▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁writing ▁his ▁own ▁stories , ▁A ick man ▁edited ▁the ▁first ▁eight ▁volumes ▁of ▁the ▁Font ana ▁Book ▁of ▁Great ▁Ghost ▁St ories ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁assist ed ▁in ▁this ▁by ▁Christ ine ▁Bernard , ▁an ▁editor ▁at ▁Collins . ▁ ▁He ▁selected ▁six ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁stories ▁for ▁inclusion ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁fourth ▁and ▁sixth ▁volumes ▁lack ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁tales . ▁He ▁also ▁supplied ▁an ▁introduction ▁for ▁every ▁volume ▁except ▁the ▁sixth . ▁ ▁Non f iction ▁A ick man ' s ▁aut obi ographical ▁writing ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁mem oir s ▁The ▁Att empt ed ▁Res cue ▁( Lond on : ▁Victor ▁G oll an cz , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁and ▁The ▁River ▁R uns ▁U ph ill : ▁A ▁Story ▁of ▁Success ▁and ▁Fail ure ▁( B ur ton - on - Tr ent : ▁Pear son , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁T art arus ▁Press ▁re iss ued ▁the ▁former ▁volume ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁edition ▁with ▁a ▁for ew ord ▁by ▁the ▁writer ▁and ▁A ick man ▁enthus iast ▁Jer emy ▁D ys on . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁time , ▁A ick man ▁served ▁as ▁theatre ▁critic ▁for ▁The ▁Nin ete enth ▁Century ▁and ▁After . ▁His ▁reviews ▁remain , ▁to ▁date , ▁un collect ed ▁in ▁book ▁form . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁two ▁books