The Wraith of Tom Imrie single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1899... 1899 The Wraith of Tom Imrie
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An altercation in a hotel leads to manslaughter, with the fleeing offender hotly pursued by another man. Both are found shot dead shortly afterwards and a haunting tragedy is subsequently revealed.

Notes

  • Epigraph: Alas for this grey shadow once a man! - Tennyson. Yet this way was left, / And by this way I 'scaped them. - Ibid.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon From the Land of the Wombat William Sylvester Walker , J. Ayton Symington (illustrator), London : John Long , 1899 Z1071643 1899 selected work short story London : John Long , 1899 pg. 84-101
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Australian Hauntings : Colonial Supernatural Fiction James Doig (editor), Mandurah : Equilibrium Books , 2011 Z1776075 2011 anthology short story horror James Doig, critically acclaimed editor of Australian Gothic and Australian Nightmares, presents another collection of weird and supernatural fiction. Reprinted here for the first time since their original publication in long-forgotten books and magazines, these rare relics from Australia's past will stimulate the imagination and keep you awake long into the night. Australian Hauntings completes an outstanding trilogy of gothic fiction, unearthing many classic tales from Australian authors (www.abbeys.com.au). Mandurah : Equilibrium Books , 2011
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Australian Hauntings : Colonial Supernatural Fiction James Doig (editor), Mandurah : Equilibrium Books , 2011 Z1776075 2011 anthology short story horror James Doig, critically acclaimed editor of Australian Gothic and Australian Nightmares, presents another collection of weird and supernatural fiction. Reprinted here for the first time since their original publication in long-forgotten books and magazines, these rare relics from Australia's past will stimulate the imagination and keep you awake long into the night. Australian Hauntings completes an outstanding trilogy of gothic fiction, unearthing many classic tales from Australian authors (www.abbeys.com.au). California : Borgo Press , 2013 pg. 57-77
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