Arthur Machen (1863–1947)
Dreads and Drolls (1926)
A collection of short pieces, originally published in “The Graphic.” They seem to be mostly light-hearted explorations of historical mysteries and puzzles.
Contents:
The Man With The Silver Staff; The Adventure Of The Long-Lost Brother; 7B Coney Court; The Strange Case Of Emily Weston; The Highbury Mystery; The Little People; Madame Rachel; Sir Benjamin The “Baron”; The Campden Wonder; The Man From Nowhere; Morduck The Witch; “Characters”; “Doubles” In Crime; How Clubs Began; Polite Correspondence; Casanova In London; Mr. Lutterloh; Before Wembley; The Ingenious Mr. Blee; The Gay Victorians; Chivalry; How The Rich Live; A Lament For London’s Lost Inns; More Inns; Deadly Nevergreen; Ceremony On The Scaffold; Old Dr. Mounsey; The Euston Square Mystery; The Power Of Jargon.
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