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A combined volume of the two short stories, The Feather Pillow and
The Permanent Stiletto.
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Classic Weird (Paperback)
W. C. Morrow, E. F. Benson, Vincent O'Sullivan; Edited by David A. Riley
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R462
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A Man (Paperback)
W. C. Morrow
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R222
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This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical
literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles
have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades.
The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to
promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a
TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the
amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series,
tredition intends to make thousands of international literature
classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
A classic collection of eighteen chilling stories from a little
known American master
Born in 1854, Morrow was the son of Baptist minister, hotelier and
farmer in Mobile, Alabama. Moving to California in 1879, he began
selling stories to 'The Argonaut' periodical where the famous
author Ambrose Bierce had been working for the previous two years.
Bierce recognised Morrow's talent as a writer of short stories and
it is believed that it was due to Bierce's patronage that several
of Morrows best known and highly regarded stories appeared in
William Randolph Hearst's 'San Francisco Examiner' newspaper.
Although Morrow's fame has not endured in to the same degree as
some of his contemporaries, it is considered in modern academic
circles that his was an enormous talent and that he deserves a
place in the pantheon of significant 19th century American authors.
Of course, to the aficionado of the supernatural and bizarre what
matters most is whether he tells a genuinely chilling tale. Bierce
certainly believed that he could and as he was no mean exponent of
ghostly and horrific fiction himself he was well placed to deliver
a considered judgment. However, perhaps Morrow's highest accolade
came in one of Bierce's own satirical pieces in which a character
exclaims, 'I have one of Will Morrow's tales in my pocket, but I
don't dare to go where there is light enough to read it ' High
praise indeed
In this collection readers will discover the story that is
arguably Morrow's most famous, the horrible tale of dismemberment
that is 'The Unconquerable Enemy' together with 'The Inmate of the
Dungeon, ' 'Treacherous Velasco, ' 'The Faithful Amulet, ' 'The
Haunted Burglar, ' 'The Gloomy Shadow, ' 'The Haunted Automaton, '
'The Woman of the Inner Room' and nine more short stories of the
disturbing and unusual.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
THIS 32 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Spinner's
Book of Fiction, by W. C. Morrow. To purchase the entire book,
please order ISBN 0766195716.
W. C. Morrow chilled the late 19th and early 20th Centuries with
his tales of horror and suspense. As well known as Poe or Stoker in
his day, he has since been largely forgotten, but can still send
shivers down the spines of modern readers.This handsome new edition
from Benediction Classics includes eight of his most celebrated
tales: The Monster Maker, His Unconquerable Enemy, The Permanent
Stiletto, The Haunted Automaton, The Gloomy Shadow, The Haunted
Burglar, The Faithful Amulet and The Woman of the Inner Room.
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