| The Water Ghost and Others by John Kendrick Bangs, Fiction, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Contributor(s): Bangs, John Kendrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1598184326 ISBN-13: 9781598184327 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: American John Kendrick Bangs created a subgenre of modern literature -- Bangsian fantasy, it's called, a form fantasy set at least partly in the afterlife. Born in Yonkers, New York, he went to Columbia University (where he edited the school's literary magazine) and went on to work as an editor -- on "Life" magazine, and later at "Harper's Magazine," "Harper's Bazaar," "Munsey's Magazine," "New Metropolitan," and "Puck," which was then the foremost American humor magazine. Included in this volume are a number of Bangs's tales, including "The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall," "The Specter Cook of Bangletop," "The Speck on the Lens," "A Midnight Visitor," "A Quicksilver Cassandra," "The Ghost Club," "A Psychical Prank," and "The Literary Remains of Thomas Bragdon." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Fantasy - General - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 120 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Bangs, John Kendrick: - "John Kendrick Bangs (1862 - 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis Nehemiah Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs. He went to Columbia College from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine, Acta Columbia and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines. After graduation in 1883 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books." |