Witching Hill

Witching Hill (1913)
by E. W. Hornung

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[New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Illustrated by F. C. Yohn]. The tales are what the editors of the cheap magazines call "top-notchers," in their kind.—The Nation, 13 May 1913. (full review on the Discussion page)

A collection of short stories, first serialized in Scribner's Magazine from February to September 1912. The stories revolve around the apparently supernatural happenings that occur on the housing estate of Witching Hill, and the combined efforts of the estate's clerk, Gillon, and a resident, Delavoye, to manage them. [Wikipedia]

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WITCHING HILL

BOOKS BY E. W. HORNUNG
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons

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I drove Delavoye before me through the window he had just opened

WITCHING HILL

BY

E. W. HORNUNG

ILLUSTRATED BY
F. C. YOHN

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
NEW YORK :::::::::::::::: 1913

Copyright, 1913, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

Published February, 1913

ILLUSTRATIONS

I drove Delavoye before me through the window he had just opened Frontispiece
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He was less excited than I expected on hearing my experience 18
It was the madness of utter ecstasy 34
"In that case you won't start a scandal" 48
"The man you want has been here all the time" 68
"Good Lord!" cried Delavoye. "That's the very ring we saw last night!" 94
"It's all I'm fit for, death!" groaned Guy Berridge, trying to tug the fierce moustache out of his mild face 98
With one hand he caught the offending urchin, and in the other I was horrified to see his stick, a heavy blackthorn, held in murderous poise 106
I even saw him with his thin arms locked round the neck of the young nurse 166
"I've saved your boy for you. Do you mind letting me go?" 172
Even as it was I went down on all-fours 196
That same second my arms were round him 204

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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Witching Hill

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