Herbert Russell Wakefield

Herbert Russell Wakefield was an English short-story writer, novelist, publisher, and civil servant chiefly remembered today for his ghost stories.

English writer (1888–1964)

Born	9 May 1888
Died	10 August 1964

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They return at evening: a book of ghost stories

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1928 — 2 editions

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Others who returned: fifteen disturbing tales

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1929 — 1 edition

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The Clock Strikes Twelve: and Other Stories

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1998 — 1 edition

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Belt of suspicion

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1936 — 1 edition

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Tales of Horror and Mystery

by Roald Dahl, Walter De la Mare, W. W. Jacobs, Ruth Ainsworth, Edith Nesbit, Edgar Allan Poe, Helen Cresswell, Gene Kemp, Herbert Russell Wakefield, and 17 others First published in 1993 — 1 edition
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The clock strikes twelve

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1946 — 1 edition

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The best ghost stories of H. Russell Wakefield

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1978 — 1 edition

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Gallimaufry

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1928 — 1 edition

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Ghost stories

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1976 — 1 edition

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Happy Ever After

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1929 — 1 edition

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Hearken to the evidence

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1934 — 1 edition

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Imagine a man in a box

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1931 — 1 edition

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Old Man's Beard: Fifteen Disturbing Tales

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1929 — 1 edition

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Strayers from Sheol.

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1961 — 1 edition

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They Return at Evening

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 1995 — 1 edition

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The Red Lodge: A Ghost Story for Christmas

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 2018 — 1 edition

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They Return At Evening

by Herbert Russell Wakefield First published in 2005 — 1 edition

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English writer (1888–1964)

Born	9 May 1888
Died	10 August 1964

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OLID: OL1781270A
BookBrainz: 302621e9-592d-4156-a497-a9c55f92ceaf
ISNI: 0000000082117261
Library of Congress Names: n82128825
VIAF: 28424340
Wikidata: Q5628542
Inventaire.io: wd:Q5628542

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H. Russell Wakefield
H. R. Wakefield
Herbert R. Wakefield
Henry Russell Wakefield
Henry R. Wakefield
Sir H. Russell Wakefield
Horace Russell Wakefield

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Herbert Russell Wakefield

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