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An edition of Twelve Mystery Stories (1998)

12 Mystery Stories

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The twelve mystery stories in this collection relate episodes of madness and revenge, terror and obsession, sensation and delusion - hinting at dark and tantalizing secrets. Set mainly in the Victorian era, they evoke a world of flickering candle flames and treacherous fogs, leaving the reader with a lurking sense of unease.

Includes stories by:
G. P. R. James
Charles Reade
Stanley J. Weyman
Roy Horniman & C. E. Morland
Frank Aubrey
Ward Muir
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Hugh Conway
Mabel E. Wotton
Arthur Conan Doyle
J. B. Harris-Burland
Guy Thorne

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
233

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English Detective and mystery stories, English Horror tales, Detective and mystery stories, Short stories, english

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Cover of: 12 Mystery Stories
12 Mystery Stories
1998, Oxford University Press
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Table of Contents

A night in an old castle / G.P.R. James
Sir Dominick's bargain / J. Sheridan le Fanu
The Knightsbridge mystery / Charles Reade
Paul Vargas / Hugh Conway
Gerald / Stanley J. Weyman
My first patient / Mabel E. Wotton
A fatal affinity / Roy Horniman and C.E. Morland
The story of the man with the watches / Arthur Conan Doyle
The third figure / Frank Aubrey
The yellow box / J.B. Harris-Burland
The man with the ebony crutches / Ward Muir
The horror of the automaton / Guy Thorne

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Cover title: Twelve mystery stories.

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Oxford twelves
Other Titles
Twelve mystery stories.

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Library of Congress
PR1309.D4A14 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii,233p. ;
Number of pages
233

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Open Library
OL22597355M
Internet Archive
12mysterystories00adri
ISBN 10
0192880748
Library Thing
2430204
Goodreads
3561333

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