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Elizabeth Dearnley Deadly Dolls (Paperback) British Library Tales of the Weird. Author: Elizabeth Dearnley. Contributor: Elizabeth Dearnley (Edited by). Her pearl teeth crashed against his with the sound of cymbals and her warm, fragrant breath blew around him like an Italian gale. Further DetailsTitle: Deadly Dolls Condition: New Subtitle: Midnight Tales of Uncanny Playthings Author: Elizabeth Dearnley Contributor: Elizabeth Dearnley (Edited by) Format: Paperback EAN: 9780712355704 ISBN: 9780712355704 Publisher: British Library Publishing Genre: Fiction Topic: Horror Release Date: 06/23/2024 Description: 'The sleeping wood had wakened. Her pearl teeth crashed against his with the sound of cymbals and her warm, fragrant breath blew around him like an Italian gale.'Dolls, mannequins, humanoid toys and dummies are the quintessential symbols of the uncanny, referenced by Freud in his foundational essay on the phenomenon of the familiar-turned-unsettling, and remaining a terrifying recurring menace of horror media this new collection, Elizabeth Dearnley revives a sinister troupe of uncannily animated figures from tales across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, by authors including E T A Hoffmann, Angela Carter, Vernon Lee, Algernon Blackwood and Rosemary Timperley.Terror and nightmares await when the doors of the doll house swing open and its denizens come out to play. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 190mm Item Length: 130mm Series: British Library Tales of the Weird Release Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
