This powerful collection of short stories of the supernatural combines L.T.C. Rolt's writing talent with his unparalleled knowledge of Britain's industrial heritage to produce tales of real mystery and imagination. This haunting anthology takes the reader on a journey from Cornwall to Wales and from the hill country of Shropshire to the west coast of Ireland. "The House of Vengeance", set in the Black Mountains of South Wales, tells what happens when a walker becomes lost and disorientated as the mist falls, while in "The Gartside Fell Disaster" an old railwayman recounts the terrible night when the Mountaineer came to grief. Alongside these are twelve other tales of elemental fears and strange and inexplicable happenings. First published in 1948, this enduring collection will appeal to all those who, like Tom Rolt, are passionate about the backdrop of our industrial landscape, but will also delight and terrify anyone who loves a good, old-fashioned ghost story.
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This collection by L.T.C Rolt (one of the persons responsible for keeping the Inland Waterways in UK alive) is one of the greatest collection of ghost stories written in the style or tradition of M.R. James. The most important feature of these stories are their industrial or otherwise local background which firmly establish them in their unique setting, rather than making them afloat against an antiquarian background favoured by other Jamesian authors. The stories are:
The twelve stories in Sleep No More are:
1. The Mine
2. The Cat Returns
3. Bosworth Summit Pound
4. New Corner
5. Cwm Garon
6. A Visitor at Ashcombe
7. The Garside Fell Disaster
8. World's End
9. Hear Not My Steps
10. Agony of Flame
11. Hawley Bank Foundry
12. Music Hath Charms
13. The Shouting in The Thrill of Horror
14. The House of Vengeance
I recommend this book to all lovers of ghost story or "weird fiction". History Press has done a great job in reissuing this lost classic, since other editions (esp. the Ash Tree Press edition) are sadly out-of-print.
The twelve stories in Sleep No More are:
1. The Mine
2. The Cat Returns
3. Bosworth Summit Pound
4. New Corner
5. Cwm Garon
6. A Visitor at Ashcombe
7. The Garside Fell Disaster
8. World's End
9. Hear Not My Steps
10. Agony of Flame
11. Hawley Bank Foundry
12. Music Hath Charms
13. The Shouting in The Thrill of Horror
14. The House of Vengeance
I recommend this book to all lovers of ghost story or "weird fiction". History Press has done a great job in reissuing this lost classic, since other editions (esp. the Ash Tree Press edition) are sadly out-of-print.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I purchased a copy of this book some years ago when I first moved onto a narrowboat to live and the subtle terror of the stories gripped me then and I have never quite shaken off the feeling.
Rolt knew his stuff and, from his background of all things mechanical and nautical, he has produced a finely crafted set of stories which alarm and disturb as all "spooky" stories should. Tom Rolt was heavily involved in canals and canal folk- in fact, if it had not been for him and his good lady Sylvia and a few dedicated friends, the canals would more than likely have been lost to us forever.
He writes about what he knows in a very fine and precise fashion and tells a rattling good tale into the bargain. If you like M R James or E Nesbit, this volume is for you.
Rolt knew his stuff and, from his background of all things mechanical and nautical, he has produced a finely crafted set of stories which alarm and disturb as all "spooky" stories should. Tom Rolt was heavily involved in canals and canal folk- in fact, if it had not been for him and his good lady Sylvia and a few dedicated friends, the canals would more than likely have been lost to us forever.
He writes about what he knows in a very fine and precise fashion and tells a rattling good tale into the bargain. If you like M R James or E Nesbit, this volume is for you.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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An introduction by Susan Hill already bodes well for the quality of these stories and they do not disappoint - certain of them are very derivative of James and, like James, there is some repetition of ideas (perhaps because these were written as individual short stories for magazines rather than for publication together?) but they are none the worse for that. It is where he tries something more modern that he really excels, like in the terrific New Corner, where you can almost smell the motor engine oil of the racetrack and one gets a real sense of menace.
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Sleep No More
A very gripping read, very difficult to put down. Each short story is unique. Highly recommended. In the vein of the great M R James.
Published 20 months ago by A. Jones
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'Sleep No More': Classic Industrial Ghost Stories.
(To prevent any confusion, this review covers L. T. C. Rolt's collection of supernatural fiction 'Sleep No More'. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by Brian Flange
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A superb collection of spine chillers making extensive use of L T C Rolt's great knowledge of 19th century and early 20th century transport and industry in the British Isles. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2006 by Simon Oxley
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Despite the pronounced similarity to MR James's ghost stories, these short tales are heavy on atmosphere and imagination and are classics of their type, the English supernatural. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2002
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a spine-chilling collection of ghost stories
This is a fairly obscure work by an idiosyncratic writer more often associated with writings on transport, industry and engineering etc. Read more
Published on 3 April 2000
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