Tales from the Rogues' Gallery (1994) [Anthology]
by Robert Arthur William Waldorf Astor Clive Barker Anthony Berkeley Robert Bloch Anthony Boucher Ray Bradbury Ramsey Campbell John Dickson Carr Angela Carter Aleister Crowley Miriam Allen deFord August Derleth Arthur Conan Doyle F. Scott Fitzgerald Henry A. Hering M. R. James H. P. Lovecraft Peter Lovesey Kirk Mashburn John Cecil Moore A.N.L. Munby V.S. Pritchett Ruth Rendell Anthony Shaffer Robert Louis Stevenson Julian Symons Bernard Taylor
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Summary
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A selection of stories which deals with the darker side of man's nature. 28 stories divided into two sections: the first featuring the rogues represented in the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s, the second looking at the influence their crimes had on society.
Contents:
- I: The Roll of Infamy
- Down, Satan! by Clive Barker
- A Story of Don Juan by V.S. Pritchett
- The Philosophers’ Stone by August W. Derleth
- The Proof by John Cecil Moore
by H.P. Lovecraft
- Martin’s Close by M.R. James
- Cold-Blooded Tigress of London by Anthony Shaffer
- The Body-Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson
- The Black Cabinet by John Dickson Carr
- A Kind of Madness by Anthony Boucher
- The Fall River Axe Murders by Angela Carter
- The Fiend by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- At the Fork of the Roads by Aleister Crowley
- The Moors Murders by Miriam Allen deFord
- II: The Evil Lives On
- Monsieur de Néron by William Waldorf Astor
- Herodes Redivivus by A.N.L. Munby
- The Borgia Heirloom by Julian Symons
- The Silver Mirror by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Late Eugene Aram by Henry A. Hering
- The Mirror of Cagliostro by Robert Arthur
- The Skull of the Marquis de Sade by Robert Bloch
- The Sword of Jean Lafitte by Kirk Mashburn
- Jack’s Little Friend by Ramsey Campbell
- Was Crippen a Murderer? by Anthony Berkeley
- Darling Adolf by Ray Bradbury
- A Bride in the Bath by Peter Lovesey
- Forget-Me-Not by Bernard Taylor
- A Case of Coincidence by Ruth Rendell
Original title: Tales from the Rogues' Gallery
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ Crime and Mystery→ Suspense
The following works are contained within this one: Body-Snatcher, the (1884) [Short Story] Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Unnamable, the (1925) [Short Story] Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Jack’s Little Friend (1975) [Short Story] Author: Ramsey Campbell
Fall River Axe Murders, the (1981) [Short Story] Author: Angela Carter
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