Richard Middleton followed the very archetype of the dissipated Romantic poet who died young, but before his death he managed to write some truly unique strange stories. His work had an influence on Arthur Machen, and possibly on Raymond Chandler. CONTENTS: The Ghost-Ship A Drama Of Youth The New Boy On the Brighton Road A Tragedy In Little Shepherd's Boy The Passing of Edward The Story Of A Book The Bird In The Garden Children Of The Moon The Coffin Merchant The Soul Of A Policeman The Conjurer The Poet's Allegory And Who Shall Say----? The Biography Of A Superman Blue Blood Fate And The Artist The Great Man A Wet Day