The Alabaster Hand

A. N. L. Munby

A. N. L. Munby, a.N.L. ("Tim") Munby's The Alabaster Hand contains fourteen supernatural tales written while the author was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II.

About

The Alabaster Hand,this second edition of The Alabaster Hand was published in 1999, four years after the original limited edition of 250 copies quickly became sought after by collectors. The collection contains fourteen supernatural tales written by A.N.L. ("Tim") Munby while he was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II. Munby's stories feature spectres that haunt diverse locations including a Bristol bookshop, a Tudor Hall, the Snowdonian mountains, the Herefordshire countryside, a Book of Hours, and the remote Cuillin mountain range of the Isle of Skye. The author brings his specialized antiquarian knowledge to each story, creating a distinctive tribute to M.R. James that has been recognized as a cornerstone of supernatural literature.

Michael Cox's introduction provides valuable background information about Munby, who served for many years as Librarian of King's College, Cambridge, and whose scholarly expertise informs the authentic antiquarian atmosphere of these tales.

Edition Details
  • Dust Jacket illustrated by Rachel A. Crittenden.
  • This is the second printing of Alabaster Hand (1995).
  • This is a full clothbound edition limited to 350 copies.
Contents:
  • Foreword by Barbara Roden & Christopher Roden
  • Introduction by Michael Cox
  • Herodes Redivivus First published: Dennis Dobson, 1949
  • The Inscription First published: Chambers's Journal, Eighth series, Vol. XV (1946)
  • The Alabaster Hand First published: Dennis Dobson, 1949
  • The Topley Place Sale First published: Touchstone, No. 15, March 1945
  • The Tudor Chimney First published: Dennis Dobson, 1949
  • A Christmas Game First published: Dennis Dobson, 1949
  • The White Sack First published: Touchstone, No. 13, January 1945
  • The Four-Poster First published: Touchstone, No. 12, Christmas 1944
  • The Negros Head First published: Dennis Dobson, 1949
  • The Tregannet Book of Hours First published: Dennis Dobson, 1949
  • An Encounter in the Mist First published: Dennis Dobson, 1949
  • The Lectern First published: Dennis Dobson, 1949
  • Number Seventy-Nine First published: Dennis Dobson, 1949
  • The Devils Autograph First published: The Cambridge Review, December 4, 1948
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