Marshland: Dreams and Nightmares on the Edge of London - Couverture souple

Rees, Gareth E.

 
9780957169395: Marshland: Dreams and Nightmares on the Edge of London
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0957169396 ISBN 13 : 9780957169395
Editeur : Influx Press, 2013

Synopsis

Marshland is a deep map of the east London marshes, a blend of local history, folklore and weird fiction, where nothing is quite as it seems. Cocker spaniel by his side, Rees wanders the marshes of Hackney, Leyton and Walthamstow, avoiding his family and the pressures of life. He discovers a lost world of Victorian filter plants, ancient grazing lands, dead toy factories and tidal rivers on the edgelands of a rapidly changing city. Ghosts are his friends. As strange tales of bears, crocodiles, magic narrowboats and apocalyptic tribes begin to manifest themselves, Rees embarks on a psychedelic journey across time and into the dark heart of London. It soon becomes clear that the very existence of the marshland is at threat. For on all sides, the developers are closing in ...

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À propos de l'auteur

Gareth E. Rees is founder of the website UnofficialBritain.com, author of The Stone Tide (Influx Press, 2018) and Marshland (Influx Press, 2013). He has written weird fiction and horror for This Dreaming Isle, The Shadow Booth: Vol. 2, Unthology 10 and The Lonely Crowd. His essays about place have appeared in Mount London, An Unreliable Guide to London and The Ashgate Companion to Paranormal Cultures.

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Éditeur
Influx Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0957169396
ISBN 13 
9780957169395
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Jusic Ada
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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