Dark entries was first published in 1964 and contains six curious and macabre stories of love, death and the supernatural, including the classic story ringing the changes. Robert aickman, cold hand in mine faber, london, 2014 97805711743, paperback, 356. It was his first collection of stories, however, and im curious to see how his talent develops in later books. The collections demonstrate aickmans flexibility and finesse with the strange story. First published in 1964 it contains the classic ringing the changes and perhaps aickman s best femme fatale in choice of weapons.
Robert aickman at nightfall books supernatural, horror, and. Oct 07, 2011 i wanted a place to discuss robert aickman s stories with other people who have read them so i started a new thread. Their genre is horror, but aickman describes them as strange stories, which they certainly are. The strange stories of robert aickman shiny new books. The wide, swift river and the tall buildings on both banks, the liver building, the cunard offices, and the huge constructions, mysterious in purpose, which sprang up like indestructible molehills when the mersey tunnel forced its way from shore to shore, provided a scale, lacking in an open seas. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Aickman the school friend the weird tradition librarything. Robert aickman project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. When sally tessler moves back, the narrator, amy, tries to reconnect. Choice of weapons was the only story in dark entries i hadnt previously read, so i was delighted. Faber are publishing a selection of his books in smart new editions.
Dark entries by robert aickman 2 editions first published in 1964 not in library. Though his chief occupation in life was first as a conservationist of englands canals he eventually turned his talents to writing what he ca. The more i read of robert aickman, the more i realize how thoroughly unfathomable his stories are. Robert aickman to be honoured with resurrection of horror classics. If dark entries is any indicator, then aickman is not a horror writer at all.
Dark entries by robert aickman, 97805711774, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Aickman went on to publish eleven more volumes of horror stories as well as two fantasy novels and two volumes of autobiography. My version the wine dark sea is a fat one close to 400 pages, the hardcover is huge,heavy. Aickman was born into a family with a literary heritage.
Dark entries was the first solo collection of strange stories by british short story writer, critic, lecturer and novelist, robert aickman. Robert aickman was the grandson of richard marsh, a leading victorian novelist of the occult. However, in his introduction to the tartarus press edition of dark entries glen cavaliero describes this story as quintessential aickman, and that the story suggests simultaneous psychological and preternatural subject matter without offering any. The collections demonstrate aickman s flexibility and finesse with the strange story. Robert aickman 19141981 was the grandson of richard marsh, a leading victorian novelist of the occult. Robert aickmans cult horror books are being resurrected. Look out for dark entries by robert aickman and mr. Dark entries by robert aickman robert aickman was born in london in 1914, and perhaps had weirdness in his dna. Though his chief occupation in life was first as a conservationist of englands canals he eventually turned his talents to writing what he called strange stories. Dark entries was my first encounter with the strange stories written by robert aickman, and it was an immediate bulls eye experience with me, partly because of the moods and situations the author deftly conjures up, partly because of his remarkably unerring use of language.
Im not quite sure how i came across the book, but i suspect the praise by neil gaiman on the cover played a part in having me add this to my reading list. Library copy was terrible hardcover so yesterday i ordered paperback version. Like james, aickman was a cultured aesthete, delivering scares in a precise, somewhat lofty style as though addressing the reader from behind a veil of erudition. Read annabels five fascinating facts about robert aickman here. Robert aickman s literary reputation, like that of m. Although he was originally trained in his fathers profession of architecture, his interests lay elsewhere. Aickmans strange stories his preferred term are constructed. Robert fordyce aickman 27 june 1914 26 february 1981 was an english conservationist and writer of fiction and nonfiction.
Dark entries was his first full collection, the debut in a body of work. A traveler finds and loses paradise on an island in the wine dark sea while another voyagers dreams come all too true in never visit venice. His prose is lush and the emotion that it switches on is unease, a very profound one at that too. The first tartarus printing, limited to 350 copies.
Please feel free to either respond to points others have made or initate new thoughts on any of his stories you are interested in discussing. As a writer, he is best known for his supernatural fiction, which he described as strange stories. Dark entries, the winedark sea and the unsettled dust, previously only available via. May 05, 2018 aickman was born in london, in 1914, and made a relatively late literary debut, at age thirtyseven, with we are for the dark, a volume that combined three of his stories with three by the. Dark entries by aickman robert seller fantastic literature ltd published 1964 condition very good paperback copy, some spine crease and sunning of spine edition 1st printing.
He looked into her eyes quite steadily, but he certainly didnt smile. Dark entries by robert aickman overdrive rakuten overdrive. Ive also read the story, but it was a while ago for me too, and would need to reread it to make any useful comments of my own. As a conservationist, he cofounded the inland waterways association, a group which has preserved from destruction and restored englands inland canal system. Fantasy and science fiction feb, 1973 by poul anderson robert aickman david s. Mar 27, 2014 robert aickman to be honoured with resurrection of horror classics.
The reason i read the six stories in dark entries in a single, nauseainducing sitting, even after finishing two other books the same day, was not that i was doing the literary equivalent of a crossword puzzle, but that i was caught up in the workings of a particular kind of mind, a machine where product is irrelevant and pleasure exists simply. Dark entries by robert aickman 2016, paperback for sale. Dark entries by robert aickman book trailer youtube. It was in 1951 that aickman, along with elizabeth jane howard, published his first ghost stories entitled we are the dark. Buy dark entries by robert aickman from waterstones today. Jun 28, 2019 dark entries is a collection of six stories by robert aickman. Robert aickman at nightfall books supernatural, horror. James, rests on the few dozen horror stories he published during his lifetime. Though the 1960s and 1970s, he published 48 supernatural tales, some of which are acknowledged as classics, that were collected in 8. He was married to edith ray gregorson from 1941 to 1957. I agree, the tartarus edictions are for the collector and they are lovely. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Annabel is one of the shiny new books editors and is a bit of a convert to this kind of short story. See all books authored by robert aickman, including vampires. As a conservationist, he is notable for cofounding the inland waterways association, a group which has preserved from destruction and restored englands inland canal system. In 1946 the couple, along with tom and angela rolt, set up the inland waterways association to preserve the canals of britain. The seventh fontana book of great ghost stories by. Voici donc 6 nouvelles formidables, dont quelques classiques d aickman comme ringing the changes, the view, ou encore bind your hair. Robert fordyce aickman 27 june 1914 26 february 1981 was an english writer and conservationist.
Two centuries of great vampire stories, and cold hand in mine. Though his chief occupation in life was first as a. Supernatural fictions best kept secret robert aickman. Together with nine other stories uncollected in the. Aickman edited the first eight volumes of the fontana book of great ghost stories. Dark entries by aickman, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jan 14, 2011 a trailer for the forthcoming publication of dark entries by robert aickman. Kelley lisa tuttle paul darcy boles and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The inexorable strangeness of robert aickmans compulsory. He also edited the first eight volumes of the fontana book of great ghost stories. Dark entries by robert aickman goodreads share book. Robert fordyce aickman was born in london on june 27, 191.
Sep, 2016 robert aickman s literary reputation, like that of m. Dark entries was his first full collection, the debut in a. The school friend is the first story in the dark entries collection. Sewn signatures, printed on 110gsm acidfree paper, and bound by bidd. Dark entries by robert aickman, from the edited h2g2, the. Robert aickmans cult horror books are being resurrected for. Dark entries, the wine dark sea and the unsettled dust, previously only available via printondemand, or as limited hardback.
Robert aickman, dark entries faber, london, 2014 97805711774, paperback, 238 pages. Look out for dark entries by robert aickman and mr mercedes. As a writer, he is best known for his supernatural fiction, which he described as strange. First published in 1964 it contains the classic ringing the changes and perhaps aickmans best femme fatale in choice of weapons. En effet, a cette epoque il a deja publie we are for the dark, avec elizabeth jane howard. Dark entries by robert aickman author and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The reason i read the six stories in dark entries in a single, nauseainducing sitting, even after finishing two other books the same day. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a few trivial rubs and some mild toning to edges of rear panel. Its hard to know quite how to describe robert aickmans stories to those who havent rea d him.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders. It took me far longer than it should have, but i have finally read a collection of short stories by robert aickman 19141981. A trailer for the forthcoming publication of dark entries by robert aickman. Robert aickmans literary reputation, like that of mr james, rests on the few dozen horror stories he published during his lifetime. Dark entries is a collection of six stories by robert aickman. Im not quite sure how i came across the book, but i suspect the praise by neil. Robert aickman to be honoured with resurrection of horror. Robert aickman books list of books by author robert aickman.