num_pages: 285
description: Amongst Miss Braddon's prodigious output were many tales of the supernatural and the weird, scattered throughout her collections of short stories and her magazine appearances; but the scarcity of these tales has led to all but a handful being overlooked by anthologisers. Richard Dalby has now collected together eighteen of Miss Braddon's finest tales of the uncanny, all of which demonstrate her mastery of the form and show why she was one of the best-selling authors of her time. In his extensive introduction, Dalby also takes a thorough look at a fascinating woman, who lived through hardship and scandal to become a respected and much-loved literary figure.CONTENTS: * Introduction by Richard Dalby* The Cold Embrace* Eveline's Visitant* My Wife's Promise* The Scene-Painter's Wife* Sir Philip's Wooing* John Granger* At Chrighton Abbey* Her Last Appearance* Dr Carrick* The Shadow in the Corner* The Face in the Glass* From a Doctor's Diary* A Revelation* My Dream* His Oldest Friends* The Ghost's Name* The Island of Old Faces* Good Lady Ducayne* Appendix: Miss Braddon at Home by Mary Angela Dickens
language: English
title: The Cold Embrace: And Other Ghost Stories
titlecomplete: The Cold Embrace: And Other Ghost Stories
genres: Short Stories, Ghosts, Horror, Victorian
ratings_count: 48
publisher: Ash-Tree Press