Edgar Jepson (1863–1938)
Auteur de The Garden at 19
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Edgar Jepson
The Whiskered Footman 3 exemplaires
The Tragedies of Mr. Pip 3 exemplaires
Pollyooly; a romance of long felt wants and the red haired girl who filled them (1912) 3 exemplaires
Peter Intervenes 2 exemplaires
Memories of an Edwardian and neo-Georgian 2 exemplaires
The intervening lady 1 exemplaire
The backsliders 1 exemplaire
The Keepers of the People 1 exemplaire
Garthoyle Gardens 1 exemplaire
Memoirs of a Victorian Vol. ! 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2005: Haven't I Read This Before? (2005) — Contributeur — 7 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Jepson, Edgar Alfred
- Autres noms
- Page, R. Edison (pseudonym)
- Date de naissance
- 1863-11-28
- Date de décès
- 1938-04-12
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Barbados
Hampstead, London, England, UK - Études
- Leamington College for Boys
Oxford University (Balliol College) - Professions
- author
translator
magazine editor - Relations
- Weldon, Fay (granddaughter)
Jepson, Margaret (daughter)
Jepson, Selwyn (son) - Organisations
- The Square Club
Membres
Critiques
Listes
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 28
- Aussi par
- 18
- Membres
- 120
- Popularité
- #165,356
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 42
- Langues
- 1
Perhaps because I've lived in cities where you can hear your neighbor sneeze, you know the music that they like, their pacing the floor habits, this one, while not scary, seeped into my psyche and has taken up residence.
You just never know what your neighbors are up to exactly, do you? And what if they are summoning evil? This story was brought up in a classic ghost story group and someone commented that Aleister Crowley loved this story and gave out copies to his friends. Hmmm...
It's a bit long, simple--or, if there is depth, subplot or wink wink symbolism I totally missed it. The narrator's naivete at the end is annoying. I really liked it though, for all that. Were I a film-maker, I'd be figuring out how to work the ending and looking for the perfect location to start filming. This could be a terrific short film. It's very visual.
The number 19 will, going forward, summon images of dread in a sinister garden for me.
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