Collins, London, 1967
Dodd Mead, New York, 1967
To Nora Prichard
from whom I first heard the legend of Gipsy's Acre
(from HarperCollins "The Agatha Christie Collection" cover)
Gipsy's Acre was a truly beautiful upland site with views out to sea - and in Michael Rogers it stirred a child-like fantasy. There, amongst the dark fir trees, he planned to build a house, find a wonderful girl and live happily ever after.
Yet, as he left the village, a shadow of menace hung over the land. For this was the place where accidents happened. Perhaps Michael should have heeded the local's warnings: 'There's no luck for them as meddles with Gipsy's Acre.'
Michael Rogers, Rudolf Santonix, Ellie Rogers, Greta Andersen, Andrew P. Lippincott, Dimitri Constantine, Claudia Hardcastle, Sergeant Keen, Ester Lee, Stanford Lloyd, Major Phillpot, Gervase Phillpot, Mrs. Rogers, Dr. Show, Cora Van Stuyvesant
Every Night and every Morn
Some to Misery are born.
Every Morn and Every Night
Some are born to Sweet Delight,
Some are born to Sweet Delight,
Some are born to Endless Night.