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169. HOUGHTON, Claude. THE TAVERN OF DREAMS. 1919. Dw.
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Oldfield, Claude Houghton (Claude Houghton, pseud.)

English novelist Claude Houghton was born Claude Houghton Oldfield in 1889. He wrote novels and short stories which often featured elements of science fiction or fantasy in which the protagonists feel estranged from the world. Novels by Houghton include: Neighbours,1926; Julian Grant Loses His Way, 1933; Three Fantastic Tales, 1934; and This Was Ivor Trent, 1935. Short stories by Houghton include "The Madness of Christopher Curlew" (1934), "The Man Who Hated Everybody" (1934), and "The Strange Case of Mr Anatole Pickering" (1934).