The Invisible Eye
The Invisible Eye by Émile Erckmann, published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited on October 4, 2018, is a collection of supernatural tales from the renowned Victorian writers Erckmann-Chatrian. This edition, comprising 416 pages and presented in English, showcases the duo’s unique storytelling that has influenced notable authors like M. R. James and H. P. Lovecraft. The collection features a range of weird tales that delve into a world filled with noblemen, peasants, enchanted castles, and mysterious woods, all steeped in elements of horror and the occult.
Readers will find a vivid exploration of dark fantasy themes, as Hugh Lamb curates the finest works of Erckmann-Chatrian, bringing to light stories that have largely remained obscure since the authors’ deaths. The tales are set against a backdrop of witches, monsters, curses, and spells, capturing the essence of a bygone era where the supernatural was woven into the fabric of everyday life. This anthology invites readers to experience the rich imagination of these authors, offering a glimpse into the eerie and fantastical narratives that defined their literary legacy.
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A collection of the finest supernatural tales by two of the best Victorian writers of weird tales – Erckmann-Chatrian, authors who inspired M. R. James, H. P. Lovecraft, and many others.
Emile Erckmann and Louis Alexandre Chatrian began their writing partnership in the 1840s and continued working together until the year before Chatrian’s death in 1890. At the height of their powers they were known as ‘the twins’, and their works proved popular translated into English. After their deaths, however, they slipped into obscurity; and apart from the odd tale reprinted in anthologies, their work has remained difficult to find and to appreciate.
In The Invisible Eye, veteran horror anthologist Hugh Lamb has collected together the finest weird tales by Erckmann-Chatrian. The world of which they wrote has long since vanished: a world of noblemen and peasants, enchanted castles and mysterious woods, haunted by witches, monsters, curses and spells. It is a world brought to life by the vivid imagination of these authors and praised by successors including M.R. James and H. P. Lovecraft. With an introduction by Hugh Lamb, and in paperback for the first time, this collection will transport the reader to the darkest depths of the nineteenth century: a time when anything could happen – and occasionally did.
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