William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813–1865)

Autor von Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: and Other Poems

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Beinhaltet die Namen: W. E. Aytoun, William AYTOUN, Prof W.E. Aytoun, William Edmonstoune Aytoun, Willaim Edmondstone Aytoun, AYTOUN WILLIAM W EDMONDSTOUNE

Bildnachweis: William Edmondstoune Aytoun engraved by J.C. Armytage from a bust by Patrick Park. Frontispiece from Memoir of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1867).

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Geburtstag: 1813-06-21
Todestag: 1865-08-04
Geschlecht: male
Nationalität: Scotland
UK
Wohnorte: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
London, England, UK
Ausbildung: University of Edinburgh
Berufe: Professor
Organisationen: Tory Party

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The Man in the Bell von William Edmondstoune Aytoun

(1821).

This story is actually not by W.E. Aytoun, but by William Maginn. It appears that it was actually published crediting the wrong author. (ref.: The Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird, and Horror Anthologies. Michael Ashley, William Contento. Greenwood Publishing Group, Jan 1, 1995, p. 94.)

A bell-ringer is accidentally trapped in a belfry while his colleagues are ringing the bell: an overwhelming experience. That's it. I guess that the brief piece is supposed to function as a metaphor for psychological breakdowns and the difficulty of dealing with life in general... but still. The overwrought language left me saying, "Dude! OK, that all sounded a bit dangerous and unpleasant and all, but pull yourself together already!"… (mehr)

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