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422:'The Beckoning Fair One' (1911) is regarded by many as one of the greatest English tales of the supernatural but has overshadowed Onions' other work in the genre which some consider of equal, if not greater, importance. In fact, the majority of the author's supernatural fiction is of an extremely high standard and is notable for its originality, subtlety and careful characterizations which lift it well above the average.
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ranked him as "one of the best, if not the best, ghost story writers working in the
English language. ... Mr. Onions did as much as anyone to move phantoms and other haunts from dark, Gothic dungeons to the very room in which you presently sit." Discussing ghost stories,
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A theme that "The
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is the masterpiece of the three, but the other sequels in no way disgrace it." Neil Wilson calls Onions' supernatural works "notable for their depth of psychological insight, elegant writing and sophisticated plots". Wilson notes that
1223:"The tale is a retelling of sorts of Oliver Onions' classic ghost story 'The Beckoning Fair One' (which Wagner references in his story) and it shows how well Wagner understood the mechanics of the horror tale." Stefan Dziemianowicz,
951:"Another author of weird fiction associated with the Edwardian period is Oliver Onions (1873–1961), an erstwhile illustrator who began writing for the periodicals in the 1890s, publishing his first novel in 1900." James Machin,
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and murder, told from the psychotic subject's point of view. The precise description of the slow disintegration of the protagonist's mind is terrifying in either case.
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George Oliver Onions was born on 13 November 1873 in
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537:The Two Kisses: A Tale of a Very Modern Courtship
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519:Good Boy Seldom: A Romance of Advertisement
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241:In Accordance with the Evidence
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483:Tales from a Far Riding
460:Amaryllis Night and Day
352:Reception and influence
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1398:Works by Oliver Onions
1101:, May 1973, pp. 75–76.
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1468:The Tower of Oblivion
1305:(London: Heinemann, )
1297:, "Oliver Onions and
1233:by Karl Edward Wagner
1231:Walk on the Wild Side
1227:Where the Summer Ends
567:The Tower of Oblivion
477:The Compleat Bachelor
466:Selected bibliography
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1817:Mary Constance Gully
1809:Richard Mathews Ruck
1780:Robert Travers Atkin
1389:George Oliver Onions
1283:Fantasticfiction.com
645:A Penny for the Harp
407:Martin Seymour-Smith
288:psychological horror
179:). In the book
177:Royal College of Art
145:George Oliver Onions
119:, historical fiction
67:, Yorkshire, England
53:George Oliver Onions
1770:Mary Elizabeth Ruck
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810:England Census 1881
760:Bells Rung Backward
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651:A Shilling to Spend
633:Poor Man's Tapestry
579:The Spite of Heaven
426:On the other hand,
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344:for his 1946 novel
261:A Shilling to Spend
225:Poor Man's Tapestry
2002:Eve Eleanor Pedley
1970:Arthur Ashley Ruck
1387:Works by or about
1252:by Russell Hoban.
1167:Scotland on Sunday
1045:Darrell Schweitzer
868:F. Seymour Smith,
832:Kunitz, Stanley J.
751:Ghosts in Daylight
731:Ghosts in Daylight
701:The Story of Louie
670:Draw in Your Stool
591:Little Devil Doubt
543:The Story of Louie
442:Karl Edward Wagner
436:Ghosts in Daylight
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1250:Her Name Was Lola
1246:Margaret Oliphant
1125:The Home Magazine
1110:J. B. Priestley,
713:Story collections
706:The Italian Chest
697:The Debit Account
573:Peace in Our Time
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