''Under the Sunset'' is a collection of
short stories by
Bram Stoker
Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who is celebrated for his 1897 Gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and busine ...
(the author of ''
Dracula
''Dracula'' is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. As an epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking ...
''), first published in 1881. It was illustrated by W. V. Cockburn and William FitzGerald, the younger brother of the Dublin physicist
George Francis FitzGerald.
Its significance in the development of
fantasy literature was recognized by its republication in October 1978 by the
Newcastle Publishing Company
The Newcastle Publishing Company was a Southern California-based small trade paperback publisher founded by bookstore owner Al Saunders, active from July 1971 through October 1992, under the editorial direction of Robert Reginald and Douglas Menv ...
as the seventeenth volume of the celebrated
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 A ...
series.
The stories in the collection are:
*"Under the Sunset"
*"The Rose Prince"
*"The Invisible Giant"
*"The Shadow Builder"
*"How 7 Went Mad"
*"Lies and Lilies"
*"The Castle of the King"
*"The Wondrous Child"
"The Shadow Builder" was adapted to film in 1998 as ''
Shadow Builder
''Shadow Builder'' is a 1998 horror film directed by Jamie Dixon. It is based on the story " The Shadow Builder" by Bram Stoker.
Plot
An evil Archbishop and his followers summon a demon to destroy the world, but the demon's first act is to kill it ...
''.
External links
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Bram Stoker OnlineFull text and PDF versions of the entire collection.
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1881 short story collections
Fantasy short story collections
Short story collections by Bram Stoker
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