Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. First published in 1948, this enduring collection will appeal to all those who, like Tom Rolt, are passionate about the backdrop of our industrial landscape and will delight and terrify anyone who loves a good old-fashioned ghost story. Sleep No More (1948) Two Ghost Stories (1994).
Sleep no more railway, canal and other stories of the supernatural New ed. Alongside these are twelve other tales of elemental fears and strange and inexplicable happenings. Lionel Thomas Caswell Rolt (usually abbreviated to Tom Rolt or L.T.C. Rolt, 1974, Harvester Press edition, in English - New ed. A reprint of the 1948 edition with two new stories, The Shouting and The House of Vengeance, both written after the publication of SLEEP NO MORE, and Rolts. 'The House of Vengeance', set in the Black Mountains of South Wales, tells what happens when a walker becomes lost and disorientated as the mist falls, while in 'The Gartside Fell Disaster' an old railwayman recounts the terrible night when the 'Mountaineer' came to grief. This haunting anthology takes the reader on a journey from Cornwall to Wales and from the hill country of Shropshire to the west coast of Ireland. Rolt's writing talent with his unparalleled knowledge of Britain's industrial heritage to produce tales of real mystery and imagination. This powerful collection of stories of the supernatural combines L.T.C.
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