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Cover artist
  
George Evans

Language
  
English

Publication date
  
1981

Originally published
  
1981

Followed by
  
What Dreams May Come

OCLC
  
9028709

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Country
  
United States

Publisher
  
Carcosa

Media type
  
Print (Hardback)

Author
  
Manly Wade Wellman

Illustrator
  
George Evans

Genres
  
Fantasy, Horror fiction

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Works by Manly Wade Wellman, Horror fiction books

Lonely Vigils is a collection of fantasy, horror and mystery short stories by author Manly Wade Wellman. It was released in 1981 by Carcosa in an edition of 1,548 copies, of which the 566 pre-ordered copies were signed by the author and artist. The stories feature Wellman's supernatural detective characters, Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant, Professor Nathan Enderby, and John Thunstone. The story "Vigil" first appeared in the magazine Strange Stories. The remaining stories originally appeared in the magazine Weird Tales.

Contents

  • Foreword
  • "The Hairy Ones Shall Dance"
  • "The Black Drama"
  • "The Dreadful Rabbits"
  • "The Half-Haunted"
  • "Vigil"
  • "The Third Cry to Legba"
  • "The Golden Goblins"
  • "Hoofs"
  • "Letters of Cold Fire"
  • "John Thunstone's Inheritance"
  • "Sorcery from Thule"
  • "The Dead Man's Hand"
  • "Throne on the Threshold"
  • "The Shonokins"
  • "Blood From a Stone"
  • "The Dai Sword"
  • "Twice Cursed"
  • "Shonokin Town"
  • "The Leonardo Rondache"
  • "The Last Grave of Lill Warran"

    • References

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