weirdletter:Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (British Library Tales of the Weird), e
weirdletter:Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (British Library Tales of the Weird), edited by Daisy Butcher, British Library Publishing, 2019. Cover art by Enrique Bernardou, internal illustrations by Lauren Forrester, info: www.bl.uk.Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the villainous (or perhaps just misunderstood) ‘killer plant’ in fiction, film and video games. Step within to marvel at Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s giant wistaria and H. G. Wells’ hungry orchid; hear the calls of the ethereal women of the wood, and the frightful drone of the moaning lily; and do tread carefully around E. Nesbit’s wandering creepers… Every strain of vegetable threat (and one deadly fungus) can be found within this new collection, representing the very best tales from the undergrowth of Gothic fiction.Contents:Introduction — Daisy ButcherRappaccini’s Daughter — Nathaniel HawthorneThe American’s Tale — Arthur Conan DoyleCarnivorine — Lucy H. HooperThe Giant Wistaria — Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Flowering of the Strange Orchid — H.G. WellsThe Guardian of Mystery Island — Edmond NolciniThe Ash Tree — M.R. JamesA Vine on a House — Ambrose BierceProfessor Jonkin’s Cannibal Plant — Howard R. GarisThe Voice in the Night — William Hope HodgsonThe Pavillion — Edith NesbitThe Green Death — H.C. McNeileThe Woman of the Wood — Abraham MerrittThe Moaning Lily — Emma Vane -- source link
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