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H.R. Wakefield

Born

in Sandgate, Kent, The United Kingdom

May 09, 1884

Died

February 08, 1964

Genre

Horror, Crime

Influences

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Herbert Russell Wakefield was an English short story writer, novelist, publisher, and civil servant. Wakefield is best known for his ghost stories, but he produced work outside the field. He was greatly interested in the criminal mind and wrote two non-fiction criminology studies

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Average rating: 3.83 · 3,149 ratings · 413 reviews · 72 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Red Lodge 3.54 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 1928 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	They Return At Evening by H.R. Wakefield, Barbara Roden (Introduction) 3.92 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1928 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Man's Beard 3.79 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 1929 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strayers from Sheol by H.R. Wakefield, H. Russell Wakefield (AKA) 3.82 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1961 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clock Strikes Twelve and Other Stories by H.R. Wakefield, Paul Lowe 3.81 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1940 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clock Strikes Twelve by H.R. Wakefield, Barbara Roden (Introduction) 4.18 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1940 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Sheaf 3.34 avg rating — 29 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reunion at Dawn: And Other Uncollected Ghost Stories by H.R. Wakefield, H. Russell Wakefield (AKA), Barbara Roden (Editor) 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imagine a Man in a Box by H.R. Wakefield, H. Russell Wakefield (AKA), Barbara Roden (Introduction) 3.32 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1931 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Frontier Guards 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Mrs. Redvale, like most women in the grip of logic, raised her voice.”
― H.R. Wakefield, The Frontier Guards

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“and for this purpose I gave a series of weekend parties. The fact that I do not puncture or pursue the fauna of Wiltshire by any of the traditional methods has not prevented me from being on most excellent terms with my neighbours.”
― H.R. Wakefield, They Return At Evening

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“Nothing," I said, "is worth an awkward pause, not even the exposure of notorious evil-livers.”
― H.R. Wakefield, The Frontier Guards

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