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'This book collects thirty-one of Favenc's best stories, many published here for the first time since their original publication; and aims to showcase Favenc's talent as the most important Australian colonial writer of Gothic and supernatural fiction. The stories span the period 1875-1907, and demonstrate the richness and variety of his art, making this a major publishing event for enthusiasts of nineteenth-century crime and weird fiction' (back cover).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Rockville,
Maryland,
c
United States of America (USA),c
Americas,:Borgo Press
, 2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Introduction, single work essay (p. 9-20)
- My Story, single work novella (p. 21-36)
- The Lady Ermetta : Or, The Sleeping Secret, single work short story (p. 37-53)
- The Medium, single work short story (p. 54-70)
- The Dead Hand, single work short story (p. 71-81)
- Jerry Boake's Confession, single work short story (p. 82-87)
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A Haunt of the Jinkarras : A Fearsome Story of Central Australia,
single work
short story
adventure
science fiction
(p. 88-96)
'A Haunt of Jinkarras deals with the discovery of a primordial race that dwells entirely underground.'
Source: L.W. Currey, Inc. https://www.lwcurrey.com/pages/books/167311/ernest-favenc/the-last-of-six-tales-of-the-austral-tropics
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The Last of Six,
single work
short story
(p. 97-102)A Trepang fisherman near Cooktown encounters survivors of prison break from New Caledonia, including a woman, her dead husband, and the corpse of the man she says murdered her husband and also practiced cannibalism. The corpse keeps returning with the tide.
- The Spell of the Mas-Hantoo, single work short story (p. 103-110)
- Verflucht Spirit-Led, single work short story mystery (p. 111-124)
- The Ghost's Victory. An Orthodox Christmas Story, single work short story humour (p. 125-133)
- Malchook's Doom: A Nicholson River Story Malchook's Doom - A Story of the Nicholson River, single work short story (p. 134-139)
- The Red Lagoon, single work short story (p. 140-143)
- The Track of the Dead, single work short story (p. 144-146)
- In the Night, single work short story (p. 151-153)
- The Ghostly Bullock-Bell, single work short story (p. 154-157)
- Mein Einziger Mord My Only Murder, single work short story (p. 158-163)
- An Unquiet Spirit, single work short story humour (p. 164-172)
- The Boundary Rider's Story, single work short story (p. 173-79)
- A Strange Occurrence on Huckey's Creek, single work short story horror (p. 180-183)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Introduction
2013
single work
essay
— Appears in: Ghost Stories and Mysteries 2013; (p. 9-20)
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Introduction
2013
single work
essay
— Appears in: Ghost Stories and Mysteries 2013; (p. 9-20)
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