Jessie Douglas Kerruish ( – ) was a British writer best known for her

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novel ''The Undying Monster: A Tale of the Fifth Dimension'' (1922), which was adapted for film as ''

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'' (1942). Jessie Douglas Kerruish was born in in

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, County Durham, England. Her earliest known publication is the story "Lancelot James and the Dragon" in ''

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'' in 1907. She published frequently in the '' Weekly Tale-Teller'' and perhaps other publications edited by Isabel Thorne for Shurey's Publications. Many were supernatural stories like "The Swaying Vision" (1915), about a scrying sorcerer, and the horror story "The Swaying Vision" (1915). (The extent of Kerruish's work in these periodicals is unknown because many were lost during the World War II bombings of England.)"Jessie Douglas Kerruish." ''St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers'', Gale, 1998. ''Gale in Context: Biography.'' Accessed 16 Nov. 2023. Kerruish won the

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First Novel prize of £1000 for her debut novel, ''Miss Haroun al-Raschid'' (1917). It was adapted as the silent film ''

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'' (1922). She followed this with other middle eastern-themed fantasy works, the novel ''The Girl from Kurdistan'' (1918) and the story collection ''Babylonian Nights' Entertainment: A Selection of Narratives from the Text of Certain Undiscovered Cuneiform Tablets'' (1934). Later in her career she contributed short stories to the ''Not at Night'' anthologies by

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, including "The Wonderful Tune" (1931) and "The Seven-Locked Room" (1933), the latter about the discovery of the

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. She also continued to publish in magazines like '' 20-Story Magazine.''

Bibliography

* ''The Raksha Rajah; or, The King of the Ogres'' (for children), ondon, England c. 1911."Jessie Douglas Kerruish." ''Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors'', Gale, 2001. ''Gale In Context: Biography''. Accessed 16 Nov. 2023. * ''Miss Haroun al-Raschid'' (novel), Hodder & Stoughton (London), 1917. * ''The Girl from Kurdistan'' (novel), Hodder & Stoughton, 1918. * ''The Undying Monster: A Tale of the Fifth Dimension'' (novel), Heath Cranton (London), 1922, Macmillan (New York City), 1936. * ''Babylonian Nights' Entertainment: A Selection of Narratives from the Text of Certain Undiscovered Cuneiform Tablets,'' Archer (London), 1934.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerruish, Jessie Created via preloaddraft 1884 births 1949 deaths People from Seaton Carew British women writers English horror writers Women horror writers