![]() Dust-jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for Fearful Pleasures by A. E. Coppard | |
Author | A. E. Coppard |
---|---|
Cover artist | Ronald Clyne |
Language | English |
Genre | fantasy, horror short stories |
Publisher | Arkham House |
Publication date | 1946 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | xiii, 301 pp |
Fearful Pleasures is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author A. E. Coppard. It was released in 1946 and was the first collection of the author's stories to be published by Arkham House. It was published in an edition of 4,033 copies.
Fearful Pleasures contains the following tales:
The New York Times reviewer Helen B. Parker praised Coppard's "great propensity for capturing with lucidity the folk speech of the British Isles", concluding that the collection contained "more than enough poetry of language. His is the rare, musical style that almost demands reading aloud". [1]
![]() Dust-jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for Fearful Pleasures by A. E. Coppard | |
Author | A. E. Coppard |
---|---|
Cover artist | Ronald Clyne |
Language | English |
Genre | fantasy, horror short stories |
Publisher | Arkham House |
Publication date | 1946 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | xiii, 301 pp |
Fearful Pleasures is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author A. E. Coppard. It was released in 1946 and was the first collection of the author's stories to be published by Arkham House. It was published in an edition of 4,033 copies.
Fearful Pleasures contains the following tales:
The New York Times reviewer Helen B. Parker praised Coppard's "great propensity for capturing with lucidity the folk speech of the British Isles", concluding that the collection contained "more than enough poetry of language. His is the rare, musical style that almost demands reading aloud". [1]