{"product_id":"the-were-wolf-and-others-the-weird-writings-of-clemence-housman-paperback","title":"The Were-Wolf and Others: The Weird Writings of Clemence Housman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClemence Housman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eS. T. Joshi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe English author Clemence Housman (1861-1959) was the sister of the renowned poet A. E. Housman and the novelist Laurence Housman; but she was a distinguished writer in her own right. In 1890 she published \u003cem\u003eThe Were-Wolf, \u003c\/em\u003e a vibrant exposition of the werewolf motif, in a magazine; it was published in book form in 1896. This novella captures both the terror and the sensuality of this supernatural conception, featuring a female werewolf who exercises a baleful influence on the hapless men she encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1898, Housman's full-length novel \u003cem\u003eThe Unknown Sea\u003c\/em\u003e was published. This rare work involves another seductive female, the mermaid-like Diadyomene, an elusive figure whom a poor fisherman finds on a remote island near his coastal village. On the very borderline of the weird, \u003cem\u003eThe Unknown Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich and complex work written in an archaic and poetic idiom that enhances its elements of terror and strangeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe short story \"The Drawn Arrow\" completes the corpus of Housman's weird output-an ethereal tale possibly set in an imaginary realm and perhaps influenced by the work of Lord Dunsany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHousman, an ardent feminist who was jailed for her protests against the denial of the vote to women, is a forgotten master of weird fiction whose work has waited too long to be resurrected. Now we can all appreciate the power and depth of her writings from the beginning to the end of her career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54726943342883,"sku":"9781614983781","price":35.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/4836\/2275\/files\/WTVSeEYweEgvaW1jcm5CRHA4YVZkdz09.webp?v=1770783155","url":"https:\/\/chaptersafterdarkbookstore.com\/products\/the-were-wolf-and-others-the-weird-writings-of-clemence-housman-paperback","provider":"Chapters After Dark Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}