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The Signal-Man: A Classic Ghost Story of Fate, Premonition, and Tragedy on the Rails
Paperback
Series: Library of Alexandria, Book 311
ISBN13: 9781806291090
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: Jun 25 2025
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.09
Height: 0.09 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The Signal-Man distills Victorian fear of the unstoppable machine age into a single, unforgettable encounter between a curious traveler and the tortured watchman of a remote rail line. Charles Dickens-himself a survivor of the 1865 Staplehurst rail crash-pours personal dread into a story that still echoes wherever wheels scream in the dark.
What You'll Explore in This Modern Edition:
- Premonition vs. Reason - Can logic survive when the supernatural foretells death?
- Isolation on the Job - A portrait of industrial loneliness that feels eerily contemporary.
- Fate's Iron Rails - The unstoppable march of technology-and the human cost left in its wake.
- Restored, Accessible Text - Faithful to Dickens's voice yet refreshed for today's reader.
A perfect evening read for fans of The Woman in Black, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, and anyone who glances at a railway signal and wonders what secrets it keeps.
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