Xélucha and Others (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: M. P. Shiel
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Work: Stories
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—occult
- Time of Work: Various times from the early seventeenth century to the early twentieth century
- Setting: Primarily England, but also other European locations and a subterranean cavern
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy, Magical and occult fantasy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Ghosts or apparitions, Mental illness, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Seventeenth century, Mysteries, Horror, Monsters, Caves
- Locales: Europe, England
The Plot
The stories in Xélucha and Others represent a selection of some of the author’s best work from the previous collections Shapes in the Fire (1896), The Pale Ape (1911), and Here Comes the Lady (1928). M. P. Shiel supplied an original introduction and revised the title story, “Xélucha,” for this collection, although its publication was delayed until nearly thirty years after the author’s death.
In “Xélucha,” the narrator, Mérimée, meets a mysterious woman during one of his nocturnal rambles. She invites him to her home....
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