Night fears and other supernatural tales

by L.P. Hartley

Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated reading lists and selected criticism and notes.

Genres: Horror

217 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1924

About the author

Leslie Poles Hartley (1895-1972) was born in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, and educated at Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford. For more than thirty years from 1923 he was an indefatigable fiction reviewer for periodicals including the Spectator and Saturday Review. His first book, Night Fears (1924) was a collection of short stories; but it was not until the publication of Eustace and Hilda (1947), which won the James Tait Black prize, that Hartley gained widespread recognition as an author. His other novels include The Go-Between (1953), which was adapted into an internationally-successful film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates, and The Hireling (1957), the film version of which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Reviews

[Nicky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite a decent little selection of stories. Read this one a while ago, though, and it hasn't stuck in my head, which might be an indication that it's generally unmemorable.

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Old-fashioned creepy stories. One cautious thumbs up so far.