Laurence Housman – illustratör

With a preface by Elizabeth Macneal and original illustrations by Laurence Housman.Two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, are enticed by the smells, sounds and sights of the goblin market, tempted by the ripe figs, plump cherries and fragrant berries. Whilst Lizzie resists, Laura is slowly destroyed by her insatiable longing for the goblin’s forbidden fruit.Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Here is Christina Rossetti’s first critically acclaimed collection of poetry. Published in 1862, as well as ‘Goblin Market’ it contains some of her most treasured work, such as ‘A Birthday’, ‘An Apple Gathering’ and ‘Remember’. It launched her career as the foremost female poet of her time and, more than a century later, modern readers are still seduced by its symbolism and sensual language.

With a preface by Elizabeth Macneal and original illustrations by Laurence Housman.Two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, are enticed by the smells, sounds and sights of the goblin market, tempted by the ripe figs, plump cherries and fragrant berries. Whilst Lizzie resists, Laura is slowly destroyed by her insatiable longing for the goblin’s forbidden fruit.Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Here is Christina Rossetti’s first critically acclaimed collection of poetry. Published in 1862, as well as ‘Goblin Market’ it contains some of her most treasured work, such as ‘A Birthday’, ‘An Apple Gathering’ and ‘Remember’. It launched her career as the foremost female poet of her time and, more than a century later, modern readers are still seduced by its symbolism and sensual language.

En algún lúgubre rincón escandinavo, dos hermanos gemelos pelean en cuerpo y alma a causa de una sensual mujer lobo a la que uno de ellos desea ardientemente. Más allá de su pasmosa facilidad para sugerir lo siniestro y articular una envolvente atmósfera fantástica, la autora se vale con tremenda habilidad de la simbología oculta de los personajes y aplica herramientas psicológicas y artificios estilísticos trasladándolos con maestría al universo del relato de horror. Desde su primera aparición, el éxito de La mujer lobo fue inmediato y el paso del tiempo no ha hecho sino consagrarla como una de las novelas fundamentales de la tradición gótica.La versión definitiva de La mujer lobo (1896, The Bodley Head) se publicó acompañada de las ilustraciones de Laurence Housman, hermano de Clemence. En su primera versión por entregas, en la revista Atalanta, el texto incluyó ilustraciones de Everard Hopkins. Laurence Housman y Hopkins crearon interpretaciones visuales de la historia marcadamente distintas: esta edición recoge ambas versiones de la mano de una esclarecedora nota de Melissa Purdue, a cuyo cargo estuvo también el prólogo de este volumen. «Un exquisito poema en prosa narrado con un sentimiento tan poco común como hermoso.»Montague Summers«Housman captura la atmósfera del auténtico folclor en una narración tensa y macabra.»H.P. Lovecraft«Clemence Housman aborda los miedos sociales en torno al papel cambiante de la mujer y aboga por la liberación, tanto de hombres como de mujeres, de las restrictivas expectativas de género.»Melissa Purdue