Things That Remain · Volume I
Shadows & Rooms
Classic tales of haunted houses, forbidden rooms and the shadows that linger within them.
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Things That Remain · Volume II
The Dead Do Not Rest
Restless spirits, haunted rooms and bonds that endure beyond death.
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A practical twelve-month diary with a clear, spacious layout for appointments, notes and daily journalling.
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Voyage to New South Wales
A Surgeon’s Journal of the First Fleet, 1787–1790 — carefully presented for today’s reader.
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Discover the original stories behind our collections: voices from the past, preserved for readers today.
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LISTEN — FIVE MINUTES FROM THE STORY
The House of the Past
From The Dead Do Not Rest — Things That Remain, Book Two
A rusty key. A house filled with sleeping memories. And behind one of its doors, someone she thought she had lost forever.
Step inside The House of the Past and listen to a short extract from one of the stories in The Dead Do Not Rest.
Algernon Blackwood · Original story
Smith: An Episode in a Lodging-House
A medical student becomes acquainted with the mysterious lodger upstairs. Curiosity draws him into a world that leaves him deeply unsettled.
This free PDF contains Blackwood’s original story. Our lightly modernised version appears in Shadows & Rooms.
E. F. Benson · Original story
The House with the Brick-Kiln
Two friends rent a secluded Sussex manor for a fishing holiday. Their stay leaves them unwilling ever to spend another night there.
This free PDF is the original text Michelle worked from for the modernised version in Shadows & Rooms.
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Victorian and Edwardian supernatural fiction, carefully selected and presented for modern readers. Some stories are lightly modernised; others are retold from a fresh point of view.
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Michelle Marwood is an Australian historical researcher and writer with a particular interest in early colonial Australia. Drawing on primary sources and a lifelong love of literature, she established Rune Shell Creations to create thoughtful editions of historical works, classic stories and original publications.
Michelle holds a Diploma of Family History, a Bachelor of Arts and a Master’s in Creative Writing.
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