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Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur: Q's Mystery Stories (1937), v1
Arthur Quiller-Couch, 1863-1944, was a professor of English at Cambridge, a prolific author, and originator of the expression "murder your darlings":
"If you here require a practical rule of me, I will present you with this: ‘Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it—whole-heartedly—and delete it before sending your manuscript to press. Murder your darlings." Twenty tales of mystery (in the broad sense) and the uncanny. 1: The Roll-Call Of The Reef 2: The Bend Of The Road 3: The Laird’s Luck 4: A Pair Of Hands 5: The Seventh Man 6: The Two Householders 7: Captain Knot 8: Sindbad On Burrator 9: The Room Of Mirrors 10: The Miracle Of The ‘White Wolf’ 11: The Affair Of Bleakirk-On-Sands 12: Shakespeare’s Christmas 13: Mutual Exchange, Limited 14: Phoebus On Halzaphron 15: Step O’ One Side 16: Lieutenant Lapenotière 17: Not Here, O Apollo! 18: My Christmas Burglary 19: Oceanus 20: Which? This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.
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