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Soot And Steel

- Dark Tales of London

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Sinister tales, ghost stories, thrillers and vignettes that reach back as far as the Victorian era, all steeped in the essence of London's urban community, its industrial heritage, the docks, Victoriana, the Blitz and the War. Nine original stories and seven classic reprints that explore the capital's dark underbelly but also celebrate its character and charm. Sixteen stories, one city. Welcome to London as you've never seen her before. Contents: 1. Introduction by Ian Whates 2. Hunger - Bryony Pearce 3. A Street - Arthur Morrison 4. A Maze for the Minotaur - Reggie Oliver 5. The Phantom Model (A Wapping Romance) - Hume Nisbet 6. The Ghost of Cock Lane - Rose Biggin 7. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle - Juliet E. McKenna 8. Watercress Girl - Henry Mayhew 9. Queen Rat - David Rix 10. Christopherson - George Gissing 11. From The Casebook of Master Wiggins, Esq. - Paul Di Filippo 12. Albert And The Engine Of Albion - Terry Grimwood 13. In the Tube - E.F. Benson 14. A Romance of the Piccadilly Tube - T.G. Jackson 15. Blood and Bone - Susan Boulton 16. Behind the Shade - Arthur Morrison 17. Southall Tantra - Paul StJohn Mackintosh About the Authors

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781912950386
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 264
  • Published:
  • August 26, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 210x148x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 349 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 5, 2024

Description of Soot And Steel

Sinister tales, ghost stories, thrillers and vignettes that reach back as far as the Victorian era, all steeped in the essence of London's urban community, its industrial heritage, the docks, Victoriana, the Blitz and the War. Nine original stories and seven classic reprints that explore the capital's dark underbelly but also celebrate its character and charm.
Sixteen stories, one city. Welcome to London as you've never seen her before.
Contents:
1. Introduction by Ian Whates
2. Hunger - Bryony Pearce
3. A Street - Arthur Morrison
4. A Maze for the Minotaur - Reggie Oliver
5. The Phantom Model (A Wapping Romance) - Hume Nisbet
6. The Ghost of Cock Lane - Rose Biggin
7. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle - Juliet E. McKenna
8. Watercress Girl - Henry Mayhew
9. Queen Rat - David Rix
10. Christopherson - George Gissing
11. From The Casebook of Master Wiggins, Esq. - Paul Di Filippo
12. Albert And The Engine Of Albion - Terry Grimwood
13. In the Tube - E.F. Benson
14. A Romance of the Piccadilly Tube - T.G. Jackson
15. Blood and Bone - Susan Boulton
16. Behind the Shade - Arthur Morrison
17. Southall Tantra - Paul StJohn Mackintosh
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