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Such beautiful writing.
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Yes absolutely, It sounds of the most beautiful poetry.
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Thanks for posting this . I have done a super short analysis of this
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http://thecandleindoors.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/the-bloody-
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This is creepy as fuck! How can a man rape a dead child made
out of snow in f ront of her fucking wife!?!?
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“The Snow Child” — Angela Carter Posted on June 21, 2013 by Biblioklept
“The Snow Child” by Angela Carter
Midwinter — invincible, immaculate. The Count and his wife go riding, he on a grey mare
and she on a black one, she wrapped in the glittering pelts of black foxes; and she wore
high, black, shining boots with scarlet heels, and spurs. Fresh snow fell on snow already
fallen; when it ceased, the whole world was white. “I wish I had a girl as white as snow,” says
the Count. They ride on. They come to a hole in the snow; this hole is filled with blood. He
says: “I wish I had a girl as red as blood.” So they ride on again; here is a raven, perched on a
bare bough. “I wish I had a girl as black as that bird’s feathers.”
As soon as he completed her description, there she stood, beside the road, white skin, red
mouth, black hair and stark naked; she was the child of his desire and the Countess hated
her. The Count lifted her up and sat her in f ront of him on his saddle but the Countess had
only one thought:how shall I be rid of her?
The Countess dropped her glove in the snow and told the girl to get down to look for it; she
meant to gallop off and leave her there but the Count said: “I’ll buy you new gloves.” At that,
the furs sprang off the Countess’s shoulders and twined round the naked girl. Then the
Countess threw her diamond brooch through the ice of a f rozen pond: “Dive in and fetch it
for me,” she said; she thought the girl would drown. But the Count said: “Is she a fish to
swim in such cold weather?” Then her boots leapt off the Countess’s feet and on to the girl’s
legs. Now the Countess was bare as a bone and the girl furred and booted; the Count felt
sorry for his wife. They came to a bush of roses, all in flower. “Pick me one,” said the Countess
to the girl. “I can’t deny you that,” said the Count.
So the girl picks a rose; pricks her finger on the thorn; bleeds; screams; falls.
Weeping, the Count got off his horse, unfastened his breeches and thrust his virile member
into the dead girl. The Countess reined in her stamping mare and watched him narrowly; he
was soon finished.
Then the girl began to melt. Soon there was nothing left of her but a feather a bird might
have dropped; a blood stain, like the trace of a fox’s kill on the snow; and the rose she had
pulled off the bush. Now the Countess had all her clothes on again. With her long hand, she
stroked her furs. The Count picked up the rose, bowed and handed it to his wife; when she
touched it, she dropped it. “It bites!” she said.
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12 thoughts on ““The Snow Child” — Angela Carter”
April 16, 2014 Reply
[…] It may be the shortest story of The Bloody Chamber collection (it’s approximately 500
words), but Angela Carter manages to pack a lot into ‘The Snow Child’. It takes the theme of
jealousy f rom its ‘Snow White’ origins and explores aspects of male power and desire as well,
adding a heavy dose of horror to the fairy tale inspiration as well – though fairy tales are
horror stories anyway, aren’t they? Have a read before I go and spoiler it all – you can find it
here. […]
April 27, 2014 Reply
[…] Its a really nice short story to get your teeth into and can be read in less than a minute. I
found this blogpost with the whole story written out. Take a look! […]
October 11, 2014 Reply
[…] Angela Carter, The Snow Child […]
February 19, 2016 Reply
[…] Read the story at: https://biblioklept.org/2013/06/21/the-snow-child-angela-carter/ […]
May 12, 2016 Reply
[…] This is some text! Midwinter — invincible, immaculate. The Count and his wife go riding,
he on a grey mare and she on a black one, she wrapped in the glittering pelts of black foxes;
and she wore high, black, shining boots with scarlet heels, and spurs. Fresh snow fell on
snow already fallen; when it ceased, the whole world was white.. {more poem…} […]
January 2, 2017 Reply
[…] Here is the link to it: https://biblioklept.org/2013/06/21/the-snow-child-angela-carter/ […]
January 11, 2018 Reply
[…] σκοπούς και αντλήθηκε από τον ακόλουθο σύνδεσμο. Εάν σας άρεσε, μπορείτε να
προμηθευτείτε το βιβλίο […]
May 17, 2018 Reply
[…] the preponderance of them: 40 instances alone in “The Erl-King,” a seven page story, and
16 in “The Snow Child,” which tops out at a mere seven […]
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