Bending to Earth: Strange Stories by Irish Women

Irish women have long produced literature of the gothic, uncanny, and supernatural. Bending to Earth draws together twelve such tales. While none of the authors herein were considered primarily writers of fantastical fiction during their lifetimes, they each wandered at some point in their careers into more speculative realms - some only briefly, others for lengthier stays.

Names such as Charlotte Riddell and Rosa Mulholland will already be familiar to aficionados of the eerie, while Katharine Tynan and Clotilde Graves are sure to gain new admirers. From a ghost story in the Swiss Alps to a premonition of death in the West of Ireland to strange rites in a South Pacific jungle, Bending to Earth showcases a diverse range of imaginative writing which spans the better part of a century.

About the Author
Showers, Brian: - Brian J. Showers runs Swan River Press in Dublin, Ireland. He has written short stories, articles and reviews for magazines such as Rue Morgue, Ghosts & Scholars, and Wormwood. His short story collection, The Bleeding Horse, won the Children of the Night Award in 2008. He is also the author of Literary Walking Tours of Gothic Dublin and Old Albert: An Epilogue, the co-editor of the Stoker Award-nominated Reflections in a Glass Darkly, and the editor of The Green Book: Writings on Irish Gothic, Supernatural and Fantastic Literature.Giakaniki, Maria J.: - Maria Giakaniki is an independent scholar and editor-in-chief of Ars Nocturna, a small publishing house in Athens that focuses on Gothic fiction. Her Greek translations include J. S. Le Fanu's Carmilla and R. L. Stevenson's Olalla; she has also compiled and co-translated Gothic Tales by Victorian Women Writers and Gothic Tales by Modern Women Writers, as well as edited the Greek edition of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James. She has written reviews for literary journals such as the Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies and The Green Book, and delivered papers in international conferences of the Gothic.