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Horror
Barry Pain was a prolific and popular mystery and horror writer whose career spanned forty years. Though somewhat neglected in his day, he is now seen as an important writer, and a great inspiration for authors such as H. P... See More
In 'The Exiles of Faloo', Barry Pain takes readers on a captivating journey to a remote island where Sir John Sweetling is awaiting the arrival of two guests: Mr Bassett and Dr Soames Pryce Pain's vivid descriptions of the... See More
Classics
If Winter Don't by Barry Pain is about Luke Sharpe's whimsical life with his wife in the Jawbones house in Halfpenny Hole, Surrey. Excerpt: "If Winter Comes" placed its author not only as a Bestseller, but as one of the... See More
Here and Hereafter' is a collection of short stories written by Barry Pain, featuring more than a dozen tales, including 'Mala', 'An Idyll of the Sea', 'A Brisk Engagement', 'The Gardener', and 'The Scent'. See More
Classics
"Marge Askinforit" by Barry Pain is written in the author's signature style. Known for his light-hearted stories, Pain became a favorite for readers who were looking for a good-humored book to read in a world where so many... See More
Classics
"The New Gulliver, and Other Stories" is a collection of novellas by the English journalist, poet, humorist and writer Barry Pain. He was known as a writer of parody and lightly humorous stories. The titles of the novellas... See More
Horror
A collection of 5 influential classic short horror stories. This edition contains the horror fiction works: The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood The Case of Vincent Pyrwhit by Barry Pain Lost in a Pyramid, or the Mummy's... See More
Humour & SatireBarry Pain, english journalist, poet and writer. He was known as a writer of parody and lightly humorous stories, but he also wrote many horror stories, which were well received by the lay men and critics alike. Best... See More
Horror
This early work by Barry Pain was originally published in 1901 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'The Gray Cat' is a short story about a cat, a little statue, and a mysterious... See More
Horror
A collection of rare horror stories that will thrill fans of classic writers such as M. R. James, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe and E. F. Benson. Jerome K. Jerome's reputation as a humorist, renowned for his comic novel... See More
ClassicsBarry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children. He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine... See More
HorrorEvil has nine lives in this new anthology of cat horror. Cursed and cuddled, revered and reviled, the cat has left spectral paw prints across history, folklore, and fiction. Ancient gods, devilish deities, and symbols of... See More
Classics
Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children. He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine... See More
ClassicsBarry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children. He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine... See More
ClassicsBarry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children. He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine... See More
Classics
Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children. He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine... See More
ClassicsBarry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children. He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine... See More
ClassicsBarry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children. He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he read classics and... See More
Horror
'Darkness now was around me - and sound. I seemed to stand in the centre of some yelling planet, the row resembling the resounding of many thousands of cannon, punctuated by strange crashing.' The violent peals of a... See More
British & IrishA new anthology of Victorian Christmas ghost stories to haunt your holidays. Not all Christmas visitors are jolly... or alive. While the holidays evoke warm memories of carols, decorations, and gift-giving, horror lurks... See More
ClassicsBarry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children. He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine... See More
Classics
Barry Eric Odell Pain was born at 3 Sydney Street in Cambridge on 28th September 1864. He was one of 4 children. He was educated at Sedbergh School and then Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1889, Cornhill Magazine... See More
Stories and interludes (c1892) See More
Classics
Stories in the Dark in the dark is a collection of short stories (and one novella, "The Undying Thing") bordering on the macabre and the fantastic. See More
Genre FictionThis book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting... See More
AnthologiesThis book contains 350 short stories from 50 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. Wisely chosen by the literary critic August Nemo for the book series 7 Best Short Stories, this omnibus contains the stories of the... See More
Classics
If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Constantine Dix is a model English clergyman. Fine, upstanding, of moderate habits and fully committed to helping society's least fortunate. He is also one of the most talented thieves in England. Originally published in... See More