I entertained a man-of-town at the mansion over the week-end. He was a rather shabby sort, a fellow one might see rooting about the waste-bins on Avenue T, that part of the wharf where the crab-smashers raise their mighty mallets and bring them down on crustaceans with nary a care for who’s walking besides or who might be gifted with the (rather prodigious) by-splatter of oils and shell-bits and general meaty leavings that cling to every nearby surface in a quite inextricable manner…

Dispatches from Wondermark Manor is a series of parody Victorian novels that I have been writing for nearly two years now. Two volumes have so far been released in paperback; the third is due in print by the 2008 holiday season. They look like this:

The full text of Volume III (Return to Wondermark Manor) is currently available here, while the last few chapters are being written… however, as the tale is ongoing and continuous throughout all three volumes, be careful not to spoil the story for yourself.

The first two books are sold for $5 and $7 respectively, or $10 for the pair. You may read a further excerpt, or purchase them, here.