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Cold hand in mine

Cold hand in mine

Aickman, Robert, author.
Book 2014

One of Aickman's best collections, containing eight stories that show off his powers as a 'strange story' writer, being more ambiguous than standard ghost stories. The reader is introduced to a variety of characters, from a man who spends the night in a Hospice to a German aristocrat and a woman who sees an image of her own soul. There is also a nod to the conventional vampire story ('Pages from a Young Girl's Journal') but all the stories remain...

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Ghost stories, English
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ISBN:
9780571311743
0571311741
Description:
xii, 356 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
First published in 1975
"Includes new foreword by Reece Shearsmith"--Cover
Contents:
Uneasy does it / an introduction to Robert Aickman by Reece Shearsmith
The swords
The real road to the church
Niemandswasser
Pages from a young girl's journal
The hospice
The same dog
Meeting Mr Millar
The clock watcher
Memories of a friend / an afterword by Jean Richardson
Control Number:
3300898
Other Authors:
Richardson, Jean
Shearsmith, Reece
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