The Yellow Meads of Asphodel.

London: Michael Joseph, 1976 (August).

Published two years after Bates's death, these seven stories include one Uncle Silas tale ("Loss of Pride"), a third Miss Shuttleworth tale ("The Proposal"), an uncharacteristic vignette regarding urban hooligans, a tale drawing on Bates's wartime Flying Officer X work, two explorations of lonely and tortured relationships, and a vignette concerning homosexuality.

Contains: The Proposal, The Yellow Meads of Asphodel, A Taste of Blood, The Love Letters of Miss Maitland, The Lap of Luxury, Loss of Pride, The House by the River.

ID: 
a120
Title: 
The Yellow Meads of Asphodel
Genre: 
Story Collection
Page Count: 
128
Publisher: 
Michael Joseph
Year of Publication: 
1976