{"product_id":"monster-she-wrote-the-women-who-pioneered-horror-and-speculative-fiction-hardcover","title":"Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Kröger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMelanie R. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the women writers who defied convention to craft some of literature's strangest tales, from \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003eto\u003ci\u003e The Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e and beyond\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003ewas just the beginning: horror stories and other weird fiction wouldn't exist without the women who created it. From Gothic ghost stories to psychological horror to science fiction, women have been primary architects of speculative literature of all sorts. And their own life stories are as intriguing as their fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone knows about\u003cb\u003e Mary Shelley\u003c\/b\u003e, creator of Frankenstein, who was rumored to keep her late husband's heart in her desk drawer. But have you heard of \u003cb\u003eMargaret \"Mad Madge\" Cavendish\u003c\/b\u003e, who wrote a science-fiction epic 150 years earlier (and liked to wear topless gowns to the theater)? If you know the astounding work of \u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e, whose novel \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House \u003c\/i\u003ewas reinvented as a Netflix series, then try the psychological hauntings of \u003cb\u003eViolet Paget\u003c\/b\u003e, who was openly involved in long-term romantic relationships with women in the Victorian era. You'll meet celebrated icons (\u003cb\u003eAnn Radcliffe, V. C. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e), forgotten wordsmiths (\u003cb\u003eEli Colter, Ruby Jean Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e), and today's vanguard (\u003cb\u003eHelen Oyeyemi\u003c\/b\u003e). Curated reading lists point you to their most spine-chilling tales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart biography, part reader's guide, the engaging write-ups and detailed reading lists will introduce you to more than a hundred authors and over two hundred of their mysterious and spooky novels, novellas, and stories.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Kröger\u003c\/b\u003e holds a PhD in English. Her short fiction has appeared in\u003ci\u003e Cemetery Dance\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and \u003ci\u003eLost Highways: Dark Fictions from the Road\u003c\/i\u003e (Crystal Lake Publishing, 2018). She's an adjunct instructor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast. She co-hosts the Know Fear Podcast (knowfearcast.com). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie R. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of English at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS. Her book \u003ci\u003eSpectrality in the Novels of Toni Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e (Tennessee Press, 2013) was a winner of the 2014 South Central MLA Book Prize. She co-hosts the Know Fear Podcast (knowfearcast.com).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770266386720,"sku":"9781683691389","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/10b388e76cdc1b4b2d617d908686704d.webp?v=1780368224","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/monster-she-wrote-the-women-who-pioneered-horror-and-speculative-fiction-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}