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Richard Dehan (1863–1932)

Auteur de A Vanished Hand and Others

13+ oeuvres 32 utilisateurs 2 critiques

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Comprend les noms: Clotilde Graves

Œuvres de Richard Dehan

A Vanished Hand and Others (2021) 7 exemplaires
The Man of Iron (1915) — Auteur — 6 exemplaires
That Which Hath Wings (2015) 4 exemplaires
Between Two Thieves 3 exemplaires
The Dop Doctor (2010) 3 exemplaires
The Cost of Wings 2 exemplaires
A Spirit Elopement 1 exemplaire
The Pipers of the Market Place (1926) 1 exemplaire
The Great Beast of Kafue (2013) 1 exemplaire
The Top Doctor 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories (2000) — Contributeur — 295 exemplaires
Murder on the menu (1984) — Contributeur — 194 exemplaires
The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century, Volume 2 (1991) — Contributeur — 97 exemplaires
The Mammoth Book of Sword and Honour (2000) — Contributeur — 51 exemplaires
The Dreaming Sex: Early Tales of Scientific Imagination by Women (2011) — Contributeur — 48 exemplaires
Great Untold Stories of Fantasy and Horror (1969) — Contributeur — 27 exemplaires
A Brilliant Void (2018) — Contributeur — 26 exemplaires
The Fate of Fenella (1892) — Contributeur — 24 exemplaires
Bending to Earth: Strange Stories by Irish Women (2019) — Contributeur — 14 exemplaires

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A colonial African hunter tells his young son about his pursuit of a legendary monster, akin to that of Loch Ness.
The writing is high-quality, and the setting comes through with a vivid sense of place (even though I don't believe that the author ever visited Africa). Unfortunately, unpleasant and offensive stereotypes also come through in a couple of places in the story.
Still, the story retains its power as a discussion around the symbolism and significance of the hunt, balanced by an emerging sense of empathy.… (plus d'informations)
 
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AltheaAnn | Feb 9, 2016 |
Interesting as being perhaps one of the last English views of Bismarck and Prussia not (originally) colored by WWI --though the author has an introduction showing his reaction to the outbreak of the war after he wrote it, and saying un would not change what he wrote about the days when "Kings and nobles made war like noblemen and kings."
 
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antiquary | Apr 25, 2011 |

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