The Man in the Picture
by Susan Hill
A mysterious depiction of masked revellers at the Venice carnival hangs in the college rooms of Oliver's old professor in Cambridge. On this cold winter's night, its eerie secret is revealed by the ageing don. The dark art of the Venetian scene, instead of imitating life, has the power to entrap it. To stare into the painting is to play dangerously with the unseen demons it hides, and become the victim of its macabre beauty...
FictionGhostHorror
RELEASED2008
PUBLISHERProfile
LENGTH145
LANGUAGEEN
Susan Hill (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include *The Woman in Black*, *The Mist in the Mirror* and *I'm the King of the Castle* for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to literature. **Source**: [Susan Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Hill) on Wikipedia.
The Man in the Picture
by Susan Hill
A mysterious depiction of masked revellers at the Venice carnival hangs in the college rooms of Oliver's old professor in Cambridge. On this cold winter's night, its eerie secret is revealed by the ageing don. The dark art of the Venetian scene, instead of imitating life, has the power to entrap it. To stare into the painting is to play dangerously with the unseen demons it hides, and become the victim of its macabre beauty...
FictionGhostHorror
RELEASED2008
PUBLISHERProfile
LENGTH145
LANGUAGEEN
Susan Hill (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include *The Woman in Black*, *The Mist in the Mirror* and *I'm the King of the Castle* for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to literature. **Source**: [Susan Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Hill) on Wikipedia.
