William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813–1865)
Autore di Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: and Other Poems
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: William Edmondstoune Aytoun engraved by J.C. Armytage from a bust by Patrick Park. Frontispiece from Memoir of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1867).
Serie
Opere di William Edmondstoune Aytoun
The Ballads of Scotland 4 copie
Norman Sinclair [a novel] 1 copia
Fantastyczne opowieści 1 copia
The Ballads Of Scotland Vol. I 1 copia
Opere correlate
Dead Drunk: Tales of Intoxication and Demon Drinks: 41 (British Library Tales of the Weird) (2023) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1813-06-21
- Data di morte
- 1865-08-04
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Scotland
UK - Luogo di residenza
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
London, England, UK - Istruzione
- University of Edinburgh
- Attività lavorative
- Professor
- Organizzazioni
- Tory Party
Utenti
Recensioni
Interesting 19th century work - if you like that sort of thing.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 14
- Opere correlate
- 8
- Utenti
- 80
- Popolarità
- #224,854
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 9
This story is actually not by W.E. Aytoun, but by William Maginn. It appears that it was actually published crediting the wrong author. (ref.: The Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird, and Horror Anthologies. Michael Ashley, William Contento. Greenwood Publishing Group, Jan 1, 1995, p. 94.)
A bell-ringer is accidentally trapped in a belfry while his colleagues are ringing the bell: an overwhelming experience. That's it. I guess that the brief piece is supposed to function as a metaphor for psychological breakdowns and the difficulty of dealing with life in general... but still. The overwrought language left me saying, "Dude! OK, that all sounded a bit dangerous and unpleasant and all, but pull yourself together already!"… (altro)