The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

Discover Angela Carter's classic feminist retelling of favourite fairy tales woven in seductive, luminous storytelling.

Beauty is turned into a Beast, Little Red Riding’s grandmother is stoned to death as a witch and, in the title story, a beautiful young pianist is swept into the world of a rich and sinister aristocrat, a man whose previous three wives have all died in mysterious circumstances.

From familiar fairy tales and legends – Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves – Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories.

First published in 1979, this feminist cult classic, this special hardback edition includes an introduction from award-winning short story writer Helen Simpson.

"A quirky, original, and baroque stylist", Margaret Atwood