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Stories of the Strange and Sinister: Available Copies
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Stories of the Strange and Sinister (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) by Baker, Frank"
Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
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Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.45
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Stories of the Strange and Sinister (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) by Baker, Professor And Director Of Health Psychology Program Division Of Occupational Health Frank
Seller: The Library of Mark Samuels (Hatfield, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $16.02
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TOTAL Cost: $51.20
Sadly neglected today, Frank Baker (1908-1983) was an intriguing and highly original author of fantasy and horror fiction, best known for his post-apocalyptic novel of an avian attack, The Birds (1936), which may have been an influence on Hitchcock's film, and Miss Hargreaves (1940), a classic in which two young men invent a story about an unusual old woman only to discover that they have actually brought her to life. First published in 1983 and long unavailable, Stories of the Strange and Sinister collects ten of Baker's short stories and displays the versatility of his work. Included are wonderfully macabre tales like 'The Chocolate Box', in which a discarded box found on a Cornish moor contains a gruesome surprise, and 'In the Steam Room', where a man enjoying a sauna believes he glimpses a horrible event through the steam, as well as more subtle tales of the fantastic like 'My Lady Sweet, Arise', in which a woman's compulsion to sing ends with strange consequences, and 'Quintin Claribel', the story of a rude young man who must - quite literally - eat his words. This first-ever republication includes a new introduction by R.B. Russell. Frank Baker's The Birds is also available from Valancourt. 'Frank Baker is an unusual and appealing writer, at times quite similar to that grandmaster of the supernatural, Arthur Machen.' - Michael Dirda, Washington Post 'Baker's work contains some of the more memorable treatments and interpretations of . supernatural themes.' - Encyclopedia of Fantasy
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Stories of the Strange and Sinister (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) by Baker, Professor And Director Of Health Psychology Program Division Of Occupational Health Frank
Seller: moluna (Greven, Germany) New Book
Book Price: $30.57
Shipping: $53.18
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KlappentextrnrnSadly neglected today, Frank Baker (1908-1983) was an intriguing and highly original author of fantasy and horror fiction, best known for his post-apocalyptic novel of an avian attack, The Birds (1936), which may have been an infl.
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Seller: moluna (Greven, Germany) New Book
Book Price: $50.02
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TOTAL Cost: $103.20
KlappentextrnrnSadly neglected today, Frank Baker (1908-1983) was an intriguing and highly original author of fantasy and horror fiction, best known for his post-apocalyptic novel of an avian attack, The Birds (1936), which may have been an infl.
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