On the Hill of Roses
1918
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Originally published in 1919, On the Hill of Roses was Grabinski's first collection under his own name. Nearly a hundred years later these pieces stand as testament to their author's talent and on-going literary quest for the bizarre. On the Hill of Roses is a sewn and jacketed hardcover, limited to 300 copies. Foreword by Mark Samuels Introduction by Miroslaw Lipinski On the Hill of Roses The Frenzied Farmhouse On a Tangent Strabismus Shadow At the Villa by the Sea Projections
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Author
Stefan Grabinski
Author · 6 books
Stefan Grabiński (February 26, 1887 - November 12, 1936) was a Polish writer of horror fiction, sometimes called "the Polish Poe". Grabiński worked as teacher in Lwów and Przemyśl and is famous for his train stories collected in Demon ruchu (The Motion Demon). A number of stories were translated by Miroslaw Lipinski into English and published as The Dark Domain. In addition, some of his work has been adapted to film, such as Szamota's Mistress. Grabiński died of tuberculosis in 1936.
