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100 1 _aArthur, Robert,
_d1909-1969
245 1 0 _aRing Once for Death
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Amazing Stories March 1954.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-03-31
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Ring Once for Death" by Robert Arthur is a short story published in the early 1950s that blends elements of fantasy and psychological suspense. The narrative centers around a modern couple, Mark and Edith Williams, who inadvertently become involved with a mystical rose-crystal bell, rumored to defy death. The tale examines themes of mortality, the consequences of one's actions, and the haunting interplay between life and death. The story unfolds as Mark and Edith, celebrating their twentieth anniversary, purchase the beautiful yet ominous rose-crystal bell from a shop, only to discover it is missing its crucial clapper—an item believed to be essential for the bell to function as intended. When Mark is tragically involved in a car accident and declared dead, Edith, desperate to reclaim him, uses the bell, which miraculously seems to have the power to restore his life. However, as she tries to summon their son David back from what she believes to be another tragic accident, the consequences of her actions lead to a shocking and devastating finale. The tale poses poignant questions about the nature of death and life, and how the desire to control such forces can have dire outcomes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHorror tales
700 1 _aBarth, Ernest Kurt,
_d1929-2001
830 0 _aProduced from Amazing Stories March 1954.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31840
999 _c72686
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