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SOOT AND STEEL IBD

NEWCON PRESS
08 / 2019
9781912950386
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Sinopsis

Sinister tales, ghost stories, thrillers and vignettes that reach back as far as the Victorian era, all steeped in the essence of London&rsquo,s urban community, its industrial heritage, the docks, Victoriana, the Blitz and the War. Nine original stories and seven classic reprints that explore the capital&rsquo,s dark underbelly but also celebrate its character and charm.Sixteen stories, one city. Welcome to London as you&rsquo,ve never seen her before.Contents:1. Introduction by Ian Whates2. Hunger &ndash, Bryony Pearce3. A Street &ndash, Arthur Morrison4. A Maze for the Minotaur &ndash, Reggie Oliver5. The Phantom Model (A Wapping Romance) &ndash, Hume Nisbet6. The Ghost of Cock Lane &ndash, Rose Biggin7. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle &ndash, Juliet E. McKenna8. Watercress Girl &ndash, Henry Mayhew9. Queen Rat &ndash, David Rix10. Christopherson &ndash, George Gissing11. From The Casebook of Master Wiggins, Esq. &ndash, Paul Di Filippo12. Albert And The Engine Of Albion &ndash, Terry Grimwood13. In the Tube &ndash, E.F. Benson14. A Romance of the Piccadilly Tube &ndash, T.G. Jackson15. Blood and Bone &ndash, Susan Boulton16. Behind the Shade &ndash, Arthur Morrison17. Southall Tantra &ndash, Paul StJohn Mackintoshá á About the Authors