Eltonsbrody

<p>When Woodsley a young English painter arrives in Barbados and finds no lodging available he thinks himself fortunate to be invited to stay at Eltonsbrody a mansion belonging to the eccentric widow Mrs Scaife. But behind the locked doors of the house’s disused rooms lurk terrible secrets and soon strange and blood-curdling events begin to unfold. The tension builds towards a shocking and unforgettable conclusion when the full horror of Eltonsbrody will be revealed.</p><p>One of the most prolific and important of 20th-century Caribbean writers Edgar Mittelholzer (1909-1965) was at his best in Gothic novels like <em>My Bones and My Flute</em> (1955) and <em>Eltonsbrody </em>(1960). This first-ever reissue of Mittelholzer’s weird and chilling tale reproduces the original dust jacket art and includes a new introduction by John Thieme.</p><p>‘One of the modern giants of Caribbean writing.’ - <em>Caribbean Writers</em></p><p>‘A sanguinary essay in the macabre.’ - <em>The Crisis</em></p><p>‘An original writer with a great command of language and atmosphere . . . true imaginative power.’ - <em>John O’London’s Weekly</em></p>