Immagine dell'autore.

Herbert van Thal (1904–1983)

Autore di The Pan Book of Horror Stories

65+ opere 1,174 membri 17 recensioni

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Fonte dell'immagine: Cover of biography of H.Van Thal

Serie

Opere di Herbert van Thal

The Pan Book of Horror Stories (1959) — A cura di — 158 copie
The Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories (1985) — A cura di — 80 copie
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories (1960) — A cura di — 67 copie
The Seventh Pan Book of Horror Stories (1966) — A cura di — 61 copie
The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories (1963) — A cura di — 48 copie
The Eighth Pan Book of Horror Stories (1967) — A cura di — 39 copie
The Twelfth Pan Book of Horror Stories (1971) — A cura di — 39 copie
The 13th Pan Book of Horror Stories (1972) — A cura di — 34 copie
Lie Ten Nights Awake: Ten Tales of Horror (1967) — A cura di — 20 copie
Famous Tales of the Fantastic (1965) — A cura di — 13 copie
A book of strange stories (1954) 12 copie
Great Ghost Stories (1960) 6 copie
The Second Bedside Book of Strange Stories (1976) — A cura di — 2 copie
Game of Love (1971) 1 copia
Famous Tales and Stories (2007) 1 copia
Tales of History (1976) 1 copia
The Fifth Bedside Book of Great Detective Stories (1981) — A cura di — 1 copia
Great Detective Stories (1988) — A cura di — 1 copia

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Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1832) — A cura di, alcune edizioni4,186 copie
Le memorie di Barry Lyndon (1844) — A cura di, alcune edizioni981 copie
Domestic Manners of the Americans (1832) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni; A cura di, alcune edizioni523 copie
Le nuove mille e una notte (1882) — A cura di, alcune edizioni517 copie
Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (1972) — A cura di — 134 copie
Alton Locke (1856) — A cura di, alcune edizioni102 copie
Belloc: A Biographical Anthology (1970) — A cura di — 31 copie
The Spotted Dog and Other Stories (1983) — A cura di — 26 copie
Landor: A Biographical Anthology (1973) — A cura di — 3 copie
The adventures of five hours. A tragi-comedy [by sir S. Tuke.] — A cura di, alcune edizioni3 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico
van Thal, Herbert
Nome legale
van Thal, Herbert Maurice
Data di nascita
1904-03-30
Data di morte
1983
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
UK
Nazione (per mappa)
England, UK
Luogo di nascita
London, England, UK
Luogo di residenza
London, England, UK
Attività lavorative
bookseller
publisher
agent
biographer
anthologist
Relazioni
Agate, James (friend)

Utenti

Recensioni

One novella and thirteen classic short horror stories. I read this volume as an adolescent and then as an adult spent years trying to relocate it, eventually finding it in a second-hand bookstore in a small country town.
The stories are as horrific now as they were all those years ago. 'The Terrapin' by Patricia Highsmith, 'Miss Fletcher's Plum Tree' by Frank Neate, 'The Nursery Club' by Martin Ricketts are all memorable.
It's the two- and three-pagers, however, that have left indelible marks on my memory. To my dying day I will never forget 'Laura' by Barry Martin and, most of all, 'Pieces of Mary' by Robert Ashley. Masterpieces of triple-distilled horror!… (altro)
 
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bachelors_hall | Dec 26, 2020 |
This is an interesting collection, with a more vintage feel than you would expect for the publication year. For the most part they are stories that are uncomfortable in their horror rather than scary. It makes for a very tight feel to the collection, but I think more variation in the type of horror would have been beneficial. The pacing feels too homogeneous.
It's also not suitable for readers who do not like children featuring in dark fiction.
Overall, not a bad read, but not overly exciting either.… (altro)
 
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AngelaJMaher | 1 altra recensione | Oct 18, 2019 |
A definite move toward quality over quantity in this collection. Of the contributors who were new to me; Philip Seymour Jennings stands out. His offering, "The Golden Teddy Bear," has a somewhat predictable ending, but in it Jennings gives us a playfully sardonic narrative that is interesting and engaging. Another writer for the list.
 
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M.Rudd | Apr 23, 2018 |

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Statistiche

Opere
65
Opere correlate
10
Utenti
1,174
Popolarità
#21,920
Voto
3.9
Recensioni
17
ISBN
60

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