Buy this book on-line WAKEFIELD, H. Russell : The Clock Strikes Twelve. FIRST EDITION1946
Arkham House. Sauk City. Wisconsin. 1946. First edition. DW. Endpapers browned and edges very foxed otherwise a clean and sound copy of a scarce book in wrapper that is worn, foxed and browned to edges. Only 4,000 of this title were printed. Many critics consider Wakefield one of the great masters of the supernatural horror tale; his atmospheric work in the field has been frequently compared to that of M. R. James. August Derleth called him "the last major representative of a ghost story tradition that began with Sheridan Le Fanu and reached its peak with Montague Rhodes James". John Betjeman noted, "M. R. James is the greatest master of the ghost story. Henry James, Sheridan Le Fanu and H. Russell Wakefield are equal seconds." M. R. James himself was slightly more reserved in his praise, calling They Return at Evening "a mixed bag, from which I should remove one or two that leave a nasty taste" but also saying the book had "some admirable pieces, very inventive". H. P. Lovecraft claimed that Wakefield "manages now and then to hit great heights of horror despite a vitiating air of sophistication". Franz Rottensteiner described Wakefield as "perhaps the last ... representative of the classic ghost story writer" and said that Wakefield's ghost stories have "a certain power". Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of WAKEFIELD, H. Russell : The Clock Strikes Twelve. FIRST EDITION. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, incunabula, antiquarian books, out of print books and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |