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Five Forgotten Stories

Autor John Hall
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 2010
Astute readers will recall that in the winter of 1934-1935, Robert Harrison Blake - whose last days are recorded in H.P. Lovecraft's "The Haunter of the Dark" - wrote five weird tales. There has been some controversy over these stories, notably the question as to whether they were published under different titles or lost when Blake met his untimely demise. Some ten years ago, now, I acquired an old exercise book which belonged to a certain "Robert Blake" of Providence. The document has been reliably dated to the 1930s and appears to have taken sixty-odd years to make the journey from his hands in Rhode Island, New England to mine in Yorkshire, old England. Although it is impossible to verify the identity of the author...
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ISBN-13: 9780956153319
ISBN-10: 0956153313
Pagini: 100
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: Theaker's Paperback Library

Notă biografică

John Hall spent many years in the civil service before becoming a professional writer specialising in crime fiction. His book Death of a Collector, introducing Freddie Darnborough, won the Sherlock magazine's competition for the best new fictional detective. Freddie has since appeared in short stories and a couple of radio plays. John's other favourite fictional detectives are Peter Wimsey (before he married that dreadful woman!), Poirot, and of course Sherlock Holmes.John has a long association with the Sherlock Holmes world, but has other interests as well, including a large collection of tobacco pipes. John is a member of The international Pipe Smokers' Hall of Fame.