Tongues of conscience; Short stories by Robert
Collection of five horror stories :
Seachange.--"William Foster."--The cry of the child.-- How love came to Professor Guildea.--The lady and the beggar
collection of five horror stories including "How Love Came to Professor Guildea" (this story is about a supernatural visitation and is thought by some to be Hichens's best fiction – it is frequently anthologized)."How Love Came to Professor Guildea" was not initially well-received, with Frederic Taber Cooper calling the story "a hideous bit of morbidity"[and Edmund Wilson dismissing the story as "trash".Later reviews of the story were more positive; J. A. Cuddon called it "outstanding" and compared it with "The Horla" by Guy de Maupassant and "The Beckoning Fair One" by Oliver Onions. Brian Stableford described the story as an "authentic masterpiece of horror fiction", and Jason Colavito called it "possibly one of the greatest stories of its age"
Author: Robert Hichens
Publication Date: 1900
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