Description

A fog-bound doorway into a vanished world. The Bell In The Fog And Other Stories gathers a haunting horizon of American gothic tales, where curiosity and fear walk hand in hand through turn of the century streets. These stories offer a compact, spellbinding blend of atmosphere, secrecy and moral ambiguity. Atherton's sharp gaze on Victorian America exposes social mores with a quiet, unsettling humour, turning ordinary life into a mirrors-and-mists meditation on desire, power, and consequence. The collection reads as a complete short story experience-not merely a string of curiosities, but a coherent journey through haunted parlours, fog-draped lanes and the san francisco gothic mood that still chills today. Historically significant and richly literary, this edition restores a key figure of American gothic to contemporary readers, honouring a craft that influenced later masters and darkly precise storytelling. It is both a graceful entry point for casual readers and a prize for classic-literature collectors who value provenance, texture and atmosphere in equal measure. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is more than a reprint-this is a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Restored for today's and future generations, the complete short story collection invites you to step into a world where hauntings reveal character, and where literature and history remain inseparable. A timeless anthology in a new light, perfect for lovers of Edgar Allan Poe inspired, san francisco gothic tales and the broader canon of American gothic stories.