Los mejores cuentos de Casas Embrujadas

by Charles Dickens, Ambrose Bierce, G.K. Chesterton

Desde tiempos inmemoriales existe la creencia de que los fantasmas ―o diferentes criaturas sobrenaturales― tienen la capacidad de proyectar su presencia en casas, cementerios o cualquier otro lugar donde hayan quedado atrapados a raíz de un acontecimiento trágico. Ya en la antigüedad, Plutarco y Plinio el Joven escribieron sobre este tipo de sucesos; aunque no son un hecho aislado, ya que la historia está plagada de anécdotas de edificios acechados por todo tipo de seres fantasmales. Y todo ello mucho antes de que se convirtiesen en un género literario y cinematográfico de gran éxito… Hoy en día, novelas, series y películas nos han provocado terroríficas noches en vela. ¿Quién de nosotros no tiene grabada en su cabeza la figura de un triste y diabólico espectro arrastrando cadenas holográficas por las estancias de una lúgubre mansión? En la presente recopilación, una selección única en el mundo, disfrutarás de grandes relatos de autores imprescindibles en el ámbito del terror, como Ambrose Bierce, M.R. James, Charles Dickens o Sheridan Le Fanu.

192 pages, Paperback

Published September 15, 2021

About the author

Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.

Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.

On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Rata Encrespada · Rating 5 out of 5]

me gustó muchoo, muy buenos cuentos, no me gustaron 2, otros cumplieron la función de ser entretenidos, pero los últimos estuvieron buenísimos.
Mi ranking y calificación:
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1- .♡₊˚ El testamento de toby marston — Sheridan Le Fanu ⸝⸝ ଓ ˚｡5 ･☆☆☆☆☆
2- .♡₊˚ No caven mi tumba — Robert E. Howard ⸝⸝ ଓ ˚｡ 5 ･☆☆☆☆☆
3- .♡₊˚ La residencia de whitminster — M.R. James ⸝⸝ ଓ ˚｡ 5 ･☆☆☆☆☆
4- .♡₊˚ La casa embrujada — Edith Nesbit ⸝⸝ ଓ ˚｡ 4½ ･☆☆☆☆
5- .♡₊˚ La habitación número 13 — M.R. James ⸝⸝ ଓ ˚｡ 4 ･☆☆☆☆
6- .♡₊˚ Al otro lado de la pared — Ambrose Bierce ⸝⸝ ଓ ˚｡ 3½ ･☆☆☆
7- .♡₊˚ Cómo él abandonó el hotel — Louisa Baldwin ⸝⸝ ଓ ˚｡ 3 ･☆☆☆
8- .♡₊˚ La casa encantada — Charles Dickens ⸝⸝ ଓ ˚｡ 2½ ･☆☆
9- .♡₊˚ La tienda de los fantasmas —G.K. Chesterton ⸝⸝ ଓ ˚｡ 0 ･

[Fer B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Algunas historias fueron muy meh, pero otras me gustaron mucho.
Es una colección sencilla con 9 relatos centrados en las casas embrujadas, de escritores clásicos. Otro detalle que mencionar es que la mitad de un relato está al revés, aunque no sé si es error de una sola copia (la que compré) o si está presente en varios ejemplares

[Frases_n_books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es un compilado de relatos sencillos y clásicos de diversos autores, debo decir que mis opiniones fueron variadas; algunas historias me gustaron mucho, otras no me llegaron tanto, y algunas tenían una trama que me interesó pero su final me dejó desconcertada.
Le doy una puntuación Intermedia, debido a la gran diferencia entre cuentos, pero genuinamente lo recomiendo!

[Moises · Rating 3 out of 5]

mmm para ser sincero de los cuento solo 3 son buenos, los demas cuentos quede con gusto a nada, con finales que no tenian sentido y donde se pasaba el cuento comoleto describiendome personajes que aparecerian 1 vez o que no tiene relevancia en el mismo cuento.