The Bishop's Daughter

by Ray Russell

A Chronicle of Certain Personal Events Written by Miss Melissa Worthing of Hans Town, London to Mollify Her Mind & Chasten

In London, at the beginning of the Regency, young Melissa makes her way through dazzling parties, boisterous backstage escapades, and erotic adventures.

310 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1981

About the author

Ray Russell was an American editor and writer of short stories, novels, and screenplays. Russell is best known for his horror fiction, although he also wrote mystery and science fiction stories.

His most famous short fiction is "Sardonicus", which appeared in the January 1961 issue of Playboy magazine, and was subsequently adapted by Russell into a screenplay for William Castle's film version, titled Mr. Sardonicus. American writer Stephen King called "Sardonicus" "perhaps the finest example of the modern gothic ever written"."Sardonicus" was part of a trio of stories with "Sanguinarius" and "Sagittarius".

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Russell and http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ent...

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 1 out of 5]

it was very easy to see that this one of the author's last books. It's completely unreadable.