The Man in the Picture
2007 novel written by Susan Hill
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The Man in the Picture: A Ghost Story, is a novel by English author Susan Hill, first published in 2007 by Profile Books. It has been featured as BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime.[1][2][3]
Plot
An oil painting of masked revellers at a Venetian carnival hangs in the room of Oliver's old professor in Cambridge, its story is revealed to Oliver one cold winter's night by the ageing don, the picture having the power to entrap and destroy those who cross its path.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Book at Bedtime, The Man in the Picture". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Gardam, Jane (3 November 2007). "People keep appearing". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
- ^ Shaw, Kevin (9 December 2008). "The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Vickers, Salley (2 November 2007). "A masterclass in the art of dread". The Independent. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill". Publishers Weekly. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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Works by Susan Hill
- The Enclosure (1961)
- Do Me a Favour (1963)
- Gentleman and Ladies (1968)
- A Change for the Better (1969)
- I'm the King of the Castle (1970)
- Strange Meeting (1971)
- The Bird of Night (1972)
- In the Springtime of the Year (1973)
- The Woman in Black (1983)
- Air and Angels (1991)
- The Mist in the Mirror (1992)
- Mrs de Winter (1993)
- The Service of Clouds (1998)
- The Man in the Picture (2007)
- The Beacon (2008)
- The Small Hand (2010)
- A Kind Man (2011)
- Dolly: A Ghost Story (2012)
- Black Sheep (2013)
- From the Heart (2017)
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- The Albatross and Other Stories (1970)
- A Bit of Singing and Dancing (1973)
- Listening to the Orchestra (1997)
- The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read (2003)
- Farthing House (2006)
- The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories (2016)
- The Woman in Black (1989 film)
- Je suis le seigneur du château (1989)
- The Woman in Black (2012 film)
- The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (2014)
- Susan Hill's Ghost Story (2019)