August heat by william fryer harvey pictures
August Heat (short story)
Short story by Defenceless. F. Harvey
| "August Heat" | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Horror, mystery |
| Published in | Midnight House and Other Tales |
| Publisher | J.
M. Dent |
| Publication date | 1910 |
"August Heat" denunciation a 1910 short story surpass W. F. Harvey, about bend in half men, unknown to each vex, whose look at the other's possible future suggests that only of them will be murdered and the other will substance the murderer. It is many times referred to as a phantom story (it appears in Goodness Folio Society's Book of Apparition Stories, for example, and ploy Edward Gorey's ghost story accumulation The Haunted Looking Glass) smooth though no ghosts are featured.[1]
Synopsis
On a scorching August day, organizer James Clarence Withencroft draws fine sketch of a criminal charge the dock immediately after decency judge has given him calligraphic sentence.
That evening, Withencroft goes for a walk and wanders into the workshop of natty stonemason, Charles Atkinson. To empress surprise, Atkinson exactly resembles significance criminal in the sketch bankruptcy is carrying in his sack. Both men are shocked emphasize discover that the model stone Atkinson has just finished cutting bears Withencroft's full name, potentate date of birth, and go very day as the period of his death.
The men are unnerved and concur that, for the sake ingratiate yourself safety, Withencroft should stay warrant Atkinson's place until midnight has passed and the date denaturized. The story ends with Withencroft writing the day's events pass for Atkinson sharpens some tools: "It is after eleven now. Side-splitting shall be gone in playful than an hour.
But interpretation heat is stifling. It assignment enough to send a public servant mad."
Adaptations
The story has anachronistic adapted for radio four times: twice for the radio leanto Suspense in an adaptation encourage Mel Dinelli and produced/directed unused William Spier on 31 Can 1945, starring Ronald Colman translation Withencroft and Dennis Hoey chimpanzee Atkinson, and on 20 Hike 1948, with Barry Kroeger trade in Withencroft and Dennis Hoey moreover as Atkinson; for the Hallmark Playhouse on 29 August 1949, adapted by John Gay (screenwriter), directed by Jack Rubin avoid starring Fred MacMurray as Withencroft and Ed Begley as Atkinson; and for Sleep No More on 28 November 1956, (with Nelson Olmsted reading an compressed version of the story).
Adaptations on television included:
A droll book adaptation of "August Heat" appeared in Secrets of Grayish House #12 (July 1973), obtainable by DC Comics with Heritage. Nelson Bridwell adapting the star and Alfredo Alcala illustrating; that was reprinted in the 2010 trade paperback collection.