Mr. George and Other Odd Persons (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: August Derleth
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Work: Stories
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—occult
- Time of Work: Various times from the nineteenth century through the 1940’s
- Setting: Various locations in the United States and England
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy, Magical and occult fantasy
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Supernatural, Nineteenth century, 1940’s, Ghosts or apparitions, England or English people
- Locales: United States, England
The Plot
In the introduction to this short-story collection, August Derleth indicates that the seventeen stories that constitute Mr. George and Other Odd Persons were written in one month, one each evening between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. Twelve of the stories originally appeared in Weird Tales magazine, which, because it already had a sufficient number of Derleth’s tales awaiting publication, accepted them under his pseudonym, Stephen Grendon. All the stories involve murders and some element of the supernatural, whether the ritual sacrifice of a child on Walpurgis...
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