The woman in black
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Lawrence, John, 1931-1992, illustrator.
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Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement
[SF] Hill
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[SF] Hill
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Book
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160 pages : illustrations
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English
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What real reader does not yearn, somewhere in the recesses of his or her heart, for a really literate, first-class thriller--one that chills the body, but warms the soul with plot, perception, and language at once astute and vivid? In other words, a ghost story written by Jane Austen? Alas, we cannot give you Austen, but Susan Hill's remarkable Woman In Black comes as close as our era can provide. Set on the obligatory English moor, on an isolated causeway, the story has as its hero Arthur Kipps, an up-and-coming young solicitor who has come north from London to attend the funeral and settle the affairs of Mrs. Alice Drablow of Eel Marsh House. The routine formalities he anticipates give way to a tumble of events and secrets more sinister and terrifying than any nightmare: the rocking chair in the deserted nursery, the eerie sound of a pony and trap, a child's scream in the fog, and most dreadfully--and for Kipps most tragically--The Woman In Black. The Woman In Black is both a brilliant exercise in atmosphere and controlled horror and a delicious spine-tingler--proof positive that this neglected genre, the ghost story, isn't dead after all.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hill, S., & Lawrence, J. (1986). The woman in black . Godine.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hill, Susan, 1942- and John Lawrence. 1986. The Woman in Black. Godine.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hill, Susan, 1942- and John Lawrence. The Woman in Black Godine, 1986.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hill, Susan, and John Lawrence. The Woman in Black Godine, 1986.
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