First, a compilation of my own Late Reviews—my review column of older and odder books that I have done in the first thirty issues of Wormwood, plus additional "late reviews" (new and reprinted from other sources). In many instances these entries have been revised, as I have learned new things since the original version was published. “Doug Anderson’s regular ‘Late Reviews’ column in Wormwood is a treasury of information and commentary on some of the rarest, most obscure and strangest books in our field. It is infused by Doug’s shrewd and unflinching assessments; bad books are named as such, overlooked achievements are justly celebrated.” —Mark Valentine, editor of Wormwood
“In his wonderful ‘Late Reviews’ Doug Anderson boldly goes where few readers have gone before. Rather than write about the familiar classics of fantasy and supernatural literature, he explores the genre’s back alleys and waste lands, rediscovering dozens of strange and strangely appealing titles, most of them half forgotten, if remembered at all. Who else has read Guy Ridley’s The Word of Teregor and John William Harding’s A Conjuror of Phantoms and Erica Fay’s The Road to Fairyland or, it would seem, the complete works of Anthony Dyllington, author of The Unseen Thing? When Doug praised the wit of Alexander de Comeau’s Monk’s Magic—and likened it to Mervyn Wall’s The Unfortunate Fursey—I immediately went searching for a copy. Far more than just a collection of essays, Douglas A. Anderson’s Late Reviews is a valuable reference, a guide for the curious reader and, not least, a source of rare literary entertainment.” —Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author of Classics for Pleasure and On Conan Doyle
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The second new title is the first reprint in 115 years of Ferelith, by Lord Kilmarnock (1876-1928), with a new introduction by Mark Valentine. Fans of Ferelith include André Gide and Julian Green. “This wonderful book made me forget some of my present worries. It is the story of a woman the father of whose child is a phantom—an admirable theme which is artistically treated. . . . It delights me.” —Julian Green
“This much-needed first reprint offers connoisseurs of the dark fantastic a rare minor masterpiece, too long overlooked. Ferelith should now take its place as one of the strange great visions in the library of the Gothic.” —From the “Introduction” by Mark Valentine
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And the third title, for now, is Barry Pain's short fantasy novel, with a long subtitle: Going Home: Being the Fantastical Romance of the Girl with Angel Eyes and the Man Who Had Wings. Barry
Pain (1864-1928) is remembered today primarily for his excellent short horror
stories. Going Home was originally published in 1921. According to Pain himself, writing in 1924, it was
well-received by critics but sold poorly (this fact is corroborated by the
book’s rarity today). Yet Pain still cited it as his best book. And Pain’s
friend and sometime collaborator, James Blythe, noted in his own copy: “In my
opinion this is Barry’s best book up to the present.”
Going Home is Nodens Chapbooks No. 4.
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Late Reviews, by Douglas A. Anderson
Trade paperback edition ($25.00) sold via Amazon (and European affiliates) ISBN 9781987512564. Amazon.com at this link. Amazon.co.uk at this link.
Kindle edition, sold via Amazon and affiliates.
Ferelith, by Lord Kilmarnock. Introduction by Mark Valentine.
Trade paperback edition ($16.00) sold via Amazon (and European affiliates) ISBN 9781987736700. Amazon.com at this link. Amazon.co.uk at this link.
Kindle edition, sold via Amazon and affiliates
Going Home, by Barry Pain.
Trade paperback edition ($10.00) sold via Amazon (and European affiliates) ISBN 9781987571288.
Amazon.com at this link. Amazon.co.uk at this link.
Amazon.com at this link. Amazon.co.uk at this link.
Kindle edition, sold via Amazon and affiliates.
