The Tarn and Other Strange Stories

A prolific and popular Edwardian author, Hugh Walpole was best known for his novels about life in the fictional Cathedral town of Polchester. He also wrote several tales on darker themes of obsession, guilt and crime. All facets of Walpole's talent are on display in this comprehensive selection of his short gothic and supernatural stories. In this collection you will discover stories of ghostly vengeance and the torments of repressed sexuality. Yet, there are also moving meditations on the power of childhood imagination, which is made the basis of a manifesto for living in Walpole's two-part story "Hugh Seymour". Often set at Christmas, and replete with memorable descriptions of the author's beloved Lake District, this collection is a glorious (and occasionally chilling) snapshot of a vanished age.


Genre: Horror