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Post by Dr Strange on Aug 1, 2022 13:49:36 GMT
Robin Ritchie (Methuen, 1949) - I read this novel when I was a kid. It is a "children's book" (though possibly it would be called "young adult" today) but had some fairly grown-up stuff going on in it too. The central character is a young girl from a poor Scottish family, and the setting is urban and fairly modern (but hard to say when exactly - maybe just after WW2, but possibly before). The girl has what would be called "second sight", and in particular sees (and is sometimes taken by) the "Wild Hunt". I don't remember much more, except it was all pretty bleak. There was some sub-plot involving the local orphanage I think (possibly the girl goes to work there?), and something about the local minister, and I think the girl's father may be an alcoholic... I don't think it had a happy ending. For years I have remembered the basic plot and cover, but not the title - it seems to be a bit of a rarity, and I had started to wonder if it really existed at all. Many thanks to Bluetomb for finding the title and confirming that I wasn't imagining the whole thing. 
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Post by Dr Strange on Aug 1, 2022 20:14:34 GMT
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Post by johnnymains on Jul 1, 2024 12:02:09 GMT
Really chuffed to say that Dorothy K Haynes is coming to the British Library's TALES OF THE WEIRD series! Book will be edited by Craig Lamont, with a foreword by me. A bit of backstory: I proposed this volume to the BL after using her stories in CELTIC WEIRD and SCOTLAND THE STRANGE, with me as its sole editor. I put together a list of stories (will post that list once the book has been published, to do that before would be unfair to Craig) and the BL got in touch with the Estate to talk terms. It turned out that Craig was already working with the Estate, so it made more sense for me to hand the book over to someone who lived in breathed Haynes. He's also uncovered some unpublished stories by her! I *could* have co-edited (that option was offered to me, but I declined) but as Craig is *clearly* the right and only person for the job, and I'm more than happy to step aside and write a short foreword.
I genuinely can't wait for this one. A good time to be a horror fan!
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Post by mrhappy on Jul 4, 2024 4:05:28 GMT
Really chuffed to say that Dorothy K Haynes is coming to the British Library's TALES OF THE WEIRD series! Book will be edited by Craig Lamont, with a foreword by me. A bit of backstory: I proposed this volume to the BL after using her stories in CELTIC WEIRD and SCOTLAND THE STRANGE, with me as its sole editor. I put together a list of stories (will post that list once the book has been published, to do that before would be unfair to Craig) and the BL got in touch with the Estate to talk terms. It turned out that Craig was already working with the Estate, so it made more sense for me to hand the book over to someone who lived in breathed Haynes. He's also uncovered some unpublished stories by her! I *could* have co-edited (that option was offered to me, but I declined) but as Craig is *clearly* the right and only person for the job, and I'm more than happy to step aside and write a short foreword.
I genuinely can't wait for this one. A good time to be a horror fan!
This is wonderful news. Haynes had so many great stories that have been uncollected. Particularly her contributions to The Ghost Book and The Fontana series. The prospect of unpublished tales makes this an absolute must buy. Thank you for the heads up! Mr Happy |
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Post by johnnymains on Jul 4, 2024 8:26:21 GMT
It really is good news. I can't wait to read the unpublished stories!
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Post by helrunar on Jul 4, 2024 16:12:16 GMT
Wow! Very exciting news!
cheers, Hel.
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