William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813–1865)
Auteur van Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: and Other Poems
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Fotografie: William Edmondstoune Aytoun engraved by J.C. Armytage from a bust by Patrick Park. Frontispiece from Memoir of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1867).
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Werken van William Edmondstoune Aytoun
The Ballads of Scotland 4 exemplaren
Poems of William Edmondstoune Aytoun 2 exemplaren
Stories and verse (Scottish reprints-no.2) 2 exemplaren
How We Got Up the Glenmutchkin Railway 2 exemplaren
Norman Sinclair [a novel] 1 exemplaar
Fantastyczne opowieści 1 exemplaar
The Ballads Of Scotland Vol. I 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1813-06-21
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1865-08-04
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- Scotland
UK - Woonplaatsen
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
London, England, UK - Opleiding
- University of Edinburgh
- Beroepen
- Professor
- Organisaties
- Tory Party
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Interesting 19th century work - if you like that sort of thing.
Misschien vindt je deze ook leuk
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- Werken
- 14
- Ook door
- 8
- Leden
- 80
- Populariteit
- #224,854
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 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!"… (meer)