Cryptofiction - Volume II. A Collection of Fantastical Short Stories of Sea Monsters, Dangerous Insects, and Other Mysterious Creatures (Cryptofiction Classics - Weird Tales of Strange Creatures)

Including Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, and Many Other Important Authors in the Genre

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• Publisher: Cryptofiction Classics
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781473308411
• eBook ISBN: 9781473370005
• Topic: Literature
• Index: Literature

These early works by various authors were originally published in the late 19th century and early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introduction as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'Cryptofiction - Volume II.' contains a collection of short stories that include 'The Messenger' by Robert W. Chambers, 'The Brazilian Cat' by Arthur Conan Doyle, 'A Relic of the Pliocene' by Jack London, and many other classic tales of strange creatures. The genre of cryptofiction has grown up in the shadow of its older brothers, science fiction and fantasy, and specialises in the concept of mysterious creatures such as sea monsters, wolf-men, and lost pre-historic creatures. Cryptofiction takes its name from another, non-literary practice: cryptozoology. This is generally regarded as a pseudoscience by mainstream scientists, relying as it does upon anecdotal, often unverifiable evidence. However, it still boasts many enthusiasts, and continues to exert considerable artistic allure. Cryptofiction is here to stay, and the stories in this collection map the development of a genre which is as strange as it is fascinating. 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.

Table of contents

• Introduction
• The Purple Emperor
• The Messenger
• The Fiend of the Cooperage
• The Brazilian Cat
• “The Werwolves”
• The Killing of the Mammoth
• The Monster of Lake LaMetrie
• No-Man’s-Land
• The Gray Cat
• “The Lame Priest”
• A Relic of the Pliocene
• The Biologist’s Quest
• The Valley of the Spiders
• The Great White Moth
• The Ash-Tree
• The Green Spider
• The Lizard
• The Empire of the Ants
• A Tropical Horror
• The Strange Adventures of a Private Secretary in New York
• The Flying Death
• The Feather Pillow
• The Pterodactyl
• The Terror of the Sea Caves
• The Terror of the Water-Tank
• Ancient Sorceries
• The Last Haunt of the Dinosaur
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