All Souls' Night

ISBN-13: 9788027375639 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str.

Hugh Walpole

Opis

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

O autorze

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.