the unquiet grave is a ballad poem.
the unquiet grave is a ballad poem.
what type of poem is the unquiet grave?
ballad
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"the unquiet grave" is an english folk song in which a young man mourns his dead love too hard and prevents her from obtaining peace. it is thought to date from 1400 and was collected in 1868 by francis james child, as child ballad number 78. one of the more common tunes used for the ballad is the same as that used for the english ballad "dives and lazarus" and the irish pub favorite "star of the county down".









































section::::synopsis.
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the unquiet grave is an anthology of fantasy and horror stories edited by american writer august derleth. it was first published by four square books in 1964. the anthology contains 15 stories from derleth's earlier anthology "the sleeping and the dead". many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines "weird tales", "esquire" and "black mask".









































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bullet::::- "the shadows", by henry s. whitehead









































bullet::::- "carnaby’s fish", by carl jacobi









































bullet::::- "the painted mirror", by donald wandrei









































bullet::::- "the double shadow", by clark ashton smith









































bullet::::- "one way to mars", by robert bloch
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