RINGSTONES AND OTHER CURIOUS TALES
Book Details + Condition: Arno Press (New York). First Edition thus, 1976. Part of Arno Press' hard-to-find "Supernatural & Occult Fiction" collection. Facsimile reprint of the original publication, originally released in 1951. Hardcover with purple boards and silver titling to front and spine. 283 pages. By John William Wall (pen name Sarban), British writer and diplomat. Wall's diplomatic career lasted more than thirty years, but his writing career as Sarban was brief, ending during the early 1950s. From one of the original reviewers of these unique stories: Ringstones and Other Curious Tales “have a curiously-imparted quality of strangeness; the feeling of having strayed over the border of experience into a world where other dimensions operate.” The title story is set on the Northumberland moors, where Daphne Hazel appears to cross the boundaries of time, becoming involved with terrifying personalities from the mysterious past. ‘Calmahain’ deals delicately and imaginatively with two children’s attempts at escape from the grim realities of the Home Front during World War Two. Sarban shows himself equally at home in the Middle East, where, against an authentic background of expatriate life, three further stories explore ancient legends with spine-chilling results. [Tartarus Press] Stories include:
- A Christmas Story
- Capra
- Calmahein
- The Khan
- Ringstones
From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Book is in near-new, unread condition, with firm binding, bright boards, and a clean interior. Please see our other listings for more rare Arno Press publications.
