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The White Hands and Other Weird Tales

Mark Samuels

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Status shipping started
Release Date Winter 2020
Limitation 199 copies
Size 19 × 31 cm
ISBN 978-3-945795-66-8
Edition numbered edition
Workmanship Thread-stitched hardcover, illustrated boards, head- and tailband, silk ribbon marker and illustrated endpapers. Featuring stunning illustrations by Joseph Dawson.

Content

Muswell attempted single-handedly to alter the academic criteria of excellence in literature. He sought to eradicate what he termed the “tyranny of materialism and realism” from his teaching. He would loom over us in his black robes at lectures and tutorials, tearing prescribed and classic books to shreds with his gloved hands, urging us to read instead work by the likes of Sheridan Le Fanu, Vernon Lee, M.R. James and Lilith Blake. Muswell was a familiar sight amongst the squares and courtyards of the colleges at night and would stalk abroad like some bookish revenant. He had a plump face and a pair of circular spectacles. His eyes peered into the darkness with an indefinable expression that could be somewhat disturbing.