of Ann Leete\" and \"The Crown Derby Plate,\" both included in this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut editor John C. Tibbetts, author of a pioneering recent study of Bowen's work, has combed through her entire corpus of fiction to present a wide-ranging selection of stories and essays in this volume\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e We find less celebrated horror tales such as \"The Scoured Silk\" and \"Florence Flannery\"; stories on the changing roles of women in Bowen's era; and even a time-travel narrative involving the composer G. F. Handel. These and other stories make clear why August Derleth long desired to publish a book of her supernatural tales with Arkham House.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong Bowen's essays, Tibbetts has selected those that reflect her interest in the Elizabethan magician John Dee, the artist William Hogarth, and other subjects. Also included is a previously unpublished essay on her own work, \"Through the Eyes of an Author.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll in all, this volume exhibits Bowen's remarkable breadth and range; but her recurring interest in the weird permeates every one of these pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn C. Tibbetts\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor at the University of Kansas and the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Furies of Marjorie Bowen\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), the first full-length critical study of her work. He has also written \u003cem\u003eThe Gothic Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e (2011) as well as books on music and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hippocampus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452690010386,"sku":"9781614983477","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_47ca5ec1-c4bd-420c-8fcd-ad90334f98de.jpg?v=1729819077","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-grey-chamber-stories-and-essays-9781614983477","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}