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    Six Short Stories by Richard Middleton
    Six Short Stories by Richard Middleton
    Six Short Stories by Richard Middleton
    Audiobook1 hour

    Six Short Stories by Richard Middleton

    Written by Richard Middleton

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    "Richard Barham Middleton (1882-1911) was an English poet and author who is remembered mostly for his short ghost stories, of which 'The Ghost Ship', 'On the Brighton Road' and 'The Coffin Merchant' are the most famous.

    Middleton suffered from severe depression for much of his life (then known as melancholia) and committed suicide by poisoning himself with chloroform at the age of 29.

    The Ghost Ship
    The Conjurer
    On the Brighton Road
    The Coffin Merchant
    The Cry of a Century
    The Last Adventure"
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateJan 20, 2017
    ISBN9781509432127
    Six Short Stories by Richard Middleton
    Author

    Richard Middleton

    Born in the colonies, educated in England, Richard Middleton is a member of the Society of Archer Antiquaries and now lives in the Colonies again. His wife, who edited out all the vainglorious bits of this biography (which is why it is now so short), has declined (refused point-blank) to have The Practical Guide to Man-Powered Bullets dedicated to her, and only wishes it recorded that she is a saint for putting up with all Richard's experimental weapon-making activities. Though Richard's interest always returns to the simple catapult, over the last 30 years he has made countless bows, crossbows, and even airguns to study the velocity and trajectory patterns of their missiles. He likes to test things for himself rather than to believe handed-down orthodoxies - an attitude not without its costs, some might add.

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