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One of the most oft-used themes for an author to explore is that of themselves and how they see authors in stories coping with everything around them.

In this wide-ranging collection our authors look at every facet and detail of theatre life. From the worries and lives of the actors to what can happen when a theatre is the prime location on which the story depends, be it comedy, theft, the bizarre and even murder.

Nach dem großen Wirbelsturm ankert ein Geisterschiff mitten auf dem Rübenacker beim Dörfchen Fairfield - die Fairfielder, die seit Generationen fröhlich Seite an Seite mit den Geistern ihres Dorfes zusammenleben, reiben sich die Augen. Als aber der verteufelt gute Rum des Kapitäns den Geistern in die Glieder fährt, muss der Pfarrer denn doch einschreiten.

Richard Barham Middleton was born on the 28th October 1882 in Staines, Middlesex. His education was primarily at Cranbrook School in Kent before he began work as a clerk, in 1901, at the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation in London. Middleton moved into rooms in Blackfriars and joined the New Bohemians club where his literary contacts grew. As an author he is most remembered for his short ghost stories.

Richard Barham Middleton was born on the 28th October 1882 in Staines, Middlesex. His education was primarily at Cranbrook School in Kent before he began work as a clerk, in 1901, at the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation in London. There he struggled with constraints and boundaries and by night he took to a bohemian lifestyle. As an author he is most remembered for his short ghost stories.