An Attempted Bibliography of the Works of Barbara Livesey 0 ▲ Wyrd Britain 1 hour ago · Writing · hide Stephen George WallisEden Book SocietyAlthough unpublished by Eden outside of the famed anthology Best Short Stories: 1952, the work of Barbara Livesey forms a part of The Eden Book Society's story. The first yellow envelope to show Livesey's return address in Norwich is postmarked December 1949; a cover letter accompanying the manuscript within is signed "M.G.W." Further correspondence in the record is signed with the same initials and continues through the autumn of 1955, concluding in the manner detailed herein. Livesey's writing career survived the end of her dealings with Eden by four years, through July of 1959, after which the trail goes cold.The Eden Book Society is a 'literary hoax' perpetuated by the publisher Dead Ink Books. The idea being that the 'Eden Family' published a series of subscription only horror novelettes each year from 1919 until 2006. To perpetrate their hoax Dead Ink have recruited a selection of pseudonymous authors - Chikodili Emelumadu, Grady Hendrix,… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town
