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William March's debut novel, "Company K," introduced him to the reading public as a gifted writer of modern fiction. Of that World War I classic, Graham Greene wrote: It is the only war book I have read which has found a new form to fit the novelty of the protest. The prose is bare, lucid, without literary echoes. After"Company K," March brought his same unerring style to a cycle of novels and short stories his Pearl County series inspired in part by his childhood in the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama.
"Come in at the Door" is the first in March s Pearl County collection, and it tells the...

In William Marchs einflussreicher Erzählung 'Kompanie K' wird der Schrecken des Ersten Weltkriegs in einer eindrucksvollen Fragmentierung der Realität dargelegt. Der Roman, der 1933 veröffentlicht wurde, entfaltet sich in Form von zwölf zusammenhängenden, aber unabhängigen Erzählungen, die das Grauen und die Sinnlosigkeit des Krieges aus der Sicht von Soldaten schildern. Marchs prägnanter und oft schonungsloser Prosa-Stil reflektiert die innere Zerrissenheit und das psychische Trachten dieser Männer, die sowohl physisch als auch emotional beschädigt werden. Der literarische Kontext...

William March's debut novel, Company K, introduced him to the reading public as a gifted writer of modern fiction. Of that World War I classic, Graham Greene wrote: "It is the only war book I have read which has found a new form to fit the novelty of the protest. The prose is bare, lucid, without literary echoes." After Company K, March brought his same unerring style to a cycle of novels and short storieshis "Pearl County" seriesinspired in part by his childhood in the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama. The University of Alabama Press is pleased to be bringing these three novels back...

William March wie, jak zasiać w nas lęk. Wie także, jak krok po kroku przeprowadzić autopsję chorego umysłu i sam daje nam do ręki skalpel. Klasyka horroru, którą trzeba znać.Tomasz SablikNa pierwszy rzut oka Rhoda Penmark to dziecko marzeń - zawsze grzeczna, o idealnych manierach i anielskim wyglądzie. Lecz za jej niewinnym uśmiechem kryje się zabójcza bezwzględność, która zawstydzi nawet najbardziej wyrachowanych seryjnych morderców.Gdy w otoczeniu Rhody zaczynają dziać się rzeczy dziwne i tragiczne, jej matka nie może już ignorować niepokojących sygnałów....

William March's debut novel, "Company K," introduced him to the reading public as a gifted writer of modern fiction. Of that World War I classic, Graham Greene wrote: "It is the only war book I have read which has found a new form to fit the novelty of the protest. The prose is bare, lucid, without literary echoes." After "Company K," March brought his same unerring style to a cycle of novels and short storieshis "Pearl County" seriesinspired in part by his childhood in the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama. The University of Alabama Press is pleased to be bringing these three novels back into...

Rhoda ist ein braves kleines Mädchen. Sehr wohlerzogen. Als geschickte Manipulatorin kann Rhoda Erwachsene leicht bezaubern und irreführen, während sie Angst und Abscheu bei anderen Kindern hervorruft. Die skrupellose Rhoda bekommt einfach alles, was sie will. Was niemand ahnt: Rhoda Penmark ist gleichzeitig eine sehr effiziente und kaltblütige Mörderin. Nur widerstrebend nimmt Mutter Christine zur Kenntnis, dass ihre Kleine für normale Moralvorstellungen nicht empfänglich scheint: Es ist herzzerreißend, mit anzusehen, wie Christine zwischen ihrer Mutterliebe und der Trauer um Rhodas...

The bestselling novel that inspired Mervyn LeRoy's classic horror film about the little girl who can get away with anything--even murder.

There's something special about eight-year-old Rhoda Penmark. With her carefully plaited hair and her sweet cotton dresses, she's the very picture of old-fashioned innocence. But when their neighborhood suffers a series of terrible accidents, her mother begins to wonder: Why do bad things seem to happen when little Rhoda is around?

Originally published in 1954, William March's final novel was an instant bestseller and National Book Award...

With an Introduction by Philip D. Beidler

This book was originally published in 1933. It is the first novel by William March, pen name for William Edward Campbell. Stemming directly from the author's experiences with the U.S. Marines in France during World War I, the book consists of 113 sketches, or chapters, tracing the fictional Company K's war exploits and providing an emotional history of the men of the company that extends beyond the boundaries of the war itself.

William Edward Campbell served courageously in France as evidenced by his chestful of medals and certificates,...