Oliver Onions - Free Library Land Online - Polyamorous https://polyamorous.library.land/ ru Oliver Onions - Free Library Land Online - Polyamorous DataLife Engine Widdershins https://polyamorous.library.land/oliver-onions/705577-widdershins.html https://polyamorous.library.land/oliver-onions/705577-widdershins.html Widdershins

The centerpiece of this rare collection, "The Beckoning Fair One," is widely regarded as a classic of the horror genre. At first blush, it's a conventional haunted house story involving an unsuccessful writer, who moves into an empty house in hope that isolation will help his failing creativity. His sensitivity and imagination are enhanced by his seclusion, but his art, his only friend, and his sanity are all destroyed in the process. . . .

  • The Beckoning Fair One • novella by Oliver Onions
  • Phantas • (1910) • shortstory by Oliver Onions
  • Rooum • (1910) • shortstory by Oliver Onions
  • Benlian • (1911) • novelette by Oliver Onions
  • IO • shortstory by Oliver Onions
  • The Accident • shortstory by Oliver Onions
  • The Cigarette Case • (1910) • shortstory by Oliver Onions
  • The Rocker • shortstory by Oliver Onions
  • Hic Jacet • novelette by Oliver Onions
]]> Wed, 14 Sep 1977 18:45:55 +0300 The Tower of Oblivion https://polyamorous.library.land/oliver-onions/5162-the_tower_of_oblivion.html https://polyamorous.library.land/oliver-onions/5162-the_tower_of_oblivion.html The Tower of Oblivion
I think it is Edgar Allan Poe who says that while a plain thing may on occasion be told with a certain amount of elaboration of style, one that is unusual in its very nature is best related in the simplest terms possible. I shall adopt the second of these methods in telling this story of my friend, Derwent Rose. And I will begin straight away with that afternoon of the spring of last year when, with my own eyes, I first saw, or fancied I saw, the beginning of the change in him.]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:41:18 +0300 A Case in Camera https://polyamorous.library.land/oliver-onions/7816-a_case_in_camera.html https://polyamorous.library.land/oliver-onions/7816-a_case_in_camera.html A Case in Camera
Includes the following classic ghost stories: I. THE BECKONING FAIR ONE II. PHANTAS III. ROOUM IV. BENLIAN V. IO VI. THE ACCIDENT VII. THE CIGARETTE CASE VIII. THE ROCKER IX. HIC JACET]]> Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:24:13 +0300 The Compleat Bachelor https://polyamorous.library.land/oliver-onions/10044-the_compleat_bachelor.html https://polyamorous.library.land/oliver-onions/10044-the_compleat_bachelor.html The Compleat Bachelor
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:53:55 +0300 The Dead of Night https://polyamorous.library.land/oliver-onions/382905-the_dead_of_night.html https://polyamorous.library.land/oliver-onions/382905-the_dead_of_night.html The Dead of Night
Oliver Onions is unique in the realms of ghost story writers in that his tales are so far ranging in their background and substance that they are not easily categorised. His stories are powerfully charged explorations of psychical violence, their effects heightened by detailed character studies graced with a powerful poetic elegance. In simple terms Oliver Onions goes for the cerebral rather than the jugular. However, make no mistake, his ghost stories achieve the desired effect. They draw you in, enmeshing you in their unnerving and disturbing narratives.This collection contains such masterpieces as 'The Rosewood Door', 'The Ascending Dream', 'The Painted Face' and 'The Beckoning Fair One', a story which both Algernon Blackwood and H. P. Lovecraft regarded as one of the most effective and subtle ghost stories in all literature. Long out of print, these classic tales are a treasure trove of nightmarish gems.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:29:57 +0200