The Rival Beauties (Cryptofiction Classics - Weird Tales of Strange Creatures)

The Rival Beauties (Cryptofiction Classics - Weird Tales of Strange Creatures)

W. W. Jacobs / WWJacobs

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Editorial:
Cryptofiction Classics
Año de edición:
2013
ISBN:
9781473308442
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This early work by W. W. Jacobs was originally published in 1894 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. ’The Rival Beauties’ is a short story about a mysterious creature of the deep. The Cryptofiction Classics series contains a collection of wonderful stories from some of the greatest authors in the genre, including Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jack London. From its roots in cryptozoology, this genre features bizarre, fantastical, and often terrifying tales of mythical and legendary creatures. Whether it be giant spiders, werewolves, lake monsters, or dinosaurs, the Cryptofiction Classics series offers a fantastic introduction to the world of weird creatures in fiction.

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