The oracle at Stoneleigh Court : stories / Peter Taylor.
| Author/creator | Taylor, Peter |
| Other author | Taylor, Peter, 1917-1994, inscriber. |
| Other author | Wright, Stuart, 1948- former owner. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, ©1993. |
| Description | 323 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The oracle at Stoneleigh Court -- Demons -- The witch of Owl Mountain Springs: an account of her remarkable powers -- At the art theater -- Cousin Aubrey -- The real ghost -- In the waiting room -- Nerves -- The decline and fall of the Episcopal Church (in the year of Our Lord 1952) -- The end of play -- An overwhelming question -- Familiar haunts -- A redheaded man -- Missing person. |
| Local note | Joyner Wright Coll. copy inscribed on half-title "for Stuart [Wright] ... Peter [Taylor]. St. Augustine ... April 4, 1993." Includes dust jacket. Laid in are a letter from Judith Jones of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. to Taylor with a sample page of the book's cover art (1992); a certified mail address label from Wright to Taylor (November 26, 1993); an express mail address label from Wright to Mrs. Peter [Eleanor Ross] Taylor (November 14, 1994); and a letter from Jones to Wright (February 29, 1996). Stuart Wright Book Collection #169.30. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, Peter Hillsman Taylor Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| Local note | Little-287124--3051300488481 |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy purchased from Stuart Wright, 2012 |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| LCCN | 92054283 |
| ISBN | 067941990X : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Stuart Wright Collection | PS3539.A9633 O73 1993 | ✔ Available | Request Material |