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Charles Birkin (1907–1985)

Auteur de The Smell of Evil

27+ oeuvres 142 utilisateurs 4 critiques 1 Favoris

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Comprend les noms: charlesbirkin, Sir Charles Birkin

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Œuvres de Charles Birkin

The Smell of Evil (1964) 28 exemplaires
So Pale, So Cold, So Fair (1970) 12 exemplaires
My Name Is Death (1966) 10 exemplaires
The Kiss of Death (1964) 9 exemplaires
Devils' Spawn (2015) 8 exemplaires
The Haunted Dancers (1967) — Directeur de publication — 7 exemplaires
Where Terror Stalked (1966) 5 exemplaires
The Witch-Baiter (1967) 5 exemplaires
Spawn of Satan (1970) 5 exemplaires
Powers of Darkness: A Collection of Uneasy Tales (1934) — Directeur de publication — 2 exemplaires
Quakes: A Collection of Uneasy Tales (1933) — Directeur de publication — 2 exemplaires
Monsters: A Collection of Uneasy Tales — Directeur de publication — 2 exemplaires
Creeps; a Collection of Uneasy Tales — Directeur de publication — 2 exemplaires
Little Boy Blue 1 exemplaire
Der Finger der Furcht (1970) 1 exemplaire
Shudders: A Collection of Uneasy Tales — Directeur de publication — 1 exemplaire
Nightmares, a collection of uneasy tales — Directeur de publication — 1 exemplaire
TERRORS: A COLLECTION OF UNEASY TALES — Directeur de publication — 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories (1990) — Contributeur — 109 exemplaires
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2011) — Contributeur — 73 exemplaires
65 Great Tales of the Supernatural (1979) — Contributeur — 59 exemplaires
65 great tales of horror (1981) — Contributeur — 59 exemplaires
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume One (2016) — Contributeur — 56 exemplaires
The Century's Best Horror Fiction: Volume 2 (2011) — Contributeur — 46 exemplaires
Tales of Terror from Outer Space (1975) — Contributeur — 19 exemplaires
A wave of fear: A classic horror anthology (1973) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Star Book of Horror No. 1 (1975) — Contributeur — 10 exemplaires
The Thrill of Horror: 22 Terrifying Tales (1975) — Contributeur — 8 exemplaires

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An enjoyable book of short horror stories by Charles Birkin with one story of sheer brilliance. Hilde Berger is flattered and enjoys the attentions of Herr Major Karl Schultz but her real love is the garden as it flourishes and blooms and each year she wins many accolades and awards at the local flower show..."The garden, too, which was spacious, covering as it did more than an acre, was a credit to her industry. The closely weeded gravel walks enclosed oblong or triangular beds of roses, while during the summer months a hedge of sweet peas at the end of the main path of shaven grass shut off the vegetable section from view. On this July day both roses and sweet peas were at their peak." The good Major always arrives with his lorry and trusty "kapo" the latter ensuring that the garden always looks well and that the displays are immaculate. There is however a price to be paid and the realization when presented is both a joy and a horror to an unsuspecting reader.… (plus d'informations)
 
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runner56 | Jul 31, 2016 |
No editor listed but is Charles Lloyd Birkin. Part of the classic fourteen volume "Creeps" series. My copy is without a dust jacket and I am using the dust jacket image provided by L.W. Currey, Inc. (http://www.lwcurrey.com).

Table of contents:
"The Two Bottles of Relish" by Lord Dunsany
"The Coat" by A. E. D. Smith
"Obsession" by Charles Lloyd (a.k.a. Charles Lloyd Birkin)
"The Third Time" by Kenneth Ingram
"The Guillotine" by John Hastings Turner
"The Mutineers" by Cicely Fox-Smith
"November The Thirteenth" by Russell Thorndike
"The Miniature in Black" by L.A. Westney
"The Temple Servant" by E. R. Morrough
"A Nice Cup of Tea" by Maureen E. Shaw
… (plus d'informations)
 
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naokoken | Mar 6, 2015 |
This anthology contains the the second reprinting of M.F.K. Fisher's story "The Lost, Strayed, Stolen",
that originally appeared in the March 20, 1965 issue of The New Yorker.
The article was reprinted at least three times, in: The Tandem Book of Ghost Stories, The Haunted Dancers, and The Literary Ghost.
 
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rschwed | 1 autre critique | Sep 25, 2013 |
This anthology contains the the first reprinting of M.F.K. Fisher's story "The Lost, Strayed, Stolen",
that originally appeared in the March 20, 1965 issue of The New Yorker. The article was reprinted
at least three times, in: The Tandem Book of Ghost Stories, The Haunted Dancers, and The Literary Ghost.
 
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rschwed | 1 autre critique | Sep 25, 2013 |

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