All Souls' Night (eBook)

Hugh Walpole

Hugh Walpole (Autor)

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2021
216 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-633811948-3 (EAN)

Infos

All Souls' Night is a collection of horror stories by Hugh Walpole. Walpole was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. His skill at scene-setting and vivid plots, as well as his high profile as a lecturer, brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s but has been largely neglected since his death.
Contents:
The Whistle
The Silver Mask
The Staircase
A Carnation for an Old Man
Tarnhelm or, the Death of My Uncle Robert
Mr.Oddy
Seashore Macabre a Moment's Experience
Lilac
The Oldest Talland
The Little Ghost
Mrs. Lunt
Sentimental but True
Portrait in Shadow
The Snow
The Ruby Glass
Spanish Dusk

Autor

Hugh Walpole (1884–1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. His skill at scene-setting and vivid plots, as well as his high profile as a lecturer, brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s but has been largely neglected since his death.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.11.2021
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Horror
• Schlagworte: 1920s literature • Cultural Ghost Stories • dark fantasy stories • english novelist • Gothic Horror • Henry James influence • Horror • horror classic • Lost literary treasures • Lovecraft • Rosemary's Baby • Scene-setting mastery • Stephen King • supernatural tales • The Amityville Horror • The Gate Keeper • uncanny fiction