{"product_id":"lucifer-and-the-child-paperback-1","title":"Lucifer and the Child - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEthel Mannin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRosanne Rabinowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"She did not want to be organised at all. She wanted to be solitary and free.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Jenny Flower, London slum child, who one day, on an outing to the country, meets a Dark Stranger with horns on his head. It is the first day of August-Lammas-a witches' sabbath. Jenny was born on Hallowe'en, and possibly descended from witches herself . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReminiscent of Machen's, \"The White People\", \u003cem\u003eLucifer and the Child\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of witchcraft-or is it? The author does not commit herself; merely stating that the story is open to natural explanation; alternatively, she invites \"the willing suspension of disbelief\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is never any name for the impact of strangeness on the commonplace,\" Mannin writes. With this sensibility \u003cem\u003eLucifer and the Child\u003c\/em\u003e will at last be recognised as a classic of strange fiction and a work to be enjoyed by contemporary lovers of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce banned in Ireland by the Censorship of Publications Board, \u003cem\u003eLucifer and the Child\u003c\/em\u003e is now available worldwide in this splendid new edition from Swan River Press featuring an introduction by Rosanne Rabinowitz and cover by Lorena Carrington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47238278217977,"sku":"9781783807703","price":27.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QWoreXVEcDcrRnhzTDRCY0Z0c1oxQT09_cf91770e-54c0-4869-8345-28c92319932d.webp?v=1768554259","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/lucifer-and-the-child-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}