I'm sure I'm the last one on this newsgroup to acquire the two Dalby edited Mammoth Book(s) of Ghost Stories but I still cannot resist a comment on a story I recently read. I started the second volume and read in order so it took me little time to arrive at "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" by Nugent Barker. What an amazing bit of weirdness!.
The story is its basic framework is so deceptively conventional: Old friends sitting around a fire while one spins a tale of himself as a weary traveler stumbling upon a mysterious house. Ho-hum. But there the convention ends and the Freudian nightmare begins. I won't say anything else although I expect this is the sort of story you could relate in its entirety and still not spoil the effect.
Other work of Barker's can be found in the form of "Whessoe" in Dalby's first volume (good also - was voted best short story of 1928), and "The Curious Adventure of Mr. Bond" which I located in one of the Hitchcock anthos. Is anyone aware of where some of his other works might be found?
In article <19990402210425.11827.00001...@ng109.aol.com>, tomrick...@aol.com (TomRickman) wrote:
> I'm sure I'm the last one on this newsgroup to acquire the two Dalby edited > Mammoth Book(s) of Ghost Stories but I still cannot resist a comment on a story > I recently read. I started the second volume and read in order so it took me > little time to arrive at "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" by Nugent Barker. What an > amazing bit of weirdness!.
We had a group rave about Barker some time ago, though since I don't find the messages in the DejaNews archive I assume it was on the pre-newsgroup Horrornet message board. I and several others concur with your assessment!
> Other work of Barker's can be found in the form of "Whessoe" in Dalby's first > volume (good also - was voted best short story of 1928), and "The Curious > Adventure of Mr. Bond" which I located in one of the Hitchcock anthos. Is > anyone aware of where some of his other works might be found?
"Mr. Bond" also appears in Charles Collins's A WALK WITH THE BEAST anthology, and has been on my mind recently for no apparent reason.
Bill A. will probably be along shortly to brag about his copy of Barker's collection, WRITTEN WITH MY LEFT HAND (?)... The rest of us will have to wait until THE WONDERFUL FOLKS AT ASH-TREE PRESS ISSUE A REPRINT. (Please!)
Bill B. (Half expecting a flood of "I have one too" posts...)
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bbarn...@jhu.edu wrote: > In article <19990402210425.11827.00001...@ng109.aol.com>, > tomrick...@aol.com (TomRickman) wrote: > > I'm sure I'm the last one on this newsgroup to acquire the two Dalby edited > > Mammoth Book(s) of Ghost Stories but I still cannot resist a comment on a > story > > I recently read. I started the second volume and read in order so it took me > > little time to arrive at "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" by Nugent Barker. What an > > amazing bit of weirdness!.
> We had a group rave about Barker some time ago, though since I don't find the > messages in the DejaNews archive I assume it was on the pre-newsgroup > Horrornet message board. I and several others concur with your assessment!
> > Other work of Barker's can be found in the form of "Whessoe" in Dalby's first > > volume (good also - was voted best short story of 1928), and "The Curious > > Adventure of Mr. Bond" which I located in one of the Hitchcock anthos. Is > > anyone aware of where some of his other works might be found?
> "Mr. Bond" also appears in Charles Collins's A WALK WITH THE BEAST anthology, > and has been on my mind recently for no apparent reason.
> Bill A. will probably be along shortly to brag about his copy of Barker's > collection, WRITTEN WITH MY LEFT HAND (?)... The rest of us will have to wait > until THE WONDERFUL FOLKS AT ASH-TREE PRESS ISSUE A REPRINT. (Please!)
> Bill B. > (Half expecting a flood of "I have one too" posts...)
Don't I wish... Jamie Bird at Bistodery has turned up no less than two copies in the last year; of course they vanished long before his catalogue made it to the States. Perhaps Bill A. can enlighten us as to the quality of the rest of the book?
John
"It's a jungle out there, try not to look like food"
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jpe...@cnw.com wrote: > > "Mr. Bond" also appears in Charles Collins's A WALK WITH THE BEAST anthology, > > and has been on my mind recently for no apparent reason.
> > Bill A. will probably be along shortly to brag about his copy of Barker's > > collection, WRITTEN WITH MY LEFT HAND (?)... The rest of us will have to wait > > until THE WONDERFUL FOLKS AT ASH-TREE PRESS ISSUE A REPRINT. (Please!)
> > Bill B. > > (Half expecting a flood of "I have one too" posts...)
> Don't I wish... Jamie Bird at Bistodery has turned up no less than two copies > in the last year; of course they vanished long before his catalogue made it > to the States. Perhaps Bill A. can enlighten us as to the quality of the rest > of the book?
> John
Awww, go on, Bill !
rbadac
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rba...@hotmail.com wrote: > In article <7e4m8d$6d...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, > jpe...@cnw.com wrote:
> > > "Mr. Bond" also appears in Charles Collins's A WALK WITH THE BEAST anthology, > > > and has been on my mind recently for no apparent reason.
> > > Bill A. will probably be along shortly to brag about his copy of Barker's > > > collection, WRITTEN WITH MY LEFT HAND (?)... The rest of us will have to wait > > > until THE WONDERFUL FOLKS AT ASH-TREE PRESS ISSUE A REPRINT. (Please!)
> > > Bill B. > > > (Half expecting a flood of "I have one too" posts...)
> > Don't I wish... Jamie Bird at Bistodery has turned up no less than two copies > > in the last year; of course they vanished long before his catalogue made it > > to the States. Perhaps Bill A. can enlighten us as to the quality of the rest > > of the book?
> > John
> Awww, go on, Bill !
> rbadac
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John,
Don't knock yourself out trying to get it. All I did is ask for it via inter library loan in my small town library and 10 days later I had it to read (and photocopy). But really the book is mostly weird stories very few are supernatural (Except for 'Whessoe' which can be found in 20 anthologies).
Jake...
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>> > > "Mr. Bond" also appears in Charles Collins's A WALK WITH THE BEAST >> > > anthology, and has been on my mind recently for no apparent reason.
>> > > Bill A. will probably be along shortly to brag about his copy of Barker's >> > > collection, WRITTEN WITH MY LEFT HAND (?)... The rest of us will have to >> > > wait until THE WONDERFUL FOLKS AT ASH-TREE PRESS ISSUE A REPRINT. (Please!)
>> > > Bill B. >> > > (Half expecting a flood of "I have one too" posts...)
>> > Don't I wish... Jamie Bird at Bistodery has turned up no less than two copies >> > in the last year; of course they vanished long before his catalogue made it >> > to the States. Perhaps Bill A. can enlighten us as to the quality of the rest >> > of the book?
>> > John
>> Awww, go on, Bill !
>> rbadac
>John,
>Don't knock yourself out trying to get it. All I did is ask for it via inter >library loan in my small town library and 10 days later I had it to read (and >photocopy). But really the book is mostly weird stories very few are >supernatural (Except for 'Whessoe' which can be found in 20 anthologies).
>Jake...
Thanks Jake- now I don't have to reveal the sad fact that I haven't gotten around to reading the thing yet. It does have a nice picture, 'er I mean DJ...
bbarn...@jhu.edu <bbarn...@jhu.edu> wrote: >"Mr. Bond" also appears in Charles Collins's A WALK WITH THE BEAST anthology, >and has been on my mind recently for no apparent reason.
"Bond" is the story I remember the best out of that anthology, which I read eons ago. I faintly remember one about a plantation with some robots(?) and another regarding a village with some horridly deformed inhabitants...
>Bill A. will probably be along shortly to brag about his copy of Barker's >collection, WRITTEN WITH MY LEFT HAND (?)... The rest of us will have to wait >until THE WONDERFUL FOLKS AT ASH-TREE PRESS ISSUE A REPRINT. (Please!)
>Bill B.
My Dear B- When have you ever known your old friend A to run about this ng bragging (aside from my clang/clink/clunk post regarding HILL HOUSE, and in that one the emphasis was on the clunk)? I'd rather sit back munching popcorn while John P and rbadac (not to mention that sleeper Reed) clang it out...
William Allison wrote: > My Dear B- When have you ever known your old friend A to run about this ng > bragging (aside from my clang/clink/clunk post regarding HILL HOUSE, and in > that one the emphasis was on the clunk)? I'd rather sit back munching popcorn > while John P and rbadac (not to mention that sleeper Reed) clang it out...
> Bill A.
*Zzzz.... !wha...! <sneeze> ... um, waidaminnit, gotta clear the goo from my eyes...*kaff kaff* damned wingbacks are too comfy...(loogey into hanky). SOMEONE PUT SHRINKWRAP OVER MY MOUTH!
... Reed (at least it was cherry-flavored shrinkwrap)
In article <37078A1C.BB3F1...@home.com>, Reed Andrus <rand...@home.com> wrote:
> *Zzzz.... !wha...! <sneeze> ... um, waidaminnit, gotta clear the goo > from my eyes...*kaff kaff* damned wingbacks are too comfy...(loogey into > hanky). SOMEONE PUT SHRINKWRAP OVER MY MOUTH!
> ... Reed (at least it was cherry-flavored shrinkwrap)
God. That's a pretty picture. Make that OPAQUE shrinkwrap. Please.
rbadac, putting shrinkwrap over his eyes, but it's not helping
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