Publisher's Synopsis
The Beckoning Fair One is a novel written by Oliver Onions. The story revolves around a struggling writer named Paul Oleron who moves into a dilapidated apartment in London to focus on his work. He becomes obsessed with the apartment and the strange presence he feels there. He soon discovers that the apartment is haunted by a ghostly woman who seems to be beckoning him to join her in death. As Paul becomes more immersed in the ghostly presence, he begins to lose his grip on reality and his writing suffers. The novel explores themes of obsession, madness, and the supernatural. It is a classic example of early 20th-century horror fiction and is considered one of Onions' most popular works.Without quite knowing how he came to be there Oleron found himself striding over the loose board he had temporarily placed on the step broken by Miss Bengough. He was hatless, and descending the stairs.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
