The Clock Strikes Twelve
Author | H. Russell Wakefield |
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Cover artist | Ronald Clyne |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy, horror |
Publisher | Arkham House |
Publication date | 1946 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | xi, 248 pp |
The Clock Strikes Twelve is a collection of stories by author H. Russell Wakefield. It was released in 1946 and was the first collection of the author's stories to be published by Arkham House. It was published in an edition of 4,040 copies.
Contents[]
The Clock Strikes Twelve contains the following tales:
- "Why I Write Ghost Stories"
- "Into Outer Darkness"
- "The Alley"
- "Jay Walkers"
- "Ingredient X"
- "“I Recognised the Voice”"
- "Farewell Performance"
- "Not Quite Cricket"
- "In Collaboration"
- "A Stitch in Time"
- "Lucky's Grove"
- "Red Feathers"
- "Happy Ending?"
- "The First Sheaf"
- "Masrur"
- "A Fishing Story"
- "Used Car"
- "Death of a Poacher"
- "Knock! Knock! Who's There?"
References[]
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. p. 20. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 29.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 37. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
Categories:
- 1946 short story collections
- Single-writer horror short story collections
- Fantasy short story collections
- Short stories by H. Russell Wakefield
- Arkham House books
- Fantasy short story collection stubs
- 1940s short story collection stubs
- Horror short story collection stubs