Soon to be revived in a new BBC series, Mapp and Lucia is a poisonous witty, comic tale of two upper-class women battling for social supremacy in the most underhand ways possible. Meet Mapp and Lucia - two of the most unpleasant, disgraceful women you're ever likely to encounter, in E.F. Bensons carefully observed tale of 1930s village life and social ranking. Emmeline Lucas (known as Lucia to her friends) is emerging from mourning following the death of her husband. Pretentious, snobbish ...

The shadows grow darker with another collection of unforgettable tales from the supernatural tradition. The Book of Shadows Vol. 3 brings together atmospheric and unsettling stories by Mary Elizabeth Penn, Sir Herbert Stephen, Edith Nesbit, Vincent O'Sullivan, Margaret Oliphant, M. R. James, Ellen Glasgow, W. F. Harvey, Sir Hugh Walpole, and E. F. Benson. This collection explores the mysterious boundary between the ordinary and the supernatural, taking readers into worlds of ghostly encoun...

Step beyond the ordinary and enter a world of ghosts, strange encounters, hidden secrets, and unexplained phenomena. The Book of Shadows Vol. 1 is a collection of classic and atmospheric stories by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, Robert W. Chambers, H. G. Wells, Beatrix Potter, Edith Nesbit, Barry Pain, E. F. Benson, D. H. Lawrence, and Thomas Burke. Bringing together a diverse group of writers, this anthology explores the darker and stranger side of classic literature. Within its pages are stor...

Some stories entertain. Others linger long after the final page. Step into a collection where mystery, the supernatural, and the unexpected come together in unforgettable ways. Discover "The Book of Shadows Vol. 1," a remarkable anthology featuring unforgettable stories by acclaimed authors including Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, Robert W. Chambers, H. G. Wells, Beatrix Potter, Edith Nesbit, Barry Pain, E. F. Benson, D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Burke, and others. Bringing together a diverse selecti...

Some doors should never be opened. Some secrets should never be uncovered. Yet the stories in this collection invite you to cross that threshold into the unknown. Discover "The Book of Shadows Vol. 3," a spellbinding anthology featuring timeless tales by celebrated authors including Mary Elizabeth Penn, Sir Herbert Stephen, Edith Nesbit, Vincent O'Sullivan, Margaret Oliphant, M. R. James, Ellen Glasgow, W. F. Harvey, Sir Hugh Walpole, E. F. Benson, and others. Bringing together an exceptio...

Experience the atmospheric visual edition of this tale by searching “Jonathan Dunne Horror” on YouTube.Title: Outside the DoorSeries Name: Timeless TerrorsSeries Entry: 161Author: E. F. BensonNarrator: Jonathan DunneOriginal Publication: 1910Public Domain: YesDescription:Outside...

This complete Make Way for Lucia collection gathers E. F. Benson's six novels and two short stories chronicling the exquisite social warfare of Riseholme and Tilling. With crystalline comic precision, Benson turns tea parties, tableaux, musical evenings, committees, and rented houses into arenas of power. Written in the tradition of English social comedy, yet sharpened by modernist-era irony, the series transforms provincial trivialities into a brilliantly sustained study of snobbery, perf...

E. F. Benson's 'Mapp and Lucia' is a satirical novel that delves into the lives of two social rivals, Miss Elizabeth Mapp and Mrs. Emmeline Lucas, in the fictional village of Tilling. The book not only offers a witty and humorous insight into the competitiveness and social dynamics of the upper-middle-class society but also serves as a critique of human behavior and relationships. Benson's eloquent writing style and clever dialogue bring the characters to life, making the reader feel like ...

The Second E.F. Benson Megapack collects 11 more short stories and 11 novels by E.F. Benson, spanning horror, mystery, suspense, and historical subjects, including such classics as Miss Mapp and Queen Lucia.Included are:THE OUTCASTTHE COUNTESS OF LOWNDES SQUARETHE BLACKMAILER OF PARK LANETHE DANCE ON THE BEEFSTEAKTHE ORIOLISTSIN THE DARKTHE FALSE STEP"PUSS-CAT"THERE AROSE A KINGTHE TRAGEDY OF OLIVER BOWMAN...

"The E.F. Benson Megapack" collects 36 of Benson's horror stories, including such classics as "The Bus-Conductor," "The Room in the Tower," and "The Thing in the Hall." Included are:AT ABDUL ALI’S GRAVETHE MAN WHO WENT TOO FARTHE CATGAVON’S EVETHE DUST-CLOUDTHE SHOOTINGS AT ACHNALEISHTHE BUS-CONDUCTORTHE HOUSE WITH THE BRICK-KILNOUTSIDE THE DOORHOW FEAR DEPARTED FROM THE LONG GALLERYTHE CONFESSION OF CHARLES LINK...

The 'Halloween Boxed Set: 200+ Horror Classics & Supernatural Mysteries' encapsulates a stunning array of narratives that traverse the spectral terrains of horror and the supernatural. At its core, the collection highlights a rich tapestry of styles, from the gothic to the psychological, the cosmic to the terrestrial, framed within the literary evolution of the horror and mystery genres. The anthology draws from a plethora of temporal contexts and geographies, weaving classic tales of terr...

Into the Darkness maps the long nineteenth century and early twentieth century through its most unsettling imaginative terrains: haunted houses, revenants, occult knowledge, psychological fracture, urban menace, and the porous boundary between rationality and terror. Its range extends from Gothic romance and sensation fiction to ghost story, decadent fantasy, cosmic horror, satire, and proto-science fiction. Canonical landmarks of the supernatural tradition stand beside neglected curiositi...