Lonely Vigils

Lonely Vigils is a collection of fantasy, horror and mystery short stories by American author Manly Wade Wellman. It was released in 1981 by Carcosa in an edition of 1,548 copies, of which the 566 pre-ordered copies were signed by the author and artist. The stories feature Wellman's supernatural detective characters, Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant, Professor Nathan Enderby, and John Thunstone. The story "Vigil" first appeared in the magazine Strange Stories. The remaining stories originally appeared in the magazine Weird Tales.

Lonely Vigils
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorManly Wade Wellman
IllustratorGeorge Evans
Cover artistGeorge Evans
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genrefantasy, horror and mystery
PublisherCarcosa
Publication date
1981
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pagesxii, 377
ISBN0-913796-03-4
OCLC9028709
Followed byWhat Dreams May Come 

Contents
  • Foreword
  • "The Hairy Ones Shall Dance"
  • "The Black Drama"
  • "The Dreadful Rabbits"
  • "The Half-Haunted"
  • "Vigil"
  • "The Third Cry to Legba"
  • "The Golden Goblins"
  • "Hoofs"
  • "Letters of Cold Fire"
  • "John Thunstone's Inheritance"
  • "Sorcery from Thule"
  • "The Dead Man's Hand"
  • "Throne on the Threshold"
  • "The Shonokins"
  • "Blood From a Stone"
  • "The Dai Sword"
  • "Twice Cursed"
  • "Shonokin Town"
  • "The Leonardo Rondache"
  • "The Last Grave of Lill Warran"

References
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 137.


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