Download or read book The Clock Strikes Twelve and Other Stories written by H. R. Wakefield and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2021-02-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE CLOCK STRIKES TWELVE was H. R. Wakefield's first collection of original supernatural fiction since 1929's OLD MAN'S BEARD, and was to be the last book the author had published in Britain during his lifetime. Originally consisting of fourteen stories, the book contained some of Wakefield's most memorable supernatural tales, such as 'Lucky's Hrove', 'From Outer Darkness', 'The First Sheaf', and 'Farewell Performance'.