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03642aam a2200577 i 4500 001 E10A1C04214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230713010558 008 181214s2018 xxk b 000 j eng d 020 $a 9781472154118 020 $a 1472154118 035 $a (OCoLC)1078924105 040 $a KQX $b eng $c KQX $d OCLCA $d OCLCQ $d OCLCA $d OCL $d OCLCA $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d SILO 050 14 $a PS3615.R72 $b A6 2018b 100 1 $a Lavery, Daniel M., $e author. 245 14 $a The merry spinster : $b tales of everyday horror / $c Mallory Ortberg. 264 1 $a New York : $b Corsair, $c [2018] 300 $a 190 pages ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190). 520 $a "From Mallory Ortberg comes a collection of darkly mischievous stories based on classic fairy tales. Adapted from her beloved "Children's Stories Made Horrific" series, "The Merry Spinster" takes up the trademark wit that endeared Ortberg to readers of both The Toast and her best-selling debut Texts From Jane Eyre. The feature become among the most popular on the site, with each entry bringing in tens of thousands of views, as the stories proved a perfect vehicle for Ortberg's eye for deconstruction and destabilization. Sinister and inviting, familiar and alien all at the same time, The Merry Spinster updates traditional children's stories and fairy tales with elements of psychological horror, emotional clarity, and a keen sense of feminist mischief. Readers of The Toast will instantly recognize Ortberg's boisterous good humor and uber-nerd swagger: those new to Ortberg's oeuvre will delight in her unique spin on fiction, where something a bit mischievous and unsettling is always at work just beneath the surface"-- $c Provided by publisher 505 00 $g Sources and influences. $t Good fences make good neighbors -- $g 2. $t The thankless child -- $g 3. $t Fear not : an incident log -- $g 4. $t The six boy coffins -- $g 5. $t The rabbit -- $g 6. $t The merry spinster -- $g 7. $t The wedding party -- $g 8. $t Some of us had been threatening our friend Mr. Toad -- $g 9. $t Cast your bread upon the waters -- $g 10. $t The frog's princess -- $g 11. $t Good fences make good neighbors -- $g Sources and influences. 650 0 $a Horror tales, American. 650 0 $a Humorous stories, American. 650 1 $a Fairy tales $v Adaptations. 650 6 $a ReÌcits d'horreur ameÌricains. 650 6 $a ReÌcits humoristiques ameÌricains. 650 7 $a FICTION $x Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a FICTION $x Collections & Anthologies. $x Collections & Anthologies. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Humorous stories, American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00963821 650 7 $a Horror tales, American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00960399 650 7 $a Fairy tales. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00919916 650 7 $a Short stories, American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01117064 655 4 $a Horror tales, American. 655 7 $a short stories. $2 aat 655 7 $a fairy tales. $2 aat 655 7 $a Adaptations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423910 655 7 $a Fairy tales. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01726605 655 7 $a Horror fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01921684 655 7 $a Short stories. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01726740 655 7 $a Horror fiction. $2 gsafd 655 7 $a Short stories. $2 gsafd 655 7 $a Adaptations. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Short stories. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Horror fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Fairy tales. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Nouvelles. $2 rvmgf 655 7 $a Contes de feÌes. $2 rvmgf 941 $a 1 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718100030.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E10A1C04214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search