Three Skeleton Key

"Three Skeleton Key"
Short story by George G. Toudouze
CountryFrance
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Adventure, horror, short story
Publication
Published inEsquire
Publication typeMagazine
Media typePrint
Publication dateJanuary 1937

"Three Skeleton Key" is a short story by the French author Georges-Gustave Toudouze. The January 1937 edition of Esquire marked its first appearance in English. This suspenseful tale and "Leiningen Versus the Ants" were discovered by the magazine's editor Arnold Gingrich.[1]

Georges-G. Toudouze (1877–1972) was born in Paris, France. His father, Gustave Toudouze, was a well-known author of the time. The younger Toudouze wrote on such topics as art, architecture, travel and French naval history. Although he penned numerous adventure novels and short stories, he is today remembered for a single work: "Three Skeleton Key". [2]

  1. ^ The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told edited by Lamar Underwood, (Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press, 2001) pp. 61–71.
  2. ^ One Act Virtual Museum oneact.org. Retrieved: May 20, 2012.