A collection of fifteen short horror tales from one of the nineteenth century's most popular authors. Although Dick Donovan is not that well known today, he was a prolific author rivalling Arthur Conan Doyle. Dick Donovan was the nom de plume of James Edward Preston Muddock (1843-1934), also known as Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock. Muddock was a prolific British journalist and author of mystery and horror fiction. Between 1889 and 1922...