author
Herbert Russell Wakefield
1888–1964
Best remembered for eerie, elegant ghost stories, this English writer brought a polished, unsettling touch to supernatural fiction. His tales helped keep the classic British ghost story alive well into the twentieth century.
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They return at evening : A book of ghost stories
by Herbert Russell Wakefield
About the author
Born in Kent in 1888, Herbert Russell Wakefield was an English writer, novelist, publisher, and civil servant who is now chiefly remembered for his ghost stories. He was the son of Henry Russell Wakefield, who later became Bishop of Birmingham, and he studied at Marlborough College and University College, Oxford.
Wakefield published several collections of supernatural fiction and built a reputation for stylish, often chilling tales in which strange events break into ordinary life. He also wrote novels and worked in publishing and the civil service, but his lasting place in literary history comes from his contribution to the modern ghost story.
He died in London on August 2, 1964. Readers who enjoy classic supernatural fiction often find his work memorable for its cool, controlled tone and the quiet sense of dread that runs beneath the surface.