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This Mortal Coil

Cynthia Asquith

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Description:Cover art by Ronald Clyne.The nine stories — two of them novelettes — which comprise this collection represent the entire output of Cynthia Asquith in the genre of the weird and fantastic. Her reputation as a connoisseur of the macabre long ago established by the anthologies she edited, Cynthia Asquith has created a group of old-fashioned spectres and apparitions which will delight the aficionado.Here are such fine tales as In a Nutshell, a striking study of poetic justice; The Corner Shop, one of the gentlest of ghost stories, and a fine example to prove that all ghosts are not malefic; The Follower, a story of horror no reader will easily forget; and The Lovely Voice, a memorable study of crime, seen through the eyes of a child.Cynthia Asquith’s conventional English settings, her simple, direct style, combined with a vivid sense of the dramatic, and a strong story-sense all contribute to the effectiveness of these tales of the supernatural.This Mortal Coil is the first collection of her stories to be published anywhere.Contents:• "In a Nutshell"• "The White Moth"• "The Corner Shop"• "God Grante That She Lye Stille"• "The Playfellow"• "The Nurse Never Told"• "The Lovely Voice"• "The First Night"• "The Follower"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with This Mortal Coil. To get started finding This Mortal Coil, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 245

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Arkham House

Release: 1947

ISBN: 9997534425

Description: Cover art by Ronald Clyne.The nine stories — two of them novelettes — which comprise this collection represent the entire output of Cynthia Asquith in the genre of the weird and fantastic. Her reputation as a connoisseur of the macabre long ago established by the anthologies she edited, Cynthia Asquith has created a group of old-fashioned spectres and apparitions which will delight the aficionado.Here are such fine tales as In a Nutshell, a striking study of poetic justice; The Corner Shop, one of the gentlest of ghost stories, and a fine example to prove that all ghosts are not malefic; The Follower, a story of horror no reader will easily forget; and The Lovely Voice, a memorable study of crime, seen through the eyes of a child.Cynthia Asquith’s conventional English settings, her simple, direct style, combined with a vivid sense of the dramatic, and a strong story-sense all contribute to the effectiveness of these tales of the supernatural.This Mortal Coil is the first collection of her stories to be published anywhere.Contents:• "In a Nutshell"• "The White Moth"• "The Corner Shop"• "God Grante That She Lye Stille"• "The Playfellow"• "The Nurse Never Told"• "The Lovely Voice"• "The First Night"• "The Follower"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with This Mortal Coil. To get started finding This Mortal Coil, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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