Great Ghost Stories: 101 Terrifying Tales ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz (Barnes & Noble/Fall River, March 2016, 978-1-4351-6231-0, $7.98, xii+689pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 101 ghost stories by authors including Washington Irving, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, O. Henry, and Edith Nesbit.
- xi · Introduction · Stefan Dziemianowicz · in
- 1 · Across the Moors · William Fryer Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William Fryer Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1910
- 6 · The Adventure of the German Student · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon
- 11 · All Souls’ Day · D. K. Broster · ss Macmillan’s Magazine September 1907
- 19 · At Ravenholme Junction · Mary E. Penn · ss The Argosy (UK) December 1876, uncredited.
- 27 · At the Dip of the Road · Mrs. Molesworth · ss Lloyd’s Weekly London Newspaper January 1895
- 33 · At the Gate · Myla Jo Closser · ss The Century Magazine March 1917
- 38 · Bone to His Bone · E. G. Swain · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. Swain, W. Heffer, 1912
- 45 · The Botathen Ghost · R. S. Hawker · ss All the Year Round May 18 1867
- 54 · Buggam Grange · Stephen Leacock · ss Winsome Winnie and Other New Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock, John Lane, 1920; subtitled “A Good Old Ghost Story”.
- 61 · The Burned House · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss The Century Magazine October 1916
- 68 · Cara · Georgia Wood Pangborn · ss Harper’s Magazine January 1914
- 75 · The Clock · William Fryer Harvey · ss The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1928
- 79 · The Closed Window · A. C. Benson · ss The Hill of Trouble by A. C. Benson, Isbister, 1903
- 88 · The Cold Embrace · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · ss The Welcome Guest September 22 1860
- 96 · Colonel Halifax’s Ghost Story · Sabine Baring-Gould · nv The English Illustrated Magazine December 1897
- 106 · The Conquering Will · Harriet Prescott Spofford · ss The Smart Set June 1901
- 116 · The Damned Spot · Violet M. Methley · ss Truth June 21 1921
- 120 · Dark Dignum · Bernard Capes · ss Pearson’s Magazine June 1897
- 127 · The Delusion of Ralph Penwyn · Julian Hawthorne · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine February 1909
- 137 · The Demon Spell · Hume Nisbet · ss The Haunted Station by Hume Nisbet, F.V. White & Co., 1894
- 143 · The Diary of Mr. Poynter · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919
- 152 · The Door · Henry S. Whitehead · ss Weird Tales November 1924
- 157 · Dr. Trifulgas · Jules Verne (translated) · ss The Strand Magazine July 1892
translated from the French (“Frritt-Flacc”, Le Figaro Illustré, 1884/5).
- 164 · The Dream Giver · Chris Sewell · ss Truth December 6 1922
- 170 · The Eleventh of March · Amelia B. Edwards · ss A Welcome, Emily Faithfull, 1863
- 177 · Eveline’s Visitant · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · ss Belgravia January 1867
- 186 · A Far-Away Melody · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Westminster Magazine August 1890
- 193 · Father Macclesfield’s Tale · R. H. Benson · ss A Mirror of Shalott by R. H. Benson, Pitman, 1907
- 199 · The Fifteenth Man [Augustus Champnell] · Richard Marsh · ss The Seen and the Unseen by Richard Marsh, Methuen, 1900
- 209 · Fingers of a Hand · H. D. Everett · ss The Death-Mask and Other Ghosts by H. D. Everett, Philip Allan, 1920
- 216 · The Footsteps in the Dust · Alice Perrin · ss Crampton’s Magazine December 1901
- 222 · The Former Passengers · B. M. Croker · ss To Let by B. M. Croker, Chatto & Windus, 1893
- 230 · The Furnished Room · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World August 14 1904
- 236 · The Ghost and the Bone-Setter [The Purcell Papers] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine January 1838, uncredited.
- 244 · A Ghost from the Sea · J. E. Muddock · ss Stories Weird and Wonderful by J. E. Muddock, Chatto & Windus, 1889
- 253 · The Ghost in the Chair · Lettice Galbraith · ss New Ghost Stories by Lettice Galbraith, Ward Lock, 1893
- 263 · A Grammatical Ghost · Elia Wilkinson Peattie · ss The Shape of Fear and Other Ghostly Tales by Elia Wilkinson Peattie, Macmillan, 1898
- 269 · The Halfway House · Mary Heaton Vorse · ss Harper’s Magazine October 1921
- 281 · The Haunted Burglar · W. C. Morrow · ss Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine July 1897
- 286 · The Haunted Mill: or, The Ruined Home · Jerome K. Jerome · ss The Wave February 21 1891
- 289 · The Haunted Orchard · Richard Le Gallienne · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine January 1912
- 296 · He? · Guy de Maupassant · ss Allouma and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant, Holland Pub. Co., 1895, as “The Terror”
translated from the French (“Lui?”, Gil Blas, July 3, 1883 as by Maufrigneuse).
- 302 · The House of the Nightmare · Edward Lucas White · ss Smith’s Magazine September 1906
- 311 · How He Left the Hotel · Louisa Baldwin · ss The Argosy (UK) October 1894, uncredited.
- 315 · “If You See Her Face” · B. M. Croker · ss To Let by B. M. Croker, Chatto & Windus, 1893
- 321 · In Kropfsberg Keep · Ralph Adams Cram · ss Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895
- 330 · In the Dark · Mary E. Penn · ss The Argosy (UK) June 1885
- 340 · The Interval · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss Boston Evening Transcript September 8 1917
- 346 · John Charrington’s Wedding · Edith Nesbit · ss Temple Bar September 1891
- 353 · Joseph: A Story · Katherine Rickford · ss Land & Water September 18 1919
- 361 · The Journal of Edward Hargood · D. N. J. · ss The Cambridge Review January 26 1911
- 366 · The Kirk Spook · E. G. Swain · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. Swain, W. Heffer, 1912
- 372 · The Lady and the Ghost · Rose Cecil O’Neill · ss The Cosmopolitan November 1902
- 377 · The Last of Squire Ennismore · Mrs. J. H. Riddell · ss The Penny Illustrated Paper Christmas 1886
- 384 · The Lonely Road · H. D. Everett · ss The Death-Mask and Other Ghosts by H. D. Everett, Philip Allan, 1920
- 389 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895
- 398 · The Man with No Face · G. M. Robins · ss The Lady’s Realm February 1902
- 404 · The Mass of Shadows · Anatole France · ss Tales from a Mother-of-Pearl Casket by Anatole France & trans. by Henri du Bois, Richmond, 1896
translated from the French (L’etui de Nacre, 1892).
- 409 · The Medium’s End · Ford Madox Ford · ss The Bystander March 1912
- 415 · Monsieur De Guise · Perley Poore Sheehan · ss The Scrap Book January 1911
- 420 · Mrs. Morrel’s Last Séance · Edgar Jepson · ss The London Magazine February 1912
- 427 · The Murderer’s Violin · Erckmann-Chatrian; translated by Lousia Corkram · ss Dublin University Magazine September 1876, as “The Violin of the Man That Was Hanged”
translated from the French (Contes Fantastiques, 1860).
- 433 · My Friend’s Story · Catherine Crowe · ss Ghosts and Family Legends by Mrs. Crowe, T.C. Newby, 1858
- 439 · The Mystery of the Semi-Detached · Edith Nesbit · ss Grim Tales by E. Nesbit, Innes, 1893
- 442 · The Occupant of the Room · Algernon Blackwood · ss Nash’s Magazine December 1909
- 450 · Old Ayah · Alice Perrin · ss The Story-teller June 1916
- 457 · On the Brighton Road · Richard Middleton · ss The Ghost Ship by Richard Middleton, Unwin, 1912
- 461 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911
- 464 · The Other Occupant · Ulric Daubeny · ss The Elemental by Ulric Daubeny, Routledge, 1919
- 468 · Outside the Door · E. F. Benson · ss The London Magazine January 1910
- 475 · Over an Absinthe Bottle · William C. Morrow · ss The Argonaut January 2 1893, as “The Pale Dice-Thrower”
- 484 · The Pageant of Ghosts · R. Murray Gilchrist · ss The National Observer August 19 1893
- 488 · The Queer Picture · Bernard Capes · vi The Fabulists by Bernard Capes, Mills & Boon, 1915
- 491 · The Readjustment · Mary Austin · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine April 1908
- 497 · Reconstruction · Michael Kent · ss The Blue Magazine #13, July 1920
- 506 · The Recrudescence of Imray [E. Strickland] · Rudyard Kipling · ss Mine Own People by Rudyard Kipling, Heinemann and Balestier, 1891
- 516 · The Return · R. Murray Gilchrist · ss The National Observer July 2 1892
- 521 · Rose Rose · Barry Pain · ss The London Magazine May 1910
- 527 · The Shell of Sense · Olivia Howard Dunbar · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine December 1908
- 536 · The Soul of Laploshka · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 8 1909
- 540 · The Specter · Guy de Maupassant · ss Allouma and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant, Holland Pub. Co., 1895
translated from the French (“Apparition”, Le Gaulois, April 4, 1883).
- 549 · The Spectre Bride · William Harrison Ainsworth · ss Arliss’s Pocket Magazine 1822, as “The Baron’s Bride”
- 557 · The Spectre of Rislip Abbey · Dick Donovan · ss Tales of Terror by Dick Donovan, Chatto & Windus, 1899
- 566 · The Spectre Spiders · William James Wintle · ss Ghost Gleams by W. J. Wintle, Heath Cranton, 1921
- 574 · The Steps · Amyas Northcote · ss In Ghostly Company by Amyas Northcote, The Bodley Head, 1921
- 581 · The Stone Coffin · ’B’ · ss Magdalene College Magazine December 1913
- 587 · The Story of the Spaniards, Hammersmith [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine January 1898
- 599 · A Strange Goldfield · Guy Boothby · ss The Lady of the Island by Guy Boothby, John Long, 1904
- 605 · A Strange Messenger · Mrs. Molesworth · ss The Wrong Envelope and Other Stories by Mrs. Molesworth, Macmillan and Co., 1906
- 611 · The Stranger · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine February 1909
- 616 · The Terror by Night · E. F. Benson · ss The Room in the Tower and Other Stories by E. F. Benson, Mills & Boon, 1912
- 623 · The Three Sisters · W. W. Jacobs · ss Night Watches by W. W. Jacobs, Hodder & Stoughton, 1914
- 630 · Told in the Inn at Algeciras · W. Somerset Maugham · ss The Woman at Home February 1905
- 639 · The Tomb · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant #14, March 1922
- 648 · The Transferred Ghost · Frank R. Stockton · ss The Century Magazine May 1882
- 658 · The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly June 27 1891
- 666 · The Will of Luke Carlowe · Clive Pemberton · ss Sketchy Bits February 19 1906
- 675 · “With What Measure Ye Mete…” · Ethel Lina White · ss Black & White December 29 1906
- 682 · The Woman’s Ghost Story · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907
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