Australian Gothic. An Anthology of Australian Supernatural Fiction

Australia has a long tradition of weird fiction, stretching back to colonial times. The stories in this anthology showcase the richness and variety of Australia horror and supernatural stories in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among the authors included are: Mary Fortune, Lionel Sparrow, Marcus Clarke, Guy Boothby, B. L. Farjeon, J. E. P. Muddock, Ernest Favenc, Hume Nisbet, Rosa ("Mrs. Campbell") Praed, Fergus Hume, James Francis Dwyer, and Dulcie Deamer. Editor James Doig has unearthed a rare and compelling collection of Australian horror classics that have remained largely undisturbed in the pages of old books and periodicals. With settings that range from the Australian Outback to Europe, India, and the South Pacific, these 23 unique and imaginative tales feature horrors and hauntings that are sure to appeal to lovers of the macabre everywhere! CONTENTS Introduction by James Doig 1. Mary FORTUNE - The Spirits of the Tower 2. Benjamin Leopold FARJEON (as B. L. Farjeon) - Little Liz 3. G. A. WALSTAB - The House by the River 4. J. E. Preston MUDDOCK (as J. E. P. Muddock) - The Ghost from the Sea 5. Ernest FAVENC - Spirit-Led 6. Ernest FAVENC - A Haunt of the Jinkarras 7. Ernest FAVENC - The Boundary Rider's Story 8. Marcus CLARKE - Cannabis indica (vt A Hashish Trance) 9. Hume NISBET - Norah and the Fairies 10. Rosa Campbell PRAED (as Rosa PPraed) - The Ghost Monk 11. Louis BECKE - Lupton's Ghost: A Memory of Eastern Pacific 12. Fergus HUME - A Colonial Banshee 13. A. F. Bassett HULL - A Strange Experience 14. Frances FAUCETT - A Bushman's Story 15. Guy BOOTHBY - The Death Child 16. Lionel SPARROW - The Jewelled Hand 17. Lionel SPARROW - The Vengeance of the Dead 18. Beatrice GRIMSHAW - The Cave 19. Beatrice GRIMSHAW - The Forest of Lost Men 20. James Francis DWYER - The Cave of the Invisible One 21. William HAY - Where the Butterflies Come from 22. Hugh McCRAE (as W. W. Lamble) - The Vampire 23. Dulcie DEAMER - Hallowe'en About the editor * Classics of Fantastic Literature #9 Wildside Press LLC / The Borgo Press