{"product_id":"the-villa-and-the-vortex","title":"The Villa and The Vortex","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Villa and The Vortex\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eElinor Mordaunt\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781912766420\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHandheld Classics\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Edmundson, editor of \u003ci\u003eWomen's Weird\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWomen's Weird 2\u003c\/i\u003e, has curated this selection of the best of Elinor Mordaunt's supernatural short fiction. Elinor Mordaunt was the pen name of Evelyn May Clowes (1872-1942), a prolific and popular novelist and short story writer, working in Australia and Britain in the first thirty-five years of the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmundson's stories blend the technologies and social attitudes of modernity with the classic supernatural tropes of the ghost, the haunted house, possession, conjuration from the dead and witchcraft. Each story is an original and compelling contribution to supernatural fiction, making this selection a marvelous new showcase for women's writing in the genres. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Villa and The Vortex\u003c\/i\u003e includes the following short stories: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Weakening Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Country-side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vortex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHodge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Landlady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour Wallpapers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Villa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThe Villa and the Vortex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for those who find themselves drawn to older weird fiction, and for those with a fondness for older supernatural and ghost stories.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Sleeps Beneath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An attractive, enjoyable collection of supernatural tales, including some real gems.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritish Fantasy Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Handheld Classics","offers":[{"title":"The Villa and The Vortex | Elinor Mordaunt | Paperback | 9781912766420 | New | Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy 1658450","offer_id":50768132735234,"sku":"1658450","price":51.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81fGwAx13pL.jpg?v=1792103183","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/the-villa-and-the-vortex","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}