This original anthology presents 19 short stories that cover nearly a century of speculative fiction by women authors. Selections range from Mary Shelley's "e;Transformation"e; (1830), a pendant to Frankenstein in its themes and motifs, to "e;Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched"e; (1922) by May Sinclair, a tale of time travel that follows its heroine to Hell and back. Gripping narratives include Virginia Woolf's "e;A Haunted House,"e; in which a ghostly couple revisit their former home; "e;A Wedding Chest"e; by Vernon Lee, a story of romance and revenge that unfolds in Renaissance Italy; and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "e;The Yellow Wallpaper,"e; recounting a woman's psychic possession by the previous occupant of her attic bedroom. Additional tales include E. Nesbit's "e;From the Dead,"e; "e;The Eyes"e; by Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Gaskell's "e;Curious If True,"e; and many others. Editor S. T. Joshi offers an extensive Introduction as well as notes on each of the authors.
