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The Dead Man's Tale
Willard E. Hawkins · 1923
A dead soldier follows his friend home from the Great War and discovers that love, jealousy and the occult can make a ghost more dangerous than the living. First published in the first issue of Weird Tales, this miniature edition presents Willard E. Hawkins's spiritualist horror tale with maps, character plates, scenes, recaps and collectible story medallions.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 24 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
The Route of Richard's Haunting
Base Hospital WardLouis's cot, the nurse, the pillow letter and Richard's first influence.
The Haunted Triangle
Willard E. Hawkins
The Dead Man's Tale Cast
Witnesses Around the Case
After the Shell BurstRichard Devaney stands bewildered on the Marne hillside after death frees him from his body.
The Letter on the Hospital CotThe first faint exercise of Richard's will disturbs Louis's recovery.
This edition
- Title
- The Dead Man's Tale
- Author
- Willard E. Hawkins
- First published
- 1923
- Illustrated plates
- 48 original artworks · 24 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 9 · about 7,728 words
- Reading time
- 31 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- September 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #68957
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