Widdershins
by Oliver Onions
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This exquisitely wrought book of short-form supernatural and psychological thrillers from eccentric British author Oliver Onions is a must-read for fans of classic horror. Many other luminaries in the genre have identified several of the ghost stories collected in Widdershins as some of the best ever penned in English. Don't pass this classic up..
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- Original publication date
- 1911
- People/Characters
- Paul Oleron; Elsie Bengough; John Barrett; Jane Barrett; Abel Keeling; Bligh (show all 17); Rooum; Benlian; Romarin; Marsden; Loder; Carroll; Marsham; Michael Andriaovsky; Harrison; Maschka Andriaovsky; Schofield
- Epigraph
- "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night -- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
- First words
- The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)No, not for Love -- not even for Love...
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- 223,651
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- (3.93)
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 33
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- 1
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- 10
