Robert Aickman

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Robert Aickman


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
June 27, 1914

Died
February 26, 1981

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Author of: close to 50 "strange stories" in the weird-tale and ghost-story traditions, two novels (The Late Breakfasters and The Model), two volumes of memoir (The Attempted Rescue and The River Runs Uphill), and two books on the canals of England (Know Your Waterways and The Story of Our Inland Waterways).

Co-founder and longtime president of the Inland Waterways Association, an organization that in the middle of the 20th century restored a great part of England's deteriorating system of canals, now a major draw for recreation nationally and for tourism internationally.

Grandson of author Richard Marsh.
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“The first step towards mastering time is always to make time meaningless”
Robert Aickman
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“When you live entirely among madmen, it is difficult to know how sane you are.”
Robert Aickman, Painted Devils: Strange Stories

“There are no beautiful clocks. Everything to do with time is hideous.”
Robert Aickman, Cold Hand in Mine

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