Bernard Capes The Marble Hands

Bernard capes is not as well known as many other classic writers of speculative fiction but he left behind a wide range of stories involving ghosts werewolves and other supernatural elements.

Bernard capes the marble hands.

The marble hands by bernard capes is a creepy short story about two boys who see something weird in a graveyard. Capes was born in london one of eleven children. The marble hands the mask the pétroleuse the queer picture the shadow dance the thing in the forest the van on the road the white hare bernard capes twists and turns. Imagination to be sure can play strange tricks with one credited to bernard capes.

From werewolf priests and haunted typewriters to marble hands. Bernard capes was celebrated as one of the most prolific authors of the late victorian period producing dozens of short stories articles and more than forty novels across multiple genres culminating in the first original crime novel published by collins the skeleton key. Bernard capes was celebrated as one of the most prolific authors of the late victorian period producing dozens of short stories articles and more than forty novels across multiple genres culminating in the first original crime novel published by collins the skeleton key. The narrator and his friend heriot enter a churchyard at night probably to pay a visit to one of heriot s dead relatives.

The marble hands this is a short story by bernard capes. Tales of mystery adventure crime and humor coachwhip june 2011 a lazy romance black venn dinah s mammoth jack and jill plots. The black reaper book. His elder sister harriet capes was a noted translator and author of more than a dozen children s books.

But the place somehow got an uncanny reputation and the marble hands were put back. The story was written in 1915 and appeared in 100 hair raising little horror stories and the young oxford book of ghost stories. His work shows a depth of language and a enjoyment for the craft of writing itself. Read 6 reviews from the world s largest community for readers.