Julian Hawthorne was an American writer and journalist, the son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody. He wrote numerous poems, novels, short stories, mystery/detective fiction, essays and travel books.
For this book, the critic August Nemo selected seven short stories by this author:
- David Poindexter's Disappearance.
- Ken's Mystery.
- When Half-gods Go, the Gods Arrive.
- Set Not Thy Foot on Graves.
- My Friend Paton.
- The Christmas Guest.
- The Laughing Mill