H. Russell Wakefield Summary

In the following review, Allen reviews Wakefield's Gallimaufry unfavorably by using words from one of the author's own characters. The word gallimaufry, so Mr. Wakefield informs us, is d... Read more

In the following review, the author gives a synopsis of Wakefield's Hearken to the Evidence. Lady Tarnhorn's husband was a troublesome invalid and her senior by many years; moreover ... Read more

In the following essay, Stewart gives a negative opinion on the Wakefield tales collected in The Best Ghost Stories. The author of these weird tales (orthodox ghosts are rather scarce in them, but sup... Read more

In the following excerpt from Chapter IV of his book, Sullivan looks specifically at ghost story authors who wrote in the tradition of M. R. James, especially Wakefield. The publication of M. R. James... Read more

In the following essay, Indick explains supernatural and horror fiction as two unique entities and deals with the ways in which Wakefield's work encompasses both. There is a gulf between Supern... Read more

In the following essay, Roden gives an overview of Wakefield's writing career, discussing his possible motivations for attempting not only the ghost stories for which he is best known, but othe... Read more

In the following essay, Indick explains supernatural and horror fiction as two unique entities and deals with the ways in which Wakefield's work encompasses both. There is a gulf between Supern... Read more

In the following essay, Roden gives an overview of Wakefield's writing career, discussing his possible motivations for attempting not only the ghost stories for which he is best known, but othe... Read more

In the following review, the critic compares Wakefield's Imagine a Man in a Box unfavorably to the works of Saki and A. E. Coppard. In Mr. Wakefield's previous books of short stories he ... Read more

In the following essay, which was originally published as Wakefield's introduction to the 1946 Arkham House edition of The Clock Strikes Twelve, the author presents his personal belief in psych... Read more

In the following essay, Sullivan provides an overview of the English ghost story from Le Fanu to Blackwood, focusing primarily on the writers who have received little attention. In the past ghosts had... Read more

In the following review, Collins writes about Wakefield stories collected in The Best Stories of H. Russell Wakefield, favorably comparing the majority with works of M. R. James, but describing a few ... Read more