The Light Has Been Broken: 560+ Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Dark Tales : The Mark of the Beast, The Ghost Pirates, The Vampyre, Sweeney Todd, The Sleepy Hollow…

The Light Has Been Broken: 560+ Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Dark Tales invites readers into a rich tapestry of the eerie and the inexplicable, weaving together an array of supernatural stories that span centuries and continents. This collection traverses a myriad of literary styles, from the enchanting gothic to the starkly mysterious, capturing the diverse imaginations of classic authors across the ages. In these pages, readers will encounter narratives that tantalize with shadows and intrigue, including standout tales of suspense, haunting apparitions, and the unfathomably strange. The anthology showcases the collective brilliance of renowned authors, each contributing uniquely to the dark tapestry of macabre literature. The diverse assembly of authors featured in this anthology represents a convergence of literary brilliance from different periods and movements. From the gothic imaginations of Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe to the incisive wit of Oscar Wilde and Charles Dickens, and the psychological depth of Henry James and Edgar Allan Poe, each voice adds depth to the anthology's theme. Writers such as Mary Shelley and H.P. Lovecraft enrich the collection with their explorations of human psyche'Äôs interplay with the supernatural, offering readers a historical panorama of horror that aligns with Romantic, Victorian, and modernist sensibilities. For readers seeking an expansive journey into the realms of the uncanny, The Light Has Been Broken provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore a multitude of perspectives within a single volume. This anthology is recommended not only for the vast array of themes and styles it encompasses but also for its educational value in tracing the evolution of supernatural fiction. It unites divergent voices, facilitating a timeless dialogue between readers and authors. Delve into this collection for an enriching experience that highlights the transcendent power of storytelling in capturing the enigmatic and the mysterious.

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Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and grew up in poverty. This experience influenced ‘Oliver Twist’, the second of his fourteen major novels, which first appeared in 1837. When he died in 1870, he was buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey as an indication of his huge popularity as a novelist, which endures to this day.
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, left school at age 12. His career encompassed such varied occupations as printer, Mississippi riverboat pilot, journalist, travel writer, and publisher, which furnished him with a wide knowledge of humanity and the perfect grasp of local customs and speech manifested in his writing. It wasn't until The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), that he was recognized by the literary establishment as one of the greatest writers America would ever produce. Toward the end of his life, plagued by personal tragedy and financial failure, Twain grew more and more cynical and pessimistic. Though his fame continued to widen--Yale and Oxford awarded him honorary degrees--he spent his last years in gloom and desperation, but he lives on in American letters as "the Lincoln of our literature."
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Oscar Wilde
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Bram Stoker
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Hauffs Märchen: Die Karawane (Kalif Storch, der kleine Muck, das Gespensterschiff, die Rettung Fatmes, die abgehauene Hand, der falsche Prinz)

Wilhelm Hauff, Hörbücher für Kinder

Phantastische Geschichten

Tania Blixen, Pierre Boulle, Juan Antonio Zunzunegui, Pu Sung-Ling, Nicolai Gogol, Marcel Ayme, Wilhelm Hauff, Günter Eich, Friedrich Gerstäcker, Rudyard Kippling

Die schönsten Märchen der Romantik : Der Bauer und sein Sohn + Das Märchen von dem Witzenspitzel + Gockel, Hinkel und Gackeleia + Rotkehlchen und Kohlmeischen + Der Schlangenkönig + Die Geschichte von Hyazinth und Rosenblütchen + Das kalte Herz

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Der Große Deutsche Märchen Schatz : Das Schönste von den Gebrüdern Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen und Wilhelm Hauff Teil 2

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Weihnachten : Gedichte und Geschichten

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Orientalische Märchen: Die große Hörbuch Box : Die schönsten Geschichten aus 1001 Nacht!

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Gruselkabinett, Box 43: Folgen 168, 169, 170, 171

Georges Rodenbach, Per McGraup, Eric Stenbock, Wilhelm Hauff

Gruselkabinett, Box 40: Folgen 157, 158, 159

Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, Wilhelm Hauff

Die Sängerin : Ein fesselnder Roman voller Intrigen und Hindernisse, der die Welt der Oper und Musik in lebendige Charaktere und atmosphärische Szenen hüllt

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Die schönsten Märchen, Folge 19: Rumpelstilzchen / Zwerg Nase

Gebrüder Grimm, Wilhelm Hauff, René Bach, Brita Subklew

Die schönsten Märchen, Folge 15: Das Wirtshaus im Spessart

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Die schönsten Märchen, Folge 10: Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt / Der fliegende Koffer

Hans Christian Andersen, Kurt Vethake, Wilhelm Hauff

Charles Dickens

Mark Twain

Oscar Wilde

Bram Stoker

Charlotte Brontë

Emily Brontë

Jack London

Henry James

Arthur Conan Doyle

Jane Austen

Thomas Hardy

Daniel Defoe

Rudyard Kipling

Washington Irving

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Wilkie Collins

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Mary Shelley

Elizabeth Gaskell