{"product_id":"the-door-ajar-hardcover","title":"The Door Ajar - Hardcover","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\u003eVirginia Milward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGina R. Collia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Door Ajar\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of seven short stories of the weird and uncanny by Virginia Milward, was first published by William Rider \u0026amp; Son, Limited, in the spring of 1912. Two of the tales are premonitory, and three of them involve haunted objects-a book from the time of plague, a silver box that witnessed the French Revolution, and a painting from fifteenth-century Florence-that reveal the tragic ends of those who once possessed them. The atmosphere in all of the stories is oppressive; the women in them are haunted, desperate, tortured, abandoned or exhausted, and the cause for their sad state is usually a man, for 'where men go pain follows-pain and misery of mind.' These are tales in which 'woman suffers and the man sins, and the man shares all the sin, but not the suffering.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Nezu Press edition, the first republication of the collection since 1912, includes a 17-page biographical essay by Gina R. Collia that reveals the real identity of the author and paints a vivid picture of her troubled life: \" 'I Have No Use for Men': The Life of Pearl Rudkin.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'They are striking, and brilliantly written; the occult strain in them gives them an additional piquancy. The last story, \"A Minor Third,\" which is less obviously occultistic than the rest, ends in a situation which is seldom surpassed for power in short stories.' \u003cem\u003eWestminster Review\u003c\/em\u003e, 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Seven short stories of passion and crime in which the weird and uncanny form a fascinating background to scenes of high dramatic power and throbbing human interest.' \u003cem\u003eOld Moore's Monthly Messenger\u003c\/em\u003e, 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264954384633,"sku":"9781917113106","price":42.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rQs3UV2VyL9781917113106.webp?v=1768838691","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-door-ajar-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}