Soot And Steel

Sinister tales, ghost stories, thrillers and vignettes that reach back as far as the Victorian era, all steeped in the essence of London’s urban community, its industrial heritage, the docks, Victoriana, the Blitz and the War. Nine original stories and seven classic reprints that explore the capital’s dark underbelly but also celebrate its character and charm.

Sixteen stories, one city. Welcome to London as you’ve never seen her before.

Contents:

1. Introduction by Ian Whates

2. Hunger – Bryony Pearce

3. A Street – Arthur Morrison

4. A Maze for the Minotaur – Reggie Oliver

5. The Phantom Model (A Wapping Romance) – Hume Nisbet

6. The Ghost of Cock Lane – Rose Biggin

7. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle – Juliet E. McKenna

8. Watercress Girl – Henry Mayhew

9. Queen Rat – David Rix

10. Christopherson – George Gissing

11. From The Casebook of Master Wiggins, Esq. – Paul Di Filippo

12. Albert And The Engine Of Albion – Terry Grimwood

13. In the Tube – E.F. Benson

14. A Romance of the Piccadilly Tube – T.G. Jackson

15. Blood and Bone – Susan Boulton

16. Behind the Shade – Arthur Morrison

17. Southall Tantra – Paul StJohn Mackintosh

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