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Considered by some critics to be the most flamboyant works of the English decadent movement.

August Derleth said M.P. Shiel was ." . . the Grand Viscount of the Grotesque . . . with a] refulgently fanciful imagination and magical command of the English... Read Full Overview

""Shapes In The Fire"" is a novel written by Matthew Phipps Shiel, published in 1896. The book is divided into two parts and an interlude. It is a midwinter night's entertainment that takes place in a castle in the Scottish Highlands. The story revolves around a group of people... Read Full Overview

Shapes in the Fire - Being a Mid-Winter-Night's Entertainment in Two Parts and an Interlude is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions,... Read Full Overview

First published in 1896, Shapes in the Fire is a collection of stories by Matthew Phipps Shiel. The book includes two novellas, 'The Primate of the Rose' and 'The Stone Chamber, ' as well as an interlude, 'Violet, ' and a prefatory essay by the author. The stories are characterized... Read Full Overview

First published in 1896, Shapes in the Fire is a collection of stories by Matthew Phipps Shiel. The book includes two novellas, 'The Primate of the Rose' and 'The Stone Chamber, ' as well as an interlude, 'Violet, ' and a prefatory essay by the author. The stories are characterized... Read Full Overview