The Broadview Anthology of Victorian Short Stories

by Dennis Denisoff (Editor), William Carleton, Mary Elizabeth Braddon

"A ground-breaking contribution to teaching and research, with a wide-ranging and original selection of stories by 19th-century writers." -- Elaine Showalter, Princeton University

Genres: Fiction

496 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 2004

Reviews

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good mix of familiar names--Dickens, Wilde, Doyle, Hardy, Poe, Wilkie Collins--lesser-known names--Geraldine Jewsbury, Ada Levenson, Israel Zangwill, Margaret Oliphant--and (to me) unknown names--Frances Browne, Mary De Morgan, Amelia B Edwards, Evelyn Sharp. An excellent overview of the lively market for short fiction in the period.

[Anna Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing collection! I don't think there was a single short story in here that wasn't fantastic. The introduction and appendixes were also very useful and very, very informative. All in all, an excellent anthology.

[Lindsay]

Using as placeholder for Jesse Myphos' “A Burnt-Out Sun and a Frozen World: A Wild Dream.”

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

William Carleton, "Wildgoose Lodge"
Mary Shelley, "The Mortal Immortal"
Charles Dickens, "The Bloomsbury Christening"
Thomas De Quincy, "The Vision of Sudden Death" & "The Dream-Fugue"
Wilkie Collins, "A Terribly Strange Bed"

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

It should be noted I only read Eveline's visitant. I loved it though, it was haunting and beautiful.