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Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library
The Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library was a series of trade paperback books published in the United States by the Newcastle Publishing Company between 1973 and 1980. Presumably under the inspiration of the earlier example set by the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, the series reissued a number of works of fantasy literature that had largely been forgotten, being out of print or otherwise not easily available in the United States, in durable, illustrated trade paperback form with new introductions. For a number of works the Library’s editions constituted the first U.S. or first paperback edition. Together with the earlier series from Ballantine Books, it contributed to the renaissance of interest in the fantasy genre of the 1970s. The Library was produced under the editorship of Robert Reginald and Douglas Menville, editors of ''Forgotten Fantasy'' magazine, who were also responsible for several other similar series from other publishers. It included works by authors such as Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glittering Plain
''The Story of the Glittering Plain'' (full title: ''The Story of the Glittering Plain which has been also called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying'') is an 1891 fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature. It is also important for its exploration of the socialist themes that interested Morris. His earlier fantasies ''The House of the Wolfings'' and ''The Roots of the Mountains'' were to some degree historical novels. Like these ''The Story of the Glittering Plain'' is set in a world similar to the distant past of northern Europe. Morris would go on to develop the new genre established in this work in such later fantasies as '' Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair'', ''The Wood Beyond the World'', ''The Well at the World's End'', and '' The Water of the Wondrous Isles''. Plot introduction The book c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haunted Woman
''The Haunted Woman'' is a dark, metaphysical fantasy novel by British writer David Lindsay. It was first published, somewhat cut, as a serial in '' The Daily News'' in 1921. It was first published in book form by Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, in 1922. The work supposedly marked Lindsay's attempt to write a more "commercial" novel after the initial failure of his first work, ''A Voyage to Arcturus'' (1920), though he began it before that work was published. It was reissued by Gollancz in 1947. It was republished by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the fourth volume of the Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library in March, 1975; the Newcastle edition was the first American edition. Later editions were issued by Borgo Press (1980), Canongate Books (1987), Wildside Press (2003), and Tartarus Press Tartarus Press is an independent book publisher based near Leyburn, Yorkshire, UK. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of She
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shy Leopardess
''Shy Leopardess'' is a fantasy novel by Leslie Barringer, the third and last book in his three volume Neustrian Cycle. The book was first published in the United Kingdom by Methuen in 1948. Its significance was recognized by its republication in the United States by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the thirteenth volume of the Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library series in October, 1977. The Newcastle edition was reprinted by Borgo Press in 1980. Plot The novel is set around the 14th century in an alternate medieval France called Neustria (historically an early division of the Frankish kingdom). Yolande, whose estate has been wrested from her by her forced marriage to the depraved Balthasar, schemes to recover her independence with the aid of her admirers, Diomede and Lioncel. Contents Chapter headings of the 1948 edition: #Encounters at Parledin. #Azo's way. #Roclatour and Sanctlamine. #A silver shield and a grey kitten. #Balthasar's way. #Jehane's way. #The way of Dom Ursu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Christopher And Goldilind The Fair
''Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair'' is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature. It was first published in hardcover by Morris' Kelmscott Press in 1895. Its importance in the history of fantasy literature was recognized by its republication by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the twelfth volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library in April, 1977. Plot summary ''Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair'', set in the forested land of Oakenrealm, was Morris' reimagining and recasting of the medieval Lay of Havelock the Dane, with his displaced royal heirs Christopher and Goldilind standing in for the original story's Havelock and Goldborough. In contrast to his source, Morris emphasizes the romantic aspect of the story, giving a prominent place to the heroine's misfortunes and bringing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Lester Arnold
Edwin Lester Linden Arnold (14 May 1857 – 1 March 1935) was an English author. Most of his works were issued under his working name of Edwin Lester Arnold. Life and literary career Arnold was born in Swanscombe, Kent, as son of Sir Edwin Arnold. Most of his childhood was spent in India, but he returned to England to study agriculture and ornithology. He became a journalist in 1883, and published his first books ''A Holiday In Scandinavia'' (1877) and ''Bird Life In England'' (1887) before writing his first novel ''The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician'', the adventures of a warrior who goes in and out of an unexplained state of suspended animation in order to be a witness to invasions or attempted invasions of England. ''Phra'' was first published in 24 parts in the prestigious ''Illustrated London News'', and later published in book form in the United States and the United Kingdom. Arnold later wrote other novels, including ''Rutherford the Twice-Born'' (1892) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonderful Adventures Of Phra The Phoenician
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of The World (novel)
''Heart of the World'' is an 1895 book by H. Rider Haggard about a lost Maya civilization, Mayan city in Mexico. Its importance in the history of fantasy literature was recognized by its republication by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the tenth volume of the Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library in September, 1976. Reception In his study of early science fiction, E. F. Bleiler described ''Heart of the World'' as "rich in detail, ingenious and well plotted, but weak in characterization at times. Bleiler also wrote that the novel's "moral message" and its "sense of tragedy" were both "powerfully conveyed". References External links * * Images and bibliographic information for various editions of ''Heart of the World'' at SouthAfricaBooks.com Novels by H. Rider Haggard 1895 British novels 1895 fantasy novels British adventure novels British fantasy novels Novels set in Mexico {{1890s-adventure-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joris Of The Rock
''Joris of the Rock'' is a fantasy novel by Leslie Barringer, the second book in his three volume Neustrian Cycle. The book was first published in the United Kingdom by Heinemann in 1928; an American edition followed from Doubleday in 1929. Its significance was recognized by its republication by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the ninth volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library series in September, 1976. The Newcastle edition was reprinted by Borgo Press in 1980 and 2010. Plot The novel is set around the fourteenth century in an alternate medieval France called Neustria (historically an early division of the Frankish kingdom Francia, also called the Kingdom of the Franks ( la, Regnum Francorum), Frankish Kingdom, Frankland or Frankish Empire ( la, Imperium Francorum), was the largest post-Roman barbarian kingdom in Western Europe. It was ruled by the Franks dur ...). Overlapping the events of the previous novel, ''Gerfalcon'', it follows the fortu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Wings And Other Stories
''Golden Wings and Other Stories'' is a collection of fantasy short stories by British writer William Morris, first published in trade paperback by the Newcastle Publishing Company in March 1976 as the eighth volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library. The first hardcover edition was published by Borgo Press in 1980. It collects all of Morris's short stories originally published in ''The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine'', a student magazine that ran for the 12 months of 1856. They were later republished in various collections of Morris's work. More recently the stories have been combined with Morris's other contributions to the magazine, including reviews, essays and poems, to form the expanded collection ''The Hollow Land and Other Contributions to the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine'', published by Forgotten Books in June, 2010 The book contains short works of fiction by the author, together with an introduction by Alfred Noyes and an afterword by Richard B. Mathew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerfalcon (novel)
''Gerfalcon'' is a fantasy novel by Leslie Barringer, the first book in his three volume Neustrian Cycle. The book was first published in 1927 by Heinemann in the United Kingdom and Doubleday in the United States. Its significance was recognized by its republication in 1973 by Tom Stacey in the UK and in March, 1976 by the Newcastle Publishing Company in the US, as the seventh volume of its celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library series. This Newcastle edition was reprinted twice, once by Newcastle itself in 1977 and once by Borgo Press in 1980. Plot The novel is set around the fourteenth century in an alternate medieval France called Neustria (historically an early division of the Frankish kingdom). Raoul, the young heir to the barony of Marckmont (described as "a blend of elf and owl and boy") grows up to become a sensitive, intelligent young man who prefers reading and song to the so-called knightly virtues of war and slaughter. At seventeen, he takes off on his own an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She And Allan
''She and Allan'' is a novel by H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1921. It brought together his two most popular characters, Ayesha from ''She (novel), She'' (to which it serves as a prequel), and Allan Quatermain from ''King Solomon's Mines''. Umslopogaas from ''Nada the Lily'' also appears in the novel as a major character. Along with the other three novels in the series, ''She and Allan'' was adapted into the 1935 film ''She (1935 film), She''. It was republished by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the sixth volume of the Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library series in September 1975. Plot summary Wanting to learn if he can communicate with deceased loved ones, adventurer and trader Allan Quatermain seeks a meeting with the feared Zulu witch-doctor Zikali, who tells Allan to seek out a great white sorceress who rules a hidden kingdom far to the north, and he charges Allan to take a message to her. He also gives Allan a necklace with a strange amulet, carved in Zikali's ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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