A strange figure fortells tragedy on the railway tracks. A plague threatens to encroach upon an isolated castle. The daughter of an eccentric scientist falls victim to a poisonous curse.The stories in this anthology depict the haunting moment when characters come face-to-face with their own mortality. Spanning two centuries,Mortal Echoes features some of the finest writers in the English language - including Edgar Allan Poe,Graham Greene,May Sinclair and H. G. Wells. Intriguing,unsettling and often strangely amusing,this collection explores humanity's transient existence,and what it means to be alive.
Publisher: British Library PublishingISBN: 9780712352819Dimensions: 190 x 130 mm
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