{"product_id":"the-late-breakfasters-and-other-strange-stories-hardcover","title":"The Late Breakfasters and Other Strange Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Aickman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Challinor\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn omnibus collection featuring some of the finest works of a master of weird fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One of the preeminent writers of weird fiction, Robert Aickman is celebrated for his unsettling and often ambiguous \"strange stories,\" but he once wrote that \"those, if any, who wish to know more about me, should plunge beneath the frivolous surface of \u003cem\u003eThe Late Breakfasters\u003c\/em\u003e,\" his only novel, originally published in 1964. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eThe Late Breakfasters\u003c\/em\u003e, young Griselda de Reptonville is invited by Mrs. Hatch to a house party at her country estate, Beams (which, incidentally, is haunted). There, amidst an array of eccentric characters and bizarre happenings, she will meet the love of her life, Louise. But when their short-lived relationship is cruelly cut short, Griselda must embark on a quest to recapture the happiness she has lost. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Never before published in the United States and long unobtainable, Aickman's odd and whimsical novel is joined in this omnibus volume by six of his finest weird tales (three of them making their first-ever American appearance): \"My Poor Friend\", \"The Visiting Star\", \"Larger Than Oneself\", \"A Roman Question\", \"Mark Ingestre: The Customer's Tale\", and \"Rosamund's Bower\", as well as a new introduction by Philip Challinor. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A master of the creepy, the uncanny and the strange.\" - \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Reading Robert Aickman is like watching a magician work.\" - Neil Gaiman \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Robert Aickman at his best was this century's most profound writer of what we call horror stories.\" - Peter Straub\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 430\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52540226568499,"sku":"9781943910465","price":75.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/U1VzcUxXRWVUQ3RRcDRiM3FzZ1JoQT09.webp?v=1760871488","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-late-breakfasters-and-other-strange-stories-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}