Fire And Sleet And Candlelight
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A landmark anthology in the tradition of dark and supernatural verse, Fire and Sleet and Candlelight presents a masterfully curated collection of macabre poetry drawn from a wide range of contributors, assembled by one of the twentieth century's most dedicated champions of weird fiction. August Derleth, the prolific Wisconsin author and co-founder of Arkham House, brings together poems that chronicle the shadowy terrain of death, the uncanny, and the gothic imagination, uniting voices both celebrated and obscure under a single haunting vision. The tone throughout is elegiac and atmospheric, suffused with the chill of autumn graveyards and the flicker of candlelight against encroaching darkness. Serving as a companion to Derleth's earlier anthology Dark of the Moon, this volume argues for the legitimacy of macabre poetry as a serious literary form, illustrating its power to evoke dread and wonder in equal measure. It remains an essential artifact for collectors of weird literature and an atmospheric treasury for readers drawn to the darker corridors of the poetic tradition.
Author: August Derleth
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Arkham House
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A landmark anthology in the tradition of dark and supernatural verse, Fire and Sleet and Candlelight presents a masterfully curated collection of macabre poetry drawn from a wide range of contributors, assembled by one of the twentieth century's most dedicated champions of weird fiction. August Derleth, the prolific Wisconsin author and co-founder of Arkham House, brings together poems that chronicle the shadowy terrain of death, the uncanny, and the gothic imagination, uniting voices both celebrated and obscure under a single haunting vision. The tone throughout is elegiac and atmospheric, suffused with the chill of autumn graveyards and the flicker of candlelight against encroaching darkness. Serving as a companion to Derleth's earlier anthology Dark of the Moon, this volume argues for the legitimacy of macabre poetry as a serious literary form, illustrating its power to evoke dread and wonder in equal measure. It remains an essential artifact for collectors of weird literature and an atmospheric treasury for readers drawn to the darker corridors of the poetic tradition.