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'Murderous ghosts, horrific curses and monstrous beings haunt an unforgiving landscape into which travellers stray at their peril. Journey through the dark byways of Australia's Gothic past in the rare stories gathered in this memorable new collection. Work by acclaimed Australian writers such as Marcus Clarke, Henry Lawson and Edward Dyson appears alongside many lesser-known authors such as Beatrice Grimshaw, Mary Fortune and Ernest Favenc. Many of the stories collected here have never been reprinted since their first publication in 19th and early 20th century periodicals and showcase the richness and variety of the Australian ghost and horror story.
James Doig provides an authoritative introduction full of fresh insights into Australian Gothic fiction with detailed biographical notes on the authors represented' (cover).
James Doig provides an authoritative introduction full of fresh insights into Australian Gothic fiction with detailed biographical notes on the authors represented' (cover).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
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, 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Introduction, single work essay
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The White Maniac : A Doctor's Tale,
single work
short story
horror
The tale opens in London in 1858 where an aristocratic young doctor first sees, then is consulted to call on a house where everything is white. He falls in love with the foreign young noblewoman for whom all this is arranged, only to discover that she is an anthropophagus and feasts on human flesh.
- Verflucht Spirit-Led, single work short story mystery
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A Haunt of the Jinkarras : A Fearsome Story of Central Australia,
single work
short story
adventure
science fiction
'A Haunt of Jinkarras deals with the discovery of a primordial race that dwells entirely underground.'
Source: L.W. Currey, Inc. https://www.lwcurrey.com/pages/books/167311/ernest-favenc/the-last-of-six-tales-of-the-austral-tropics
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The Mystery of Major Molineux,
single work
novella
mystery
horror
'The Mystery of Major Molineux is a strange and weird production, evidently founded on a fact connected with the early history of Tasmania. As a psychological study it approaches in subtlety to some of the most successful efforts of the author of Adam Bede; while for intensity of sustained interest and soul-thrilling excitement it is only surpassed by Edgar Allen Poe in The Mystery of Marie Roget and The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
That the story is based upon fact does not detract from its interest, but rather lends an air of vraisemblance to a story which would otherwise be too appalling. It is an introspective study, a psychological romance, a social drama - worthy of the author of His Natural Life.'
[Source: Burra Record 22 June 1881, p.2] - The Bunyip, single work short story
- Lupton's Ghost : A Memory of the Eastern Pacific, single work short story horror
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The Haunted Pool : A Tale of the Blue Mountains,
single work
short story
fantasy
Story of two young men looking for gold in the Blue Mountains - one swims in a pool and is enchanted by a beautiful maiden spirit.
- A Colonial Banshee, single work short story horror
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The Devil of the Marsh,
single work
short story
horror
A nightmarish vision of possession and sorcery.
- The Accursed Thing, single work short story
- The Third Murder : A New South Wales Tale, single work short story
- The Death Child, single work short story horror
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A Strange Goldfield,
single work
short story
Three travellers encounter a strange man at an abandoned gold mine and can't make up their minds whether what they experience is real or not.
- Sea Voices, single work short story
- The Cave, single work short story fantasy
- The Cave of the Invisible, single work short story horror
- Hallowe'en, single work short story
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Field : Reviews
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , June no. 81 2011; (p. 46)
— Review of Australian Ghost Stories 2010 anthology short story -
Australian Ghost Stories
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The National Library of Australia Magazine , June vol. 3 no. 2 2011; (p. 22-24) James Doig looks for Australian supernatural fiction authors and unearths their curious lives. (p. 22) -
Introduction
2010
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Ghost Stories 2010; -
Take Three
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 23 May 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Australian Ghost Stories 2010 anthology short story
-
Take Three
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 23 May 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Australian Ghost Stories 2010 anthology short story -
The Field : Reviews
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , June no. 81 2011; (p. 46)
— Review of Australian Ghost Stories 2010 anthology short story -
Australian Ghost Stories
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The National Library of Australia Magazine , June vol. 3 no. 2 2011; (p. 22-24) James Doig looks for Australian supernatural fiction authors and unearths their curious lives. (p. 22) -
Introduction
2010
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Ghost Stories 2010;
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