Roads is a short novel by author Seabury Quinn. It was published by Arkham House in 1948[1] in an edition of 2,137 copies. It was Arkham House's first illustrated book and the author's first hardcover.
Author | Seabury Quinn |
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Illustrator | Virgil Finlay |
Cover artist | Virgil Finlay |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy novel |
Publisher | Arkham House |
Publication date | 1948 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 110 pp |
The story, in an unrevised edition, originally appeared in the January 1938 issue of Weird Tales magazine.[1]
Roads is a Christmas story that traces the origins of Santa Claus from the beginning of the Christian era.
The story is split into three parts:
Roads was re-issued in 2005 by Red Jacket Press, as a fully authorized facsimile reproduction of the original Arkham House edition, and again by Shadowridge Press in 2017.