''Eight Tales'' is a collection of stories by British writer
Walter de la Mare
Walter John de la Mare (; 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer, and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for a highly acclaimed selection of ...
. It was released in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
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and was the author's first collection of stories published by
Arkham House
Arkham House is an American publishing house specializing in weird fiction. It was founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin, in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to publish hardcover collections of H. P. Lovecraft's best works, which had pr ...
. It was published in an edition of 2,992 copies. The stories were all written under de la Mare's pseudonym "Walter Ramal" and had not appeared previously in book form.
Contents
''Eight Tales'' contains an introduction, by
Edward Wagenknecht
Edward (Charles) Wagenknecht (March 28, 1900 – May 24, 2004) was an American literary critic and teacher who specialized in 19th century American literature. He wrote and edited many books on literature and movies, and taught for many years at ...
, and the following stories:
# "Kismet"
# "The Hangman Luck"
# "A Mote"
# "The Village of Old Age"
# "The Moon's Miracle"
# "The Giant"
# "De Mortuis"
# "A:B:O."
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External links
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1971 short story collections
Fantasy short story collections
Horror short story collections
Works published under a pseudonym
Works by Walter de la Mare
Arkham House books