Publisher:
London, Peter Owen Ltd: 2003
Paperback, small 8vo, pp (8), 115, there is a very slight dent in the upper cover, otherwise a very good copy. Postage will be reduced. [The heroine of this story (described only as "I") is compelled to visit a mysterious uncle who turns out to be a black magician who lords over a kind of Prospero's Island that exists out of time and space. Startled by his bizarre behavior and odd nocturnal movements, she eventually learns that he is searching for the philosopher's stone. When his sinister attentions fall upon the priceless jewel heirloom in her possession, bewilderment turns into stark terror...
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