William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813–1865)
Author of Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: and Other Poems
About the Author
Image credit: William Edmondstoune Aytoun engraved by J.C. Armytage from a bust by Patrick Park. Frontispiece from Memoir of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1867).
Series
Works by William Edmondstoune Aytoun
The Ballads of Scotland 4 copies
Poems of William Edmondstoune Aytoun 2 copies
Norman Sinclair [a novel] 1 copy
Fantastyczne opowieści 1 copy
Associated Works
Dead Drunk: Tales of Intoxication and Demon Drinks: 41 (British Library Tales of the Weird) (2023) — Contributor — 14 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1813-06-21
- Date of death
- 1865-08-04
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Scotland
UK - Places of residence
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
London, England, UK - Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Occupations
- Professor
- Organizations
- Tory Party
Members
Reviews
Interesting 19th century work - if you like that sort of thing.
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 8
- Members
- 80
- Popularity
- #224,854
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 9
This story is actually not by W.E. Aytoun, but by William Maginn. It appears that it was actually published crediting the wrong author. (ref.: The Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird, and Horror Anthologies. Michael Ashley, William Contento. Greenwood Publishing Group, Jan 1, 1995, p. 94.)
A bell-ringer is accidentally trapped in a belfry while his colleagues are ringing the bell: an overwhelming experience. That's it. I guess that the brief piece is supposed to function as a metaphor for psychological breakdowns and the difficulty of dealing with life in general... but still. The overwrought language left me saying, "Dude! OK, that all sounded a bit dangerous and unpleasant and all, but pull yourself together already!"… (more)