Ulric Evan Daubeny

Ulric Evan Daubeny (1888–1922) produced a single collection of short supernatural fiction, The Elemental, a volume now so scare that only one of its stories, “The Sumach”, has ever been brought to the attention of modern-day readers: first in the short-lived magazine Borderland (1985) and then in Richard Dalby’s anthology of vampire fiction, Dracula’s Brood (1987). Details of Daubeny’s life are almost as hard to come by as the collection itself, but it is known that he was an enthusiastic collector of antiques and woodwind instruments, and a keen local historian and archaeologist, interests which are evident in his stories and other books: he is chiefly remembered today for his volumes on Ancient Cotswold Churches and Orchestral Wind Instruments Ancient and Modern.

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The Elemental: Tales of the Supernormal and the Inexplicable,this new edition of The Elemental adds an additional story to those found in the original: “The Goblet” is the only other known supernatural piece to have come from Daubeny’s pen, and it was originally published in Premier Magazine, also in 1919

Edition Details

• This is a full clothbound edition limited to 500 copies.

External Links

• The Elemental: Tales of the Supernormal and the Inexplicable. ISFDB entry for The Elemental: Tales of the Supernormal and the Inexplicable