They Return at Evening

by H. Russell Wakefield

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The decomposing ghost of a murdered wife; the spectre of a dog, which answers to the most terrifying of whistles; evil in the tradition of M.R. James's 'Casting the Runes', as a lawyer seeks to avenge the death of a friend . . . These, and many more, are the ghosts which H.R. Wakefield set to haunt us in his first book of supernatural stories, a landmark collection since 1928.… (more)

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"H. R. Wakefield, in They Return at Evening (a good title) gives us a mixed bag, from which I should remove one or two that leave a nasty taste. Among the residue are some admirable pieces, very inventive." In "Some Remarks on Ghost Stories" in The Bookman (December 1929)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
H. Russell Wakefield	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Lowe, Paul	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Roden, Barbara	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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"He Cometh and He Passeth By!" by H. Russell Wakefield

The Red Lodge: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) by H. Russell Wakefield

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The decomposing ghost of a murdered wife; the spectre of a dog, which answers to the most terrifying of whistles; evil in the tradition of M.R. James's 'Casting the Runes', as a lawyer seeks to avenge the death of a friend . . . These, and many more, are the ghosts which H.R. Wakefield set to haunt us in his first book of supernatural stories, a landmark collection since 1928.

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