The author of this book, May Sinclair, was an innovator of modern fiction. She lived in the late Victorian era, and her stories were quite untypical of the time. She is considered a precursor to Virginia Woolf. The specific trait of the Uncanny Stories (1923) by Sinclair is a combination of the traditional ghost story with the discoveries of Freud and Einstein. The stories shock, enthrall, delight, and unsettle.
Esta novela recorre la vida de Harriett Frean, desde su niñez hasta su muerte a los sesenta y ocho años, una vida destinada a ser ejemplo de rectitud y urbanidad., tal y como le inculcaron sus padres: una vida destinada a ser ejemplo de comportamiento. Asi, renunciara al amor pero con los años se planteara si la vida que escogio no produjo infelicidad a todos los que le rodearon e incluso a ella misma. Cuentos extraños ofrece una serie de relatos de ambientacion gotica que se cuentan entre los preferidos de Jorge L. Borges.
In the enigmatic world of Tasker Jevons, a young woman named Margaret Seaton finds herself drawn into a web of mystery and intrigue. As she delves deeper into the enigmatic life of the titular character, she uncovers a past shrouded in secrets and a present filled with danger.Tasker Jevons, a brilliant but enigmatic artist, has disappeared, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions. Margaret, driven by an insatiable curiosity, embarks on a perilous journey to unravel the truth behind his disappearance. Along the way, she encounters a cast of eccentric characters, each with their own hidden motives and connections to Jevons.As Margaret digs deeper, she uncovers a world of art, obsession, and forbidden love. But with each revelation comes a new layer of danger, threatening to consume her in the same darkness that has enveloped Tasker Jevons.
