One or Two
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Author: Everett, H.D.
Frances Bethune is desperate to lose weight before her husband’s return from India – in just two weeks. On the advice of a bad-breathed spirit, Frances undertakes a slenderising séance. While she succeeds in her quest for thinness, she is horrified to discover that her discarded weight has taken on a new life of its own. Featuring an original introduction written by Mandylion cofounder Madeline Porsella, as well as a glossary that provides visual, material and affective image footnotes.Of this chilling, revolting tale, H.P. Lovecraft raved that Everett "reaches singular heights of spiritual terror."This new edition from Mandylion Press restores Everett’s 1907 masterpiece. Henrietta Dorothy Everett (1851–1923) was born in Kent, England. Between 1896 and 1920, she published 22 books under the pen name Theo Douglas. She was an influential figure in the early days of science fiction and fantasy writing, and was cited in H.P. Lovecraft’s extended 1927 essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature."
ISBN 9798988606130. Mandylion Press. pb. 256 pages. 72 b/w ills. 19.1 x 12.7 cm.
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Frances Bethune is desperate to lose weight before her husband’s return from India – in just two weeks. On the advice of a bad-breathed spirit, Frances undertakes a slenderising séance. While she succeeds in her quest for thinness, she is horrified to discover that her discarded weight has taken on a new life of its own. Featuring an original introduction written by Mandylion cofounder Madeline Porsella, as well as a glossary that provides visual, material and affective image footnotes.Of this chilling, revolting tale, H.P. Lovecraft raved that Everett "reaches singular heights of spiritual terror."This new edition from Mandylion Press restores Everett’s 1907 masterpiece. Henrietta Dorothy Everett (1851–1923) was born in Kent, England. Between 1896 and 1920, she published 22 books under the pen name Theo Douglas. She was an influential figure in the early days of science fiction and fantasy writing, and was cited in H.P. Lovecraft’s extended 1927 essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature."
ISBN 9798988606130. Mandylion Press. pb. 256 pages. 72 b/w ills. 19.1 x 12.7 cm.
not yet published