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House of Stairs (1974) is a science fiction novel by William Sleator about orphaned teenagers placed in a house of stairs, similar to the lithograph print by M. C. Escher, which provided the novel's title and setting, [1] in a psychological exploitation of a social dynamics experiment.
William Warner Sleator III (February 13, 1945 – August 3, 2011), [1] [2] known as William Sleator, was an American science fiction author who wrote primarily young adult novels but also wrote for younger readers.
The House of Stairs is a 1988 novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, published under the name Barbara Vine. [1] Writing in The Washington Post , Michael Dirda referred to the novel as a "stunning suspense [thriller]".
House of Stairs is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in November 1951. This print measures 47 cm × 24 cm (18 + 5 ⁄ 8 in × 9 + 3 ⁄ 8 in). It depicts the interior of a tall structure crisscrossed with stairs and doorways. A total of 46 wentelteefje (imaginary creatures created by Escher) are crawling on the ...
House of Stairs is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher, and it also may refer to: House of Stairs (Sleator novel) , a 1974 science fiction novel by William Sleator The House of Stairs (Vine novel) , a 1988 novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, published under the name Barbara Vine
The 80-year-old commander-in-chief has stumbled on the stairs on more than one occasion, with the White House brushing aside questions on the issue as Mr Biden’s age is one of the main worries ...
Episode 3 in 1966 was The Fall of the House of Usher. In 1976, a 30-minute version of The Fall of the House of Usher was made for Short Story Showcase for American TV. In 1979, Italian state channel RAI loosely adapted the short story, together with other Poe's works, in the series I racconti fantastici di Edgar Allan Poe. [33]
Afterward" is a short story by American writer Edith Wharton. It was first published in the 1910 edition of The Century Magazine. and later reprinted in her books The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton and Tales of Men and Ghosts (1910). It is an ironic ghost story about greed and retribution.