The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories by Gertrude Atherton

The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories by Gertrude Atherton

Gertrude Atherton was born in San Francisco in 1857, and died in 1948. She eloped at the age of nineteen, took up writing against her husband's wishes, and after his death became a protegee of Ambrose Bierce, whose influence can be seen here in those stories, 'The Dead and the Countess', 'Death and the Woman' and 'The Striding Place', which have an overtly supernatural element. 'The Striding Place' was rejected by one editor as 'far too gruesome', but was in Atherton's view 'the best short story I ever wrote'. Elsewhere, ('The Greatest Good of the Greatest Number', 'The Tragedy of a Snob', and 'A Monarch of a Small Survey') the psychological takes precedence over the supernatural. And in 'The Bell in the Fog' (reminiscent of 'The Turn of the Screw', and dedicated to Henry James) the supernatural and psychological combine to brilliant effect: an angelic child bears a striking resemblance to an old portrait. Is she a reincarnation of her ancestor? And will she turn out as unangelic in adulthood as that distant ancestor turned out before her?

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was an American author who lived from October 30, 1857, until June 14, 1948. Several of her books are set in California, where she grew up. Black Oxen (1923), her best-selling novel, was adapted into a silent film of the same name. She also authored short stories, essays, and articles for periodicals and newspapers on topics including feminism, politics, and war, in addition to novels.

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ISBN 13	9781840225402
ISBN 10	1840225408
Title	The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories
Author	Gertrude Atherton
Series	Tales Of Mystery And The Supernatural
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Year published	2006-09-05
Number of pages	176
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