It is too often accepted that during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries it was the
male writers who developed and pushed the boundaries of the weird tale with women writers
following in their wake - but this is far from the truth. This new anthology follows the
instrumental contributions made by women writers to the weird tale and revives the lost
authors of the early pulp magazines along with the often overlooked work of more familiar
authors. See the darker side of The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett and the
sensitively-drawn nightmares of Marie Corelli and Violet Quirk. Hear the captivating voices of
Weird Tales magazine contributors Sophie Wenzel Ellis Greye La Spina and Margaret St Clair
and bow down to the sensational surreal and challenging writers who broke down the barriers of
the day. Featuring material never before republished from the abyssal depths of the British
Library vaults..
