B E J Capes (8 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This mesmerizing saga unfurls in the haunting heart of an ancient watermill, where the Trender family leads an eccentric, cloistered existence amidst the rustic backwaters of Hampshire, England. Through the eyes of Renalt, the restless middle child, we are privy to the tumultuous events that unfold within these crumbling walls. Haunted by ancient rumors and obscure secrets, the mill becomes an eerie stage for a tragicomedy of human frailties, where love, jealousy, and desperation intertwine. Renalt's infatuation with the mysterious changeling, Zyp, sets in motion a chain of unforeseen consequences, laying bare the hidden wounds and unspoken desires that simmer beneath the surface of family life. The author delves into the raw complexities of human nature, exploring the themes of identity, familial bonds, and the allure of the unknown. The characters, vibrant in their flaws and yearnings, grapple with their own demons and the suffocating legacy of their past, while the mill itself emerges as a brooding, enigmatic symbol of their shared destiny. In the end, this haunting tale illuminates the profound ways in which our secrets and desires shape the intricate tapestry of our lives, leaving readers with a lasting meditation on the inherent mysteries that bind us together. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo in olive cloth, title and decorations in off-white and black. Binding square, front hinge cracked, rear hinge starting, rubbing at the corners and spine ends. Certainly a serviceable copy of the classic of Victorian mystery stories.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First printing. Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Co., 1897. First printing. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo, original olive pictorial cloth stamped in green and gilt, top edge gilt. Pages [1-5] 6-348. Old price in ink on a rear blank, else Fine condition. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978). Capes was a prolific Victorian author, publishing more than 40 volumes -- romances, mysteries, poetry, history --together with many articles for the magazines of the day. His first success came in 1896, when he entered a $30,000 competition "Stories of Mystery" for new authors sponsored by the Chicago Record. He was awarded second prize (out of a field of 816 entries) for "The Mill of Silence" published by Rand, McNally in 1897. The following year the chicago Record ran the competition again, and this time Capes won it with "The Lake of Wine.…

Condition: very good. Chicago, Rand McNally 1897. Octavo publisher's illustrated cloth blocked in gilt and green. A bit used, a few spots, a large owner's name on the front fly; still a most acceptable copy. First edition of this long neglected thriller, a murder mystery soaked in horror and the uncanny, missed by bibliographers for a century. Doubtless the innocuous title and sylvan binding is partly to blame. An American book but an English story by an English writer, it was well enough described by the Star reviewer in Christchurch, New Zealand: "The author . dearly loves the handling of the grim, the uncanny, and the morbid; he is a master in the painting of suffering humanity, suffering as a shuttle tossed by the hand of Fate." (Star, 1903, review of the later London edition). Not just humanity, our narrator can't even walk home through the woods without stumbling over a bunny "with glazing eyes and the stab of the ferret tooth behind her ear."Secret after secret is unveiled in paroxysms of terror and hatred but babbling madness usually raises more questions than it answers. Does anyone survive the book? I'm still wondering.…