The Bloody Chamber

<b>For the 75th anniversary of her birth a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernatural&#146;s most celebrated book&#151;featuring a new introduction by Kelly Link</b><br><br>Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman David Mitchell Audrey Niffenegger J. K. Rowling Kelly Link and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction. In her masterpiece <i>The Bloody Chamber</i>&#151;which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan&#146;s 1984 movie <i>The Company of Wolves</i>&#151;she spins subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends like &#147;Little Red Riding Hood&#148; &#147;Bluebeard&#148; &#147;Puss in Boots&#148; and &#147;Beauty and the Beast&#148;&#160;giving them exhilarating new life in a style steeped in the romantic trappings of the gothic tradition.<br><br>For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700&#160;titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the&#160;series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date&#160;translations by award-winning translators.