STRANGE AFFAIRS AND CURIOUS CASES

EBOOK: A KINDLE EXCLUSIVE

In the first of three projected Burton & Swinburne companion volumes, Mark Hodder presents brand new short stories featuring the duo and their various allies, along with feature articles, interviews, and screenplay fragments.

233 pages.

Contents

Introduction
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The Visitation
In which the author is visited by a resentful protagonist.
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The Affair of the Whispering Cab Driver
Swinburne is haunted by a soft-voiced apparition.
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Burton's First Forgotten Dream
It may be that Sir Richard Francis Burton is dreaming of the author's current project: The Oxford Equation.
Theatrical Trailer: The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack
If it got made into a movie, this might be the script for the trailer.
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Burton's Second Forgotten Dream
How much of an insight, however, are his dreams?
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Detective Inspector Trounce Settles the Score
In which good old Trounce catches up with Dennis the Dip.
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Steampunk: The Spirit of Time
Article. The author's take on the genre.
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Burton's Third Forgotten Dream
He may be envisioning the future but let's not overlook the taint of the Naga.
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Screenplay (fragment): The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack
The movie would demand a restructuring of the plot. This is how I'd start it.
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Creating Burton & Swinburne
Article. An insight into the conception of the eccentric partnership.
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Countess Sabina Trains a Ghost
This is an adaptation of one of my non-Burton & Swinburne stories, which is available in eBook format as DUST AND SIX FRAGMENTS OF BONE
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Burton's Fourth Forgotten Dream
The far, far future, filtered through experience. Not necessarily accurate.
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The Case of the Wayward Wendigo
While investigating the background of the Tichborne Claimant, Burton embarks on a hunt for a cannibalistic monster.
Building a World for Burton & Swinburne
Article. Creating alternate histories.
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The Clockwork Man of Trafalgar Square
The short story that got me published.
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Burton's Fifth Forgotten Dream
A deceptive hint of things to come.
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About the Author