The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Nations

by Julian Hawthorne, Ambrose Bierce, Charles Brockden Brown

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Discover a treasury of captivating tales in "The Lock and Key Library, Stories by Modern American Authors." This anthology showcases a diverse collection of short stories from prominent voices in American literature. Explore the depths of the human experience through compelling narratives crafted by modern American authors.

This meticulously reproduced edition presents a selection of fiction that embodies the spirit of its time, offering readers a glimpse into the cultural landscape of a bygone era. Delve into a world of literary artistry with this anthology, a testament to the enduring power of American storytelling. Perfect for enthusiasts of classic fiction and those seeking a rich tapestry of short stories from significant American authors. A must-have addition to any collection of American literature.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781023038270
Publisher:	Anson Street Press
Publication date:	03/28/2025
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.54(d)

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Andrew Lang Saint-Germain the Death/ess the best brief masterpieces of fiction are Lytton's The Haunters and the Haunted, and Thackeray's Notch on the Axe in Roundabout Papers Both deal with a mysterious being who passes through the ages, rich, powerful, always behind the scenes, coming no man knows whence, and dying, or pretending to die, obscurely you never find authentic evidence of his disease. In other later times, at other courts, such an one reappears and runs the same course of luxury, marvel, and hidden potency. Lytton returned to and elaborated his idea in the Margrave of A Strange Story, who has no " soul," and prolongs his physical and intellectual life by means of an elixir. Margrave is not bad, but he is inferior to the hero, less elaborately designed, of The Haunters and the Haunted. Thackeray's tale is written in a tone of mock mysticism, but he confesses that he likes his own story, in which the strange hero, through all his many lives or reappearances, and through all the countless loves on which he fatuously plumes himself, retains a slight German-Jewish accent. It appears to me that the historic original of these romantic characters is no other than the mysterious Comte de Saint-Germain not, of course, the contemporary and normal French soldier and minister, of 1707-1778, who bore the same name. I have found the name, with dim allusions, in the unpublished letters and MSS. of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, and have not always been certain whether the Both given in the accompanying volume containing " Old- Time English " Stories. See also the first story in the " North Europe " volume. Editor. reference was to the man of action or to the man of mystery. On thesecret of the latter, the deathless one, I have no new light to throw, and only speak o...