Surely the stage has as much to offer the novelist in terms of extreme characters, evocative atmosphere and built-in variations on the illusion-versus-reality theme.

For its part, Richmond council describes the cemetery as an "atmospheric and romantic place" with "an evocative atmosphere of decay and seclusion."

Some visitors to Syracuse are fascinated by the evocative atmosphere of faded glory in what was once the greatest and perhaps most beautiful of the Greek cities in the western Mediterranean.

The reviewer in The Times was not impressed with Solti's efforts, finding them "too violent, for he lashed at the orchestra and flogged the music so that he endangered the delicate, evocative atmosphere."

In the evocative atmosphere of Brazil, a young man realises that his search has led him to an unexpected realisation about himself and his life.

There is even a hint of local color - an evocative atmosphere of place - in Ms. Isbin's apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Most of the film is shot at night, which coupled with the black-and-white photography and paraffin lamp-lighting, gives the film an evocative atmosphere.

In this series, the artist appears nude or semi-nude in each photograph, often in a fairytale-like and evocative atmosphere that creates a seductive and complex ambience.

Also, the provocative song titles and suspenseful recordings "suggest an evocative film-noir atmosphere".

At their best, the stories in this volume combine the folk-art charm and easygoing improvisations of R. K. Narayan, with the compassion and evocative atmosphere of Chekhov.