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18 Short stories. Lukundoo And Other Stories; The Song Of The Sirens And Other Stories
This volume contains 18 short stories by Edward Lucas White, from the books:
- Lukundoo And Other Stories;
- The Song Of The Sirens And Other Stories
The author wrote a number of historical novels, but he is best remembered as a fantasist, for stories such as "The House of Nightmare" and "Lukundoo", included in this volume. These short horror stories were based on his own nightmares.
"Lukundoo", Lucas's most frequently anthologized story, is the tale of an American explorer in a remote section of Africa who incurs the wrath of the local witch doctor, who casts a spell on him. Hundreds of sore pustules erupt all over the explorer's body. As these develop, it becomes clear that each sore is actually a sort of homunculus: a tiny African man, emerging head-first from within the explorer's flesh...
The stories of this collection are:
The Song of the Sirens (1919)
"The song of the sirens", "Iarbas", "The right man", "Dodona", "The elephant's ear", "The fasces", "The swimmers", "The skewbald panther", "Disvola", "The flambeau bracket".
Lukundoo and Other Stories (1927)
"Lukundoo", "Floki's Blade", "The Picture Puzzle", "The Snout", "Alfandega 49a", "The Message on the Slate", "Amina", "The Pig-Skin Belt", "The House of the Nightmare", "Sorcery island".
- Lukundoo And Other Stories;
- The Song Of The Sirens And Other Stories
The author wrote a number of historical novels, but he is best remembered as a fantasist, for stories such as "The House of Nightmare" and "Lukundoo", included in this volume. These short horror stories were based on his own nightmares.
"Lukundoo", Lucas's most frequently anthologized story, is the tale of an American explorer in a remote section of Africa who incurs the wrath of the local witch doctor, who casts a spell on him. Hundreds of sore pustules erupt all over the explorer's body. As these develop, it becomes clear that each sore is actually a sort of homunculus: a tiny African man, emerging head-first from within the explorer's flesh...
The stories of this collection are:
The Song of the Sirens (1919)
"The song of the sirens", "Iarbas", "The right man", "Dodona", "The elephant's ear", "The fasces", "The swimmers", "The skewbald panther", "Disvola", "The flambeau bracket".
Lukundoo and Other Stories (1927)
"Lukundoo", "Floki's Blade", "The Picture Puzzle", "The Snout", "Alfandega 49a", "The Message on the Slate", "Amina", "The Pig-Skin Belt", "The House of the Nightmare", "Sorcery island".
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409 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 29, 2014
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April 20, 2015
Excellent collection of stories. "Lukundoo" is a classic horror story about the gruesome effects of a curse; "The Song of the Sirens" is the author's chilling version of the Greek legend; "Disvola" is a Poe-esque tale of revenge; there are a couple of purely historical stories, and some other good horror stories such as "The Pigskin Belt." A great collection.
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