The Death-Mask

"Though adhering to very old and conventional models, she occasionally reaches singular heights of spiritual terror." - H. P. Lovecraft"Of a rather quieter tone on the whole, but with some excellently conceived stories." - M. R. JamesFourteen classic, chilling tales of ghosts and supernatural horror by H. D. Everett: The Death Mask, Parson Clench, The Wind of Dunowe, Nevill Nugent's Legacy, The Crimson Blind, Fingers of a Hand, The Next Heir, Anne's Little Ghost, Over the Wires, A Water Witch, The Lonely Road, A Girl in White, A Perplexing Case, Beyond the PaleHenrietta Dorothy Everett (1851 - 1923), who wrote under the nom de plume Theo Douglas, was a British novelist who was popular during her lifetime but who is now largely forgotten. Her identity was revealed in 1910 but little is known of her life. She began writing in 1896 at the age of forty-four and from then until 1920 she published 22 books under the name Theo Douglas with 17 different publishers. At least half of Everett's novels were based on fantasy and supernatural themes. She published "The Death-Mask and Other Ghosts" in 1920 under