Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror: Chris Priestley. Illustrated by David Roberts

Product Information

The German translation of Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror was shortlisted for a Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 2011. [6]

Enhancing the book and each story is illustrations in the style of Edward Gorey's Gashlycrumb Tinies. In fact, the stories read as if they were directly inspired and lifted from one of Gorey's panels. David Roberts, however, is the illustrator for the book, and his work is so memorable that I can scarcely think about Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror without thinking of the delightful illustrations. Priestley bebe de las fuentes de los grandes clásicos tanto góticos como románticos, pero adapta su prosa a los gustos actuales y consigue recrear el tipo de atmósferas que los clásicos nos ofrecen. With so many books at once, only a lunatic would start on another but i never claimed to be all there and, besides, Lurker's post had me intrigued. Three stories in and the influence of MR James and Amicus is very much in evidence in a good way. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-07-27 10:04:57 Associated-names Roberts, David, 1970- Boxid IA1882204 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Edgar is a solitary child – his parents are distant and, because he has been sent away to school, he is not close to the neighbourhood children. As the story opens with young Edgar walking through the woods to visit his Uncle Montague. The author takes you along on that walk, and you never leave Edgar’s side, through everything that is to come.

Through The Woods: The scene-setter. Introduces young Edgar who regularly visits Uncle Montague at his gloomy old house-cum-museum in the woods, mainly to listen to his strange and wonderful stories. Uncle Montague lives alone save for Franz, his unseen butler, and frowns upon electric light, preferring to rely upon candles. His house is the coldest place Edgar has ever been, almost certainly haunted, but he doesn't care when there's always another spooky tale to thrill him.

Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth won the Dracula Society Children of the Night Award in 2009. Some of the stories are stronger than others but they all work. And, while each is distinctive, they come together well as a set. I forget where I first spotted Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror, but I do remember that I was completely captivated by the cover. I really enjoyed this read! Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror is a children's tale about a boy named Edgar who, for reasons he can't explain, is drawn to his strange great-uncle Montague and visits him regularly at his manor for some scary stories. The book, of course, is basically a collection of stories that Uncle Montague tells, with an overall plot connecting all of them together.

Follow us

Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-rc1-12-g88b4 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9554 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000485 Openlibrary_edition One detracting element for me was how abrupt most of the stories ended. Perhaps this was the writer's way of lessening the brutality and disturbing aspects of the story. However, I wish that there were smoother transitions at the ends of each story. The Demon Bench End" is truly horrible. Young Thomas Haynes is not really a very good boy. For all appearances he is, but truthfully, he's just as bad as anyone else. After a fateful street side encounter with a tinker, Thomas's life forever changes. Largely neglected by his father, Thomas stands idly by while his father and the tinker haggle. Eventually the family parts from the riffraff, but Thomas does not forget what he saw. For the tinker had something Thomas wants terribly bad, and he'll stop at nothing to get it. Si algo destaco en este libro es el gran balance entre los relatos. Es habitual encontrarse en este tipo de antologías ciertos cuentos que se introducen para rellenar un cupo de páginas. En este caso no es así y todos y cada uno de ellos mantienen una calidad homogénea con el aliciente de al estar narrados al modo de Las Mil y una Noches el final de uno enlaza con el principio de otro dejando el suspense abierto, con lo cual, el típico propósito de leer un solo relato cada vez es difícil cumplirlo.

Chris Priestley grew up in Wales and Gibraltar, where as a nine-year-old, he won a medal in a local newspaper's story-writing competition. In 1976, after spending his teens in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he left to study illustration at Manchester Polytechnic, [ citation needed] leaving in 1980 to freelance in London. His paintings have been widely exhibited, most recently at the Eastern Open and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, both in 2013. [ citation needed]Climb Not: Joseph's spaniel, Jess goes missing after sniffing around a hollow at the foot of the old Elm tree. Something in there terrified her so badly that she bolted as though a demon were after her and hasn't been seen since. Joseph grows obsessed with the tree, more so after spotting the warning 'Climb not' rudely carved in the trunk. Mr. Barlow, the ancient gardener of decidedly sinister disposition, urges him to heed the advice of those who know, but, of course, Joseph's already made his mind up. What will he find up top of the tree? And what will follow him up? Me encantan los libros de relatos, cuentos... no puedo evitarlo. Cada vez que entro en una librería y encuentro una antología me sumerjo en su índice para ver si al menos uno de ellos no lo tengo y poseer esa excusa para que se venga conmigo a casa. Ben bu seriyi uzun zamandır alınacaklar listemde tutuyordum. Ama bir türlü nasip olup da alamadım taa ki geçen sene kütüphanede serinin ikinci kitabı KARA GEMİDEN DEHŞET HİKAYELERİNİ görene kadar. Christopher Priestley's Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror is the kind of book that begs to be read aloud, with a British accent, and in the dark of night sitting next to a roaring fire while an unnatural storm brews outside. This book is an anthology of ghost stories and cautionary tales, all told by the mysterious Uncle Montague to a rather dimwitted nephew, Edgar. Most leave you with a crooked smile after finishing.

But as the stories unfold, another even more spine-tingling narrative emerges, one that is perhaps the most frightening of all. Uncle Montague's tales of terror, it transpires, are not so much works of imagination as dreadful, lurking memories. Memories of an earlier time in which Uncle Montague lived a very different life to his present solitary existence... Enthusiasts of Victorian/Edwardian periods will enjoy this book, because it definitely has that gothic, 19th to early 20th century appeal. The supernatural elements are prominent in these stories, making it an ideal read for this time of year, and for fans of supernatural fiction who want a shorter book to enjoy. urn:lcp:unclemontaguesta0000prie_i2q7:epub:f0f10059-139f-481d-9335-76bf0620114a Foldoutcount 0 Identifier unclemontaguesta0000prie_i2q7 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9g57j06h Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781408871096 I liked this story because it was moving and unlike some of the other stories in the book it was subtle and left the climax until the very end .I didn't like this story as much as the others because it wasn't very exciting and a bit dull. Edgar, kasvetli bir ormanın içinde eski bir evde yaşayan amcasını ziyaret ediyor ve her ziyaretinde olduğu gibi amcası bu seferinde de ona ilginç hikayeler anlatıyor.

Keep in touch

That being said, I am an adult... the stories in here were written to frighten children. And I think it would be able to do so very easily. As a matter of fact, unless the child is very into being frightened or very mature for his/her age, I would NOT recommend this book for any child under the age of 10. This is a GREAT horror book for a YA audience. It has enough in there to keep things suspenseful, scary, and interested in what is going to happen next. Con este hilo conductor, y utilizando la voz del Tío Montague como narrador de los relatos al pequeño Edgar, Chris Priestley nos ofrece una muy fina y aguda serie de diez relatos y un capítulo que sirve como introducción de nuestros protagonistas. Gothic tales about naughty kids, with a little twist in the tale, probably perfect for 8-12 year-old readers. Chris has been a published author since 2000. He has written several books for children & young-adults, both fiction and non-fiction, and