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y separately published work icon The Outcast and The Rite : Stories of Landscape and Fear, 1925-1938 selected work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 The Outcast and The Rite : Stories of Landscape and Fear, 1925-1938
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'The Australian novelist and playwright Helen de Guerry Simpson (1897-1940) published many supernatural short stories. This new edition selects the best of her unsettling writing, adding some little-known stories to her 1925 collection The Baseless Fabric (1925).' 

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Contents

* Contents derived from the Bath, Somerset,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Handheld Press , 2022 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Outcast, Helen Simpson , single work short story
'...in which a soldier left for dead in the War takes his revenge on his village.'
 (p. The Outcast)
An Experiment of the Dead, Helen Simpson , single work short story horror
Good Company, Helen Simpson , single work short story
Grey Sand and White Sand, Helen Simpson , single work short story
'Grey Sand and White Sand’ is the horrifying story of a landscape artist who sees and paints a different view.'
The Rite, Helen Simpson , single work short story
'...in which a discontented woman enters a wood, and emerges transformed.' 
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Bath, Somerset,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Handheld Press ,       2022 .
      image of person or book cover 6006983926934872702.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 1vp.
      Note/s:
      • Published 10 May 2022
      ISBN: 9781912766604
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Works about this Work

[Review] The Outcast and the Rite : Stories of Landscape and Fear Jessica Gildersleeve , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies , vol. 26 no. 1 2022;
— Review of The Outcast and The Rite : Stories of Landscape and Fear, 1925-1938 Helen Simpson , 2022 selected work short story
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