![]() Bowen is adept at setting up a lovely little vignette. An intriguing painting leads to the unraveling of the hidden story of star crossed lovers. This is a good creepy story about a young woman about to marry a widower. Proudie has an uncanny adventure on a rainy late night involving mysterious visitors and his tenant who is a doctor. This is a typical ghost story for the time period. This is mainly the story of another miserable couple who come to a horrible end, with a bit of the supernatural thrown in almost as an afterthought. A mystery involving a woman's name that was etched in an ancient pane of glass. Another unpleasant couple in an unpleasant marriage. ![]() A really excellent set up for a story about some truly miserable people who are visited by an unexpected housekeeper. Nothing is too spooky or unexpected, but it is nicely done. ![]() While there aren't any surprises the story has an interesting concept. For Claude, a clerk, The Reign of Terror has become background noise, or has it? Claude starts to have nightmares he believes are sent by his murdered paramour. ![]() The story takes place during the French Revolution. Her style evokes particular times and places with an economy of words, which is the mark of a good short story teller. ![]() Bowen's atmospheric writing style makes this compilation worth checking out. ![]()
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