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Eltonsbrody (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
Eltonsbrody - Valancourt 20th Century Classics Author:Edgar Mittelholzer When Woodsley, a young English painter, arrives in Barbados and finds no lodging available, he thinks himself fortunate to be invited to stay at Eltonsbrody, a mansion belonging to the eccentric widow Mrs Scaife. But behind the locked doors of the house?s disused rooms lurk terrible secrets, and soon strange and blood-curdling events begin to un... more »fold. The tension builds towards a shocking and unforgettable conclusion, when the full horror of Eltonsbrody will be revealed. One of the most prolific and important of 20th-century Caribbean writers, Edgar Mittelholzer (1909-1965) was at his best in Gothic novels like My Bones and My Flute (1955) and Eltonsbrody (1960). This first-ever reissue of Mittelholzer?s weird and chilling tale reproduces the original dust jacket art and includes a new introduction by John Thieme. ?One of the modern giants of Caribbean writing.? - Caribbean Writers ?A sanguinary essay in the macabre.? - The Crisis ?An original writer with a great command of language and atmosphere . . . true imaginative power.? - John O?London?s Weekly« less