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The Signal-Man|Charles Dickens

The Signal-Man : A Classic Ghost Story of Fate, Premonition, and Tragedy on the Rails

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What if every omen you ignored brought the horror one heartbeat closer?

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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Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781806291090
  • ISBN-10: 1806291096
  • Publisher: Library of Alexandria
  • Publish Date: June 2025
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.09 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.09 pounds
  • Page Count: 34

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