This first English translation of The Secret of the Pointed Tower (1937) by Pierre Véry was a cause of great excitement when announced, and I regret only that the complexity of the multi-limbed TBR has delayed me this long in getting to it. The tower of the title was, at the time of publication, the … Continue reading #1348: “I don’t think. That’s not my method. I investigate. I wait. And, finally, I understand.” – The Secret of the Pointed Tower (1937) by Pierre Véry [trans. To...| The Invisible Event
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