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A Taste of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl (Penguin, May 5, 2005, 0-141-02298-1, £1.50, 56pp, tp, co)
Collection of 3 stories selected from Completely Unexpected Tales (Penguin, 1986). One of the “Penguin 70s”.

1 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951

22 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954

43 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959

Ten Short Stories by Roald Dahl (Penguin Books, March 30, 2000, 978-0-14-081778-2, £6.99, 190pp, tp, co, cover: Raining by Valerie Conway) [edited by Ronald Carter]
Details taken from online listing.

vi · Introduction · Ronald Carter · in

3 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage Books, 1979

10 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952

22 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It”

26 · The Hitchhiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977

39 · Mr. Botibol · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980

61 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952

77 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954

91 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958

116 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949

131 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953

Two Fables by Roald Dahl (Viking UK, 1986, 0-670-81530-6, £5.95, 64pp, hc, oc)
Collection of two original fairy tales, published for Dahl’s 70th birthday.

7 · The Princess and the Poacher · Roald Dahl · ss

43 · Princess Mammalia · Roald Dahl · ss

The Umbrella Man and Other Stories by Roald Dahl (Viking, May 1998, 0-670-87854-5, $16.99, 279pp, hc, co, cover by Brian Cairns)
Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1996 as The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories) young-adult collection of 13 stories originally written for adults, here selected for teens. This edition omits the introduction by Wendy Cooling.

1 · The Great Automatic Grammatizator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953

27 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959

49 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It”

54 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item”

69 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959

82 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958

115 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage Books, 1979

124 · Katina · Roald Dahl · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1944

156 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954

174 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960

211 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980

237 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951

256 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl (Knopf, September 1977, 0-394-83604-9, 225pp, hc, co, cover by Paul Bacon)

1 · The Boy Who Talked with Animals · Roald Dahl · nv

25 · The Hitchhiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977

43 · A Note About the Next Story · Roald Dahl · is

45 · The Mildenhall Treasure · Roald Dahl · ts The Saturday Evening Post September 20 1947, as “He Plowed Up $1,000,000”

73 · The Swan · Roald Dahl · nv

99 · The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar · Roald Dahl · na

171 · Lucky Break · Roald Dahl · ar; subtitled “How I Became a Writer”.

207 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946
revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944).

Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories ed. Roald Dahl (Jonathan Cape, October 1983, 0-224-02149-4, £7.95, 235pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 14 ghost stories selected by Dahl in 1958 for adaptation in a projected TV series (which was never made).

11 · Introduction · Roald Dahl · in

21 · W.S. · L. P. Hartley · ss World Review January 1952

33 · Harry · Rosemary Timperley · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

47 · The Corner Shop · Cynthia Asquith · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine September 1926

63 · In the Tube · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1922

78 · Christmas Meeting · Rosemary Timperley · vi Truth 1952

81 · Elias and the Draug · Jonas Lie; translated by R. Nisbet Bain · ss Weird Tales from Northern Seas by Jonas Lie, tr. R. Nisbet Bain, Kegan Paul, 1893, as “The Fisherman and the Draug”
translated from the Danish.

90 · Playmates · A. M. Burrage · nv Some Ghost Stories by A. M. Burrage, Cecil Palmer, 1927

115 · Ringing the Changes · Robert Aickman · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

146 · The Telephone · Mary Treadgold · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

154 · The Ghost of a Hand · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ex from The House by the Church-Yard, Tinsley, 1863; originally published as Chapter 12, titled “Some Odd Facts About the Tiled House—Being an Authentic Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand”.

162 · The Sweeper · A. M. Burrage · ss Someone in the Room by Ex-Private X, Jarrolds, 1931, as by Ex-Private X

179 · Afterward · Edith Wharton · nv The Century Magazine January 1910

210 · On the Brighton Road · Richard Middleton · ss The Ghost Ship by Richard Middleton, Unwin, 1912

214 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

The Woodley Lane Ghost and Other Stories by Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren (Drexel Biddle, 1899, 474pp, hc, co)

9 · The Woodley Lane Ghost · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · nv The Woodley Lane Ghost and Other Stories by Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren, Drexel Biddle, 1899

37 · The Miser’s Last Christmas · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

49 · Who Was She? · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ar Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine June 1889

65 · My Dread Secret · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

79 · The Amulet Ring · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

93 · A Night’s Adventure · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

109 · A Sublime Sacrifice · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

125 · A Reminiscence · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

137 · Earth-Bound · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

155 · The Fatal Boots · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

169 · My First Patient · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

183 · The Faithful Slave · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly October 1889

201 · A Murder Mystery · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

219 · The Judge’s Dream · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

233 · Before the War · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · na (r)

325 · A Murillo · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

343 · My Moufflon · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

363 · Wilful Betty · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

375 · How Not to Propose · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

395 · The Trouble of a Double · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

411 · His Plural Wives · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

427 · The Poor Author · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

445 · A Harmless Lunatic · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

465 · Leap Year and Coincidence · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

The Chemickal Marriage by G. W. Dahlquist (Penguin Viking, July 5, 2012, 978-0-670-92163-8, £20.00, 516pp, hc, n.) [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]
Fantasy novel. Book 3 of “Dream Eaters” after The Glass Book of Dream Eaters and The Dark Volume.

The Dark Volume by G. W. Dahlquist (Penguin Viking, May 1, 2008, 978-0-670-91653-5, £18.99, 516pp, hc, n., cover by grey519) [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]
Fantasy novel. The sequel to The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters.

The Dark Volume by Gordon Dahlquist (Subterranean Press, August 2009, 978-1-59606-268-9, $75.00, 433pp, hc, n., cover by Dave McKean) [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]
Reprint (Viking 2008) fantasy novel. Signed edition of 500 numbered and 26 lettered copies.
Details taken from online listing.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist (Bantam, August 2006, 0-385-34035-4, $26.00, 760pp, hc, n., cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]
Fantasy novel. A woman dumped by her fiancé seeks answers and uncovers a conspiracy out to rule the world through sex and dreams.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist (Subterranean Press, May 2007, 978-1-59606-105-7, $75.00, 637pp, hc, n., cover by Dave McKean) [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]
Reprint (Bantam 2006) fantasy novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a traycased, lettered edition of 15 ($250.00) is also available.

The Short Story: Plot Thickens ed. Arthur Daigon & Mimi Schmitt (Prentice Hall, 1977, 0-13-809764-X, 186pp, tp, an)
There is an Activities page after each story.

1 · Beginnings and Endings

2 · The Father · Björnstjerne Björnson · ss The Union Jack August 24 1882
translated from the Norwegian.

6 · Thank You, M’am · Langston Hughes · ss The Langston Hughes Reader by Langston Hughes, G. Braziller, 1958

10 · The Unuttered Warning · Eric Bengston · ss (r)

14 · The Nine Billion Names of God · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953

20 · The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World · Gabriel García Márquez · ss The Leaf Storm and Other Stories by Gabriel García Márquez, Cape, 1972
translated from the Spanish (“El ahogado más hermoso del mundo”).

27 · Yesterdays

28 · 1692 Cotton Mather Newsreel · Richard Brautigan · ss (r)

32 · A Visit to Grandmother · William Melvin Kelley · ss (r)

39 · How Grandpa Came Into the Money · Elsa Zantner · ss 75 Short Masterpieces ed. Roger Goodman, Bantam Books, 1961

42 · Ancient Gentility · William Carlos Williams · ss (r)

44 · Time in Thy Flight · Ray Bradbury · ss Fantastic Universe June/July 1953

50 · Live and Learn

51 · Señor Payroll · William E. Barrett · ss Southwest Review Autumn 1943

55 · Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Knickerbocker January 1837, as “The Fountain of Youth”, uncredited.

63 · Coyote 13 · Arturo Souto Alabarce; translated by Harriet de Onis · ss (r)

67 · The Richer, the Poorer · Dorothy West · ss (r)

71 · Our Best and Our Worst

72 · Epitaph for a Heel · William Fay · ss The Saturday Evening Post January 20 1962

80 · The Apple Tree · Katherine Mansfield · ss Woman’s Home Companion May 1927

84 · The Enemy · Pearl Buck · nv Harper’s Magazine November 1942

94 · Four Men and a Box · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss This Week 1947

99 · Insiders and Outsiders

100 · The Lost Soul · Ben Hecht · ss A Book of Miracles by Ben Hecht, Viking, 1939

104 · The Walls [People] · Zenna Henderson · ss Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson, Doubleday, 1971

111 · Give Us This Day · Alice Reid · ss (r)

114 · Caged · Lloyd Eric Reeve · ss (r)

117 · Zoo · Edward D. Hoch · vi Fantastic Universe June 1958

120 · Love Me/Love Me Not

121 · The Lover and His Lass · James Thurber · vi The New Yorker May 26 1956

123 · The Wooing of Ariadne · Harry Mark Petrakis · ss The Saturday Evening Post August 20 1960

133 · The Gift of the Magi · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World December 10 1905, as “Gifts of the Magi”

137 · Feels Like Spring · Milton Kaplan · ss (r)

142 · Out of This World

143 · The Boy Who Drew Cats · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Hasegawa, 1898

146 · Tularecito · John Steinbeck · ss (r)

153 · Where Angels Fear · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Unknown March 1939

159 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 1910

164 · Tomorrows

165 · The Business As Usual · Mack Reynolds · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1952

168 · The Wheel · John Wyndham · ss Startling Stories January 1952

174 · Virtuoso · Herbert Goldstone · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1953

179 · Who Can Replace a Man? · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Infinity Science Fiction June 1958, as “But Who Can Replace a Man?”

The Bane of Kanthos by Alex Dain (Ace Double, September 1969, 42800, 75¢, 124pp, pb, n., cover by Gray Morrow)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Kalin by E.C. Tubb.

The Anthology of Ghost Stories ed. Richard Dalby (Tiger Books, April 31, 1994, 1-85501-503-X, £9.95, 528pp, hc, an)
Bargain book reissue of The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories (Robinson, 1990) excluding the last ten stories.

xi · Preface · Richard Dalby · pr

1 · The Unsettled Dust · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

40 · How He Left the Hotel · Louisa Baldwin · ss The Argosy (UK) October 1894, uncredited.

45 · Whessoe · Nugent Barker · ss Life and Letters December 1928

55 · The Shuttered Room · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Story-Magazine August 1929

68 · An Inhabitant of Carcosa · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Newsletter December 25 1886

72 · Is There Anybody There? · Charles Birkin · ss The Smell of Evil by Charles Birkin, Library 33, 1964

88 · The Whisperers · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Eye-Witness May 23 1912

94 · Curfew · L. M. Boston · ss The House of the Nightmare ed. Kathleen Lines, The Bodley Head, 1967

103 · I’m Sure It Was No. 31 [Did It Happen?] · A. M. Burrage · ar The Evening Standard May 10 1955

108 · The Guide · Ramsey Campbell · ss Post Mortem ed. Paul F. Olson & David B. Silva, St. Martin's, 1989; in this version the lullaby verse has been revised.

120 · The Limping Ghost · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Night Ghouls by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1975, as “The Ghost Who Limped”

136 · Mrs. Zant and the Ghost · Wilkie Collins · nv My Lady’s Money by Wilkie Collins, Tauchnitz, 1879, as “The Ghost’s Touch”

169 · The House by the Tarn · Basil Copper · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971

182 · In Kropfsberg Keep · Ralph Adams Cram · ss Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895

191 · The Ghost in All the Rooms · Daniel Defoe · ss The Secrets of the Invisible World Disclos’d by Daniel Defoe, 1727

200 · The Story of the Bagman’s Uncle · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837, as “The Ghosts of the Mail”

217 · The Bully of Brocas Court · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1921

229 · In the Confessional · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round December 4 1871

244 · The Tune in Dan’s Café · Shamus Frazer · ss Lie Ten Nights Awake ed. Herbert van Thal, Hodder, 1967

254 · Beyond the Bourne · John S. Glasby · ss The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories ed. Richard Dalby, Robinson, 1990

267 · The Valley of the Lost Children · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Cornhill Magazine February 1906

278 · The Sand-Walker · Fergus Hume · ss The Queen August 4 1900

293 · The Real Right Thing · Henry James · ss Collier’s Weekly December 16 1899

306 · The Haunted Dolls’ House · M. R. James · ss The Empire Review February 1923; written to fill a miniature book in the library of Queen Mary’s doll house.

317 · The Wall-Painting · Roger Johnson · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983

331 · “They” · Rudyard Kipling · nv Scribner’s Magazine August 1904

352 · The Last Laugh · D. H. Lawrence · ss The New Decameron IV, Blackwell, 1925

369 · Robin’s Rath · Margery Lawrence · nv Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1923

387 · The Dream [The Purcell Papers] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine August 1838, as “The Drunkard’s Dream”, uncredited.

399 · The Sundial · R. H. Malden · ss Leeds Parish Church Magazine December 1930

409 · The Fifteenth Man [Augustus Champnell] · Richard Marsh · ss The Seen and the Unseen by Richard Marsh, Methuen, 1900

420 · Brenner’s Boy · John Metcalfe · ss White Owl Press, 1932

436 · Uncle Abraham’s Romance · E. Nesbit · ss Grim Tales by E. Nesbit, A.D. Innes, 1893

440 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited.

452 · The Next Room · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss The Dublin Magazine #4, October/December 1928

461 · The Footsteps of the Aventine · Roger Pater · ss Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

472 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart, 1839

491 · Courage · Forrest Reid · ss A Garden by the Sea by Forrest Reid, 1918

498 · The Last of Squire Ennismore · Mrs. J. H. Riddell · ss The Penny Illustrated Paper Christmas 1886

505 · The Garside Fell Disaster · L. T. C. Rolt · ss Sleep No More by L. T. C. Rolt, Constable, 1948

513 · The Tears of Saint Agathé [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983

524 · The Soul of Laploshka · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 8 1909

Best Ghost Stories by Bram Stoker ed. Richard Dalby, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & S. T. Joshi--- see under Bram Stoker.

Chillers for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (Michael O’Mara, October 19, 1989, 0-948397-62-4, £12.95, 311pp, hc, an, cover by Clifford Harper)
Anthology of thriller/horror stories, seven of which seem to be original.

· Foreword · Richard Dalby · fw

1 · The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes · Rudyard Kipling · nv Quartette Christmas 1885

21 · Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk · Frank Cowper · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1889

40 · The Phantom Riders · Ernest R. Suffling · ss The Story Hunter; or, Tales of the Weird and Wild by Ernest R. Suffling, Jarrold, 1896

50 · The Guard-Ship at the Aire · Amelia B. Edwards · ss Miss Carew by Amelia B. Edwards, Hurst & Blackett, 1865

64 · Horror: A True Tale · John Berwick Harwood, uncredited · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1861

83 · A Pipe of Mystery · G. A. Henty · ss The Union Jack December 23 1880

97 · On the Down Line · George Manville Fenn · ss Christmas Penny Readings by George Manville Fenn, Routledge, 1867

106 · An Exciting Christmas Eve · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Boy’s Own Paper Christmas 1883

121 · Remorseless Vengeance · Guy Boothby · ss Uncle Joe’s Legacy by Guy Boothby, F.V. White, 1902

129 · The Vanishing House · Bernard Capes · ss The Sketch January 5 1898

134 · The White Raven · Dick Donovan · ss Tales of Terror by Dick Donovan, Chatto & Windus, 1899

145 · The Strange Story of Northavon Priory · Frank Frankfort Moore · ss The Other World by F. Frankfort Moore, Eveleigh Nash, 1904

156 · The Black Cat · William J. Wintle · ss Ghost Gleams by W. J. Wintle, Heath Cranton, 1921

164 · Back for Christmas · John Collier · ss The New Yorker October 7 1939

170 · A Christmas Story · Sarban · ss Ringstones and Other Curious Tales by Sarban, Peter Davies, 1951

185 · The Waits · L. P. Hartley · ss Two for the River and Other Stories by L. P. Hartley, Hamish Hamilton, 1961

191 · Florinda · Shamus Frazer · ss The London Mystery Magazine #29, June 1956

200 · The Hanging Tree · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Fifteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1979

215 · The Grotto · Alexander Welch · ss Time Out December 1988

220 · Just Before Dawn · Eugene Johnson · ss

226 · Buggane · Peter Tremayne · ss

240 · The Uninvited · John Glasby · ss

255 · A Present for Christmas · A. J. Merak · ss

269 · The Deliverer · Simon MacCulloch · ss

279 · The Night Before Christmas · Roger Johnson · ss

297 · On Wings of Song · David G. Rowlands · ss

306 · The Santa · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · vi Weirdbook #23/24, 1988

The Cold Embrace and Other Ghost Stories by Mary Elizabeth Braddon ed. Richard Dalby--- see under Mary Elizabeth Braddon.

The Corpse Light and Other Tales of Terror by Dick Donovan ed. Richard Dalby--- see under Dick Donovan.

Crime for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (Michael O’Mara, October 17, 1991, 1-85479-034-X, £13.99, vii+279pp, hc, an, cover by William Geldart)
Anthology of 16 crime and ghost stories, three original. Fourth in the series.

vii · Foreword · Peter Cushing · fw

1 · The Trinity Cat · Ellis Peters · ss Winter’s Crimes 8 ed. Hilary Watson, Macmillan UK, 1976

14 · A Happy Solution · Raymund Allen · ss The Strand Magazine December 1916

27 · The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine January 1892

45 · An Upright Woman · H. R. F. Keating · nv Winter’s Crimes 2 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1970

67 · A Book for Christmas · Christopher Hallam · ss

73 · A Pair of Muddy Shoes · Lennox Robinson · ss Eight Short Stories by Lennox Robinson, T. Fisher Unwin, 1919

80 · The Unknown Murderer [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv People’s March 1 1923

101 · The Buoy That Did Not Light [Felix Jenks] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine January 1923

112 · A Christmas Tragedy [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Story-teller January 1930, as “The Hat and the Alibi”

127 · The Ghost’s Touch · Fergus Hume · ss The Pocket Magazine December 1899

140 · The Grotto · Pamela Sewell · ss

144 · The Show Must Not Go On · David G. Rowlands · ss

154 · Red Lily · Dick Donovan · nv Tales of Terror by Dick Donovan, Chatto & Windus, 1899

177 · The Black Bag Left on a Door-Step [Loveday Brooke] · Catherine L. Pirkis · ss The Ludgate Monthly February 1893

198 · The Grave by the Handpost · Thomas Hardy · ss St. James’ Budget December 1897

209 · Mr Wray’s Cash Box · Wilkie Collins · na Richard Bentley, December 1851

279 · Solution of the Endgame in “A Happy Solution” · [uncredited] · ms

The Devil’s Graveyard ed. Richard Dalby--- see under BFS Booklet #14, 1988.

Dracula’s Brood: Rare Vampire Stories by Friends and Contemporaries of Bram Stoker ed. Richard Dalby (Crucible, May 1987, 0-85030-594-2, £8.99, 348pp, tp, an)
Anthology of 30 ’rare’ vampire stories, one original to this collection. Distributed in the U.S. by Inner Traditions International at $10.95.

9 · Introduction · Richard Dalby · in

13 · The Last Lords of Gardonal [The Innominato] · William Gilbert · nv The Argosy (UK) July 1867 (+2), as “The Lords of Gardonal” by The Author of “Doctor Austin’s Guests”

43 · The Fate of Madame Cabanel · Eliza Lynn Linton · ss All the Year Round December 16 1872

55 · The Man-Eating Tree · Phil Robinson · ss Under the Punkah by Phil Robinson, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1881

62 · The Vampyre · Vasile Alecsandri; translated by William Beatty-Kingston · pm The English Illustrated Magazine November 1886
translated from the Romanian (“Strigoiul”).

64 · A Mystery of the Campagna · Anne Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1887, 1886, as by Von Degen

92 · Ken’s Mystery · Julian Hawthorne · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine November 1883

111 · The Parasite · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv Harper’s Weekly November 10 1884 (+3)

145 · Good Lady Ducayne · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · nv The Strand Magazine February 1896

171 · Let Loose · Mary Cholmondeley · nv Temple Bar April 1890

185 · Will · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss The Green Window by Vincent O'Sullivan, Leonard Smithers, 1899
translated from the French (“Le Scarabée Funèbre”, Mercure de France).

190 · The Stone Chamber · H. B. Marriott Watson · nv The Heart of Miranda by H. B. Marriott Watson, John Lane, 1898

217 · The Vampire Maid · Hume Nisbet · ss Stories Weird and Wonderful by Hume Nisbet, F.V. White, 1900

222 · The Old Portrait · Hume Nisbet · ss The Penny Illustrated Paper February 22 1896

226 · Marsyas in Flanders · Vernon Lee · ss For Maurice by Vernon Lee, John Lane, 1927

238 · An Unscientific Story · Louise J. Strong · ss The Cosmopolitan February 1903

249 · A Dead Finger · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss A Book of Ghosts by Sabine Baring-Gould, Methuen, 1904

264 · The Feather Pillow · Horacio Quiroga; translated by Margaret Sayers Peden · ss The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories by Horacio Quiroga, University of Texas Press, 1976
translated from the Spanish (“El almohadón de plumas”, Caras y Caretas, 1907).

268 · The Singular Death of Morton · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Tramp December 1910

276 · Aylmer Vance and the Vampire [Aylmer Vance] · Alice & Claude Askew · nv The Weekly Tale-Teller #274, August 1 1914, as “The Vampire”

293 · The Sumach · Ulric Daubeny · ss The Elemental by Ulric Daubeny, Routledge, 1919

304 · Wailing Well · M. R. James · ss Mill House Press, 1928

313 · Another Squaw? [University of Cosmopoli] · E. Heron-Allen · ss Some Women of the University by Christopher Blayre, R. Stockwell, 1934, as by Christopher Blayre

321 · The Living Stone · E. R. Punshon · ss The Cornhill Magazine September 1939

330 · Princess of Darkness · Frederick Cowles · ss

Ghosts and Scholars ed. Richard Dalby & Rosemary Pardoe (Crucible, October 1987, 1-85274-022-1, £12.95, 272pp, hc, an)
Collection of ghost stories in the spirit of M.R. James.

9 · Foreword · Michael Cox · fw

13 · Introduction · Richard Dalby & Rosemary Pardoe · in

17 · Ghosts—Treat Them Gently · M. R. James · ar The (London) Evening News April 17 1931

20 · On the Leads · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss A Book of Ghosts by Sabine Baring-Gould, Methuen, 1904

28 · The Stone Coffin · ’B’ · ss Magdalene College Magazine December 1913

35 · The Slype House · A. C. Benson · nv The Isles of Sunset by Arthur Christopher Benson, Isbister, 1905

46 · Father Macclesfield’s Tale · Robert Hugh Benson · ss A Mirror of Shalott by R. H. Benson, Pitman, 1907

53 · The Saint and the Vicar · Cecil Binney · ss 50 Years of Ghost Stories, Hutchinson, 1935

61 · Christmas Reunion · Sir Andrew Caldecott · ss Not Exactly Ghosts by Andrew Caldecott, Edward Arnold, 1946

70 · This Time · Ramsey Campbell · ss Night Visions 3 ed. George R. R. Martin, Dark Harvest, 1986

79 · Doctor Horder’s Room · Patrick Carleton · ss Thrills, Philip Allan, 1935

87 · Blind Man’s Hood · John Dickson Carr · ss The Sketch Christmas 1937, as by Carter Dickson

104 · The Strange Affair at Upton Strangewold · Frederick Cowles · ss

116 · Brother John’s Bequest · Arthur Gray · ss The Cambridge Review November 28 1912, as by Ingulphus

125 · “Come, Follow!” · Sheila Hodgson · ss Ghosts & Scholars #4, 1982
adapted by the author from her play of the same name.

141 · Ghost Story Competition · M. R. James · ms The Spectator Christmas 1930

143 · “Here He Lies Where He Longed to Be” · Winifred Galbraith · vi The Spectator Christmas 1930

145 · The House-Party · Emma S. Duffin · vi The Spectator Christmas 1930

148 · An Incident in the City · A. F. Kidd · ss Ghosts & Scholars #1, 1979

155 · As in a Glass Dimly · Shane Leslie · ss When Churchyards Yawn ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1931

165 · Between Sunset and Moonrise · R. H. Malden · ss Nine Ghosts by R. H. Malden, E. Arnold, 1943

175 · New Corner · L. T. C. Rolt · ss Mystery Stories #20, 1939

186 · Sins of the Fathers [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss 1962, as “The Dog in the Night”

195 · Celui-La · Eleanor Scott · ss Randalls Round by Eleanor Scott, E. Benn, 1929

210 · The Face in the Fresco · Arnold Smith · ss The London Mercury June 1928

223 · The Dean’s Bargain · Dermot Chesson Spence · ss Little Red Shoes by Dermot Chesson Spence, Williams & Norgate, 1937

230 · The Horn of Vapula · Lewis Spence · ss The Grand Magazine July 1916

239 · The Grimoire · Montague Summers · nv The Grimoire and Other Supernatural Stories ed. Montague Summers, Fortune Press, 1936

256 · The Eastern Window · E. G. Swain · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. Swain, W. Heffer & Sons, 1912

264 · Select Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

Ghosts for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (Michael O’Mara, October 13, 1988, 0-948397-18-7, £12.00, 339pp, hc, an, cover by Clifford Harper)
Anthology of 30 Christmas ghost stories, one original.

vii · Foreword · Richard Dalby · fw

1 · Our Ghost Party · Jerome K. Jerome · in Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, The Leadenhall Press, 1891, as “Introductory”

6 · The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837

16 · The Ghost Detective · Mark Lemon · ss The London Journal Christmas 1866

27 · The Dead Sexton · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Once a Week Christmas 1871

45 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

60 · The Ghost of Christmas Eve · J. M. Barrie · ss The St. James’s Gazette January 3 1889

64 · The Real and the Counterfeit · Louisa Baldwin · ss The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories by Mrs. Alfred Baldwin, Dent, 1895

79 · “Number Ninety” · Mrs. B. M. Croker · ss Chapman’s Magazine December 1895

89 · Thurlow’s Christmas Story · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly December 15 1894

103 · Their Dear Little Ghost · Elia W. Peattie · ss The Outlook October 29 1898

109 · Wolverden Tower · Grant Allen · nv The Illustrated London News November 23 1896

136 · A Ghost-Child · Bernard Capes · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1906

143 · The Kit-Bag · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1908

154 · The Shadow · E. Nesbit · ss Black & White #777, December 23 1905, as “The Portent of the Shadow”

164 · The Irtonwood Ghost · Elinor Glyn · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1911

182 · Bone to His Bone · E. G. Swain · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. Swain, W. Heffer & Sons, 1912

190 · Transition · Algernon Blackwood · ss The New Witness December 11 1913, as “Mudbury’s Xmas Adventure”

196 · The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance · M. R. James · nv The Cambridge Review June 4 1913

209 · The Sculptor’s Angel · Marie Corelli · ss Nash’s Magazine December 1913

223 · The Snow · Hugh Walpole · ss The (London) Evening News December 21 1928

232 · Smee · A. M. Burrage · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine December 1929

243 · The Prescription · Marjorie Bowen · ss The London Magazine January 1929

259 · The Demon King · J. B. Priestley · ss The Strand Magazine January 1931

271 · Lucky’s Grove · H. Russell Wakefield · nv The Clock Strikes Twelve by H. Russell Wakefield, Herbert Jenkins, 1940

291 · “I Shall Take Proper Precautions” · George H. Bushnell · ss A Handful of Ghosts by George H. Bushnell, St Andrews University, 1945

302 · Christmas Meeting · Rosemary Timperley · vi Truth 1952

305 · Someone in the Lift · L. P. Hartley · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

310 · The Christmas Present · Ramsey Campbell · ss Nameless Places ed. Gerald W. Page, Arkham House, 1975
broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside on December 24th, 1969.

317 · Christmas Entertainment · Daphne Froome · ss The Fifteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1979

326 · Gebal and Ammon and Amalek [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss

The Giant Book of Classic Ghost Stories: The Great Stories from the Victorian and Edwardian Era ed. Richard Dalby (Magpie, 1996, 1-85487-672-4, £3.99, xiv+573pp, tp, an, cover: [photo] by Simon Marsden)
Reprint (Robinson; Carroll & Graf 1995 as The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories) anthology of 42 stories and 1 poem. This is an instant remainder edition.

The Haunted Chair and Other Stories by Richard Marsh ed. Richard Dalby--- see under Richard Marsh.

The Haunted River and Three Other Ghostly Novellas by Mrs. J. H. Riddell ed. Richard Dalby--- see under Mrs. J. H. Riddell.

Horror for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (Michael O’Mara, November 1992, 1-85479-141-9, £13.99, vii+246pp, hc, an, cover by Graham Potts)
Anthology of 13 horror stories with a Christmas theme, including an original novella by Basil Copper.

vii · Foreword · Richard Dalby · fw

1 · Jerry Bundler · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Windsor Magazine December 1897

9 · Mustapha · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss Western Weekly Mercury 1894

24 · The Sinister Inn · F. S. Smythe · ss Chambers’s Journal Christmas 1931

43 · Tarnhelm · Hugh Walpole · ss Liberty December 28 1929

58 · The Crown Derby Plate · Marjorie Bowen · ss Grace Latouche and the Warringtons by Marjorie Bowen, Selwyn & Blount, 1931

70 · The Stocking · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949

74 · The Spider · F. McDermott · ss The London Mystery Magazine #12, October/November 1951

82 · The Visiting Star · Robert Aickman · nv Powers of Darkness by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1966

105 · Christmas Eve · Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Night Ghouls by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1975

115 · The Night Before Christmas · Robert Bloch · nv Dark Forces ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980

134 · The Greater Arcana · Ron Weighell · ss

149 · Wish You Were Here · Basil Copper · na

221 · To Dance by the Light of the Moon · Stephen Gallagher · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 1986

In the Dark & Other Ghost Stories by Mary E. Penn ed. Richard Dalby--- see under Mary E. Penn.

The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories ed. Richard Dalby (Robinson, July 19, 1990, 1-85487-055-6, £4.99, 654pp, tp, an, cover by Gordon Crabb)
Anthology of fifty ghost stories from the 19th and 20th centuries.

ix · Preface · Richard Dalby · pr

1 · The Unsettled Dust · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

40 · How He Left the Hotel · Louisa Baldwin · ss The Argosy (UK) October 1894, uncredited.

45 · Whessoe · Nugent Barker · ss Life and Letters December 1928

55 · The Shuttered Room · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Story-Magazine August 1929

68 · An Inhabitant of Carcosa · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Newsletter December 25 1886

72 · Is There Anybody There? · Charles Birkin · ss The Smell of Evil by Charles Birkin, Library 33, 1964

88 · The Whisperers · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Eye-Witness May 23 1912

94 · Curfew · L. M. Boston · ss The House of the Nightmare ed. Kathleen Lines, The Bodley Head, 1967

103 · I’m Sure It Was No. 31 [Did It Happen?] · A. M. Burrage · ar The Evening Standard May 10 1955

108 · The Guide · Ramsey Campbell · ss Post Mortem ed. Paul F. Olson & David B. Silva, St. Martin's, 1989; in this version the lullaby verse has been revised.

120 · The Limping Ghost · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Night Ghouls by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1975, as “The Ghost Who Limped”

136 · Mrs. Zant and the Ghost · Wilkie Collins · nv My Lady’s Money by Wilkie Collins, Tauchnitz, 1879, as “The Ghost’s Touch”

169 · The House by the Tarn · Basil Copper · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971

182 · In Kropfsberg Keep · Ralph Adams Cram · ss Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895

191 · The Ghost in All the Rooms · Daniel Defoe · ss The Secrets of the Invisible World Disclos’d by Daniel Defoe, 1727

200 · The Bagman’s Uncle · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837, as “The Ghosts of the Mail”

217 · The Bully of Brocas Court · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1921

229 · In the Confessional · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round December 4 1871

244 · The Tune in Dan’s Café · Shamus Frazer · ss Lie Ten Nights Awake ed. Herbert van Thal, Hodder, 1967

254 · Beyond the Bourne · John S. Glasby · ss The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories ed. Richard Dalby, Robinson, 1990

267 · The Valley of the Lost Children · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Cornhill Magazine February 1906

278 · The Sand-Walker · Fergus Hume · ss The Queen August 4 1900

293 · The Real Right Thing · Henry James · ss Collier’s Weekly December 16 1899

306 · The Haunted Dolls’ House · M. R. James · ss The Empire Review February 1923; written to fill a miniature book in the library of Queen Mary’s doll house.

317 · The Wall-Painting · Roger Johnson · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983

331 · “They” · Rudyard Kipling · nv Scribner’s Magazine August 1904

352 · The Last Laugh · D. H. Lawrence · ss The New Decameron IV, Blackwell, 1925

369 · Robin’s Rath · Margery H. Lawrence · nv Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1923

387 · The Dream [The Purcell Papers] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine August 1838, as “The Drunkard’s Dream”, uncredited.

399 · The Sundial · R. H. Malden · ss Leeds Parish Church Magazine December 1930

409 · The Fifteenth Man [Augustus Champnell] · Richard Marsh · ss The Seen and the Unseen by Richard Marsh, Methuen, 1900

420 · Brenner’s Boy · John Metcalfe · ss White Owl Press, 1932

436 · Uncle Abraham’s Romance · E. Nesbit · ss Grim Tales by E. Nesbit, A.D. Innes, 1893

440 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited.

452 · The Next Room · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss The Dublin Magazine #4, October/December 1928

461 · The Footsteps of the Aventine · Roger Pater · ss Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

472 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart, 1839

491 · Courage · Forrest Reid · ss A Garden by the Sea by Forrest Reid, 1918

498 · The Last of Squire Ennismore · Mrs. J. H. Riddell · ss The Penny Illustrated Paper Christmas 1886

505 · The Garside Fell Disaster · L. T. C. Rolt · ss Sleep No More by L. T. C. Rolt, Constable, 1948

513 · The Tears of Saint Agathé [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983

524 · The Soul of Laploshka · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 8 1909

529 · The Old Dining-Room · “Sapper” · ss Hutchinson’s Story Magazine December 1920

541 · The Between-Maid · Montague Summers · ss Everybody’s January 3 1948

546 · A Ghost Story · Mark Twain · ss Werner’s Readings and Recitations, 1888

552 · The Folly [Ralph Tyler] · Mark Valentine · ss 14 Bellchamber Tower by Mark Valentine, Crimson Altar Press, 1987

569 · Out of the Wrack I Rise · H. Russell Wakefield · ss Weird Tales November 1949

575 · In the Pines · Karl Edward Wagner · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1973

603 · “Where Angels Fear…” · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Unknown March 1939

611 · The House of the Nightmare · Edward Lucas White · ss Smith’s Magazine September 1906

620 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1)

646 · The Spectre Spiders · William J. Wintle · ss Ghost Gleams by W. J. Wintle, Heath Cranton, 1921

The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 ed. Richard Dalby (Carroll & Graf, September 1991, 0-88184-701-1, $9.95, 658pp, tp, an, cover by Peter Kettle)
Anthology of 59 ghost stories, seven of them original, with a preface by Christopher Lee.

· Preface · Christopher Lee · pr

1 · Who or What Was It? · Kingsley Amis · ss Playboy December 1972

12 · The Believers · Robert Arthur · ss Weird Tales July 1941

28 · A Happy Release · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss A Book of Ghosts by Sabine Baring-Gould, Methuen, 1904

39 · One, Two, Buckle My Shoe · Nugent Barker · ss Written with my Left Hand by Nugent Barker, Percival Marshall, 1951

50 · The Man Who Went Too Far · E. F. Benson · nv The Pall Mall Magazine June 1904

71 · The Secret of Macarger’s Gulch · Ambrose Bierce · ss The Wave April 25 1891

79 · The God with Four Arms · H. T. W. Bousfield · ss The Windsor Magazine April 1933

89 · The Shadowy Escort · A. M. Burrage · ss The London Magazine May 1928

100 · The Widow’s Clock · Bernard Capes · ss The Pall Mall Magazine May 1900

108 · A Pleasant Evening · Robert W. Chambers · nv The Maker of Moons by Robert W. Chambers, Putnam, 1896

131 · The Elemental · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · nv The Elemental by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1974

150 · Something to Reflect Upon · Clare Colvin · nv Winter’s Tales New Series: 6 ed. Robin Baird-Smith, Constable, 1990

168 · The Second Passenger · Basil Copper · ss The Dark Brotherhood Journal #3, 1973

178 · No. 252 Rue M. le Prince · Ralph Adams Cram · nv Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895

192 · St. Bartholomew’s Day · Edmund Crispin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1975

206 · The Ghost in Master B.’s Room · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1859, uncredited.

217 · The Brown Hand · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine May 1899, as “The Story of the Brown Hand”

232 · Yak Mool San · H. B. Drake · ss The London Mystery Magazine #1, 1949

247 · The Spirit of Christmas · Vivian Edwards · ss 1990

252 · Uncle Christian’s Inheritance · Erckmann-Chatrian · ss The Man-Wolf and Other Tales by Mm. Erckmann-Chatrian, Ward Lock, 1876
translated from the French (“L’héritage de mon oncle Christian”, La Revue européenne, May 1860).

263 · The Black Widow · John S. Glasby · ss

280 · Across the Moors · William F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William Fryer Harvey, Dent, 1910

286 · The Gray Champion · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine January 1835, as by The Author of “The Gentle Boy”

294 · Governor Manco and the Soldier · Washington Irving · ss The Alhambra by Washington Irving, Colburn & Bentley, 1832

309 · Rats · M. R. James · ss At Random March 23 1929

315 · Mädelein · Roger Johnson · ss

328 · And Turns No More His Head · A. F. Kidd · ss Change and Decay by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1985

337 · By Word of Mouth · Rudyard Kipling · vi The Civil and Military Gazette June 10 1887

342 · The Curse of the Stillborn · Margery Lawrence · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine June 1925

355 · Dance! Dance! The Shaking of the Sheets · Alan W. Lear · ss

361 · The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh [The Purcell Papers] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine March 1838, uncredited.

370 · Haunted Air · L. A. Lewis · ss Tales of the Grotesque by L. A. Lewis, Philip Allan, 1934

380 · The Coxswain of the Lifeboat · R. H. Malden · ss Nine Ghosts by R. H. Malden, E. Arnold, 1943

392 · On the River · Guy de Maupassant · ss Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“En Canot”, Le Bulletin Francais, March 10, 1876).

398 · Things · J. C. Moore · ss The English Review June 1928

406 · The Ebony Frame · Edith Nesbit · nv Longman’s Magazine October 1891

417 · The Downs · Amyas Northcote · ss In Ghostly Company by Amyas Northcote, The Bodley Head, 1921

424 · The Pot of Tulips [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine November 1855, uncredited.

441 · The Burned House · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss The Century Magazine October 1916

449 · The Unfinished Masterpiece · C. D. Pamely · ss Tales of Mystery and Terror by C. D. Pamely, Arthur H. Stockwell, 1926

454 · The Witches’ Sabbath · James Platt · ss Tales of the Supernatural by James Platt, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1894

466 · Metzengerstein · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Philadelphia Saturday Courier January 14 1832

475 · The Story of Saddler’s Croft [Flaxman Low] · Kate & Hesketh Prichard · ss Pearson’s Magazine February 1899, as by E. & H. Heron

489 · The Face · Lennox Robinson · ss 1913

494 · A Fisher of Men [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Holly Bough (Ireland) Christmas 1984

500 · A Mysterious Portrait · Mark Rutherford · ss The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford by Mark Rutherford, Trübner, 1881

508 · Ward 8 · Pamela Sewell · ss

514 · The Coat · A. E. D. Smith · ss Powers of Darkness, Philip Allan, 1934

521 · A Voice in Feathers · Lewis Spence · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine August 1923

529 · A Dream of Porcelain · Derek Stanford · nv

554 · No. 11 Welham Square · Herbert Stephen · ss The Cornhill Magazine May 1885, as by Edward Masey

566 · The Bishop’s Ghost and the Printer’s Baby · Frank R. Stockton · ss Chapman’s Magazine June 1895

571 · The Secret of the Growing Gold · Bram Stoker · ss Black & White January 23 1892

584 · The Ash Track · Mark Valentine · ss

596 · In a Nursing Home (A Euthanasian Subject) · E. H. Visiak · vi

599 · The Stranger of the Night · Edgar Wallace · ss The Weekly Tale-Teller #75, October 8 1910

609 · The Triumph of Night · Edith Wharton · nv Scribner’s Magazine August 1914

633 · The Hall Bedroom · Mary E. Wilkins · ss Collier’s Weekly March 28 1903, as by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

649 · The Ghost at the “Blue Dragon” · William J. Wintle · ss Ghost Gleams by W. J. Wintle, Heath Cranton, 1921

The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories ed. Richard Dalby (Robinson, October 3, 1995, 1-85487-338-5, £5.99, xiv+573pp, tp, an, cover by The Senate)
Anthology of 42 stories and 1 poem, each with an introduction by Dalby.

xi · Introduction · Richard Dalby · in

1 · Ghosts · [uncredited] · pm Dreamland and Ghostland, Volume III, George Redway, 1887

5 · Schalken the Painter · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851
revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1839).

28 · M. Anastius · Dinah Maria Mulock · nv Nothing New by Dinah M. Mulock, Hurst & Blackett, 1857

55 · The Lost Room · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1858, uncredited.

71 · No. 1 Branch Line: The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866

84 · Haunted · [uncredited] · ss A Stable for Nightmares, Tinsley Brothers, 1867

95 · The Romance of Certain Old Clothes · Henry James · ss The Atlantic Monthly February 1868, uncredited.; the “definitive” version from Stories Revived, 1885.

113 · John Granger · Mary E. Braddon · ss The Belgravia Annual Christmas 1870, as by The Author of “Lady Audley’s Secret”, etc.

133 · The Ghost in the Mill · Harriet Beecher Stowe · ss The Atlantic Monthly June 1870, uncredited.

143 · The Ghost in the Cap’n Brown House · Harriet Beecher Stowe · ss The Atlantic Monthly December 1870

153 · Poor Pretty Bobby · Rhoda Broughton · ss Temple Bar December 1872

173 · The New Pass · Amelia B. Edwards · ss Routledge’s Christmas Annual 1870

187 · The White and the Black · Erckmann-Chatrian · nv Stories of the Rhine by Mm. Erckmann-Chatrian, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1875, as “Black and White”
translated from the French (“Le blanc et le noir”, Le Monde illustré, January 15, 1862).

204 · The Underground Ghost · John Berwick Harwood · ss Chambers’s Journal Christmas 1864, uncredited.

218 · Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk · Frank Cowper · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1889

236 · Dog or Demon? · Theo Gift · ss Not for the Night-Time by Theo Gift, Roper & Drowley, 1889

247 · A Ghost from the Sea · J. E. P. Muddock · ss Stories Weird and Wonderful by J. E. Muddock, Chatto & Windus, 1889

257 · A Set of Chessmen · Richard Marsh · ss The Cornhill Magazine April 1890, uncredited.

275 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891

291 · Pallinghurst Barrow · Grant Allen · nv The Illustrated London News November 28 1892

308 · The Mystery of the Semi-Detached · E. Nesbit · ss Grim Tales by E. Nesbit, A.D. Innes, 1893

312 · Sister Maddelena · Ralph Adams Cram · nv Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895

326 · The Trainer’s Ghost · Lettice Galbraith · ss New Ghost Stories by Lettice Galbraith, Ward Lock, 1893

340 · An Original Revenge · W. C. Morrow · ss The Ape, the Idiot and Other People by W. C. Morrow, Lippincott, 1897

346 · Caulfield’s Crime · Alice Perrin · ss The Belgravia Annual Christmas 1892

354 · The Bridal Pair · Robert W. Chambers · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine December 1902

368 · The Watcher · Robert Benson · vi The Light Invisible by R. H. Benson, Isbister, 1903

373 · The Spectre in the Cart · Thomas Nelson Page · ss Scribner’s Magazine August 1899

391 · H. P. · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss A Book of Ghosts by Sabine Baring-Gould, Methuen, 1904

404 · Yuki-Onna · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn, Houghton Mifflin, 1904

408 · The Ash-Tree · M. R. James · ss Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904

420 · The Story of the Green House, Wallington [Alwyne Sargent & Jack Hargreaves] · Allen Upward · ss The Royal Magazine December 1905

429 · The Slype House · A. C. Benson · nv The Isles of Sunset by Arthur Christopher Benson, Isbister, 1905

442 · A Ghost-Child · Bernard Capes · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1906

449 · The Bead Necklace · Alice Perrin · ss Red Records by Alice Perrin, Chatto & Windus, 1906

459 · A Dead Man’s Bargain · Clive Pemberton · ss The Weird o’ It by Clive Pemberton, Henry Drane, 1906

467 · The House That Was Lost · Tom Gallon · ss The Story-teller June 1908

477 · The Jolly Corner · Henry James · nv The English Review December 1908

508 · The Doll’s Ghost · F. Marion Crawford · ss The Illustrated London News Christmas 1896

520 · The Moonlit Road · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine January 1907

529 · The Forbidden Floor · Alexander Harvey · ss The Cavalier November 23 1912

545 · The Shadow · E. Nesbit · ss Black & White #777, December 23 1905, as “The Portent of the Shadow”

555 · The Gateway of the Monster [Thomas Carnacki] · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Idler January 1910

Mistletoe Mayhem: Horrific Tales for the Holidays ed. Richard Dalby (Castle Books, October 1993, 1-555-21972-1, $8.98, 248pp, hc, an)
Reprint (Michael O’Mara 1992 as Horror for Christmas) anthology of 13 Christmas horror stories, four apparently original. This is an instant remainder book.

Modern Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers ed. Richard Dalby (Carroll & Graf, November 1992, 0-88184-864-6, $20.00, 318pp, hc, an)
Reprint (Virago 1991 as The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two) anthology of 27 ghost stories by 20th-century women writers, with an introduction by the editor.

Mystery for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (Michael O’Mara, November 1990, 1-85479-086-2, £12.95, viii+291pp, hc, an, cover by William Geldart)
Anthology of 23 mystery and ghost stories, 12 original.

· Foreword · Richard Dalby · fw

1 · The Black Veil · Charles Dickens · ss Sketches by Boz: First Series by Boz, Macrone, 1836, as by Boz

12 · The Banshee’s Warning · Mrs. J. H. Riddell · ss London Society Christmas 1867, as “Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning”

29 · The Citizen’s Watch · Erckmann-Chatrian; translated by Charles S. Cheltnam · nv Temple Bar March 1875, as “The Dean’s Watch”
translated from the French (“La montre du doyen”, Les Contes Fantastiques, Hachette, 1860).

49 · What the Shepherd Saw · Thomas Hardy · ss The Illustrated London News Christmas 1881

68 · The Picture Puzzle · Edward Lucas White · ss Lukundoo and Other Stories by Edward Lucas White, Doran, 1927; written 1909.

81 · Ellison’s Christmas Dinner · Dolf Wyllarde · ss Tropical Tales by Dolf Wyllarde, Stanley Paul, 1909

89 · Marwood’s Ghost Story · Marjorie Bowen · ss John o’ London’s Weekly December 6 1925

96 · The Man Who Came Back · Margery H. Lawrence · ss The Sphere November 20 1935

110 · The Chinese Apple · Joseph Shearing · ss The Illustrated London News November 18 1948

124 · Diary of a Poltergeist · Ronald Duncan · ss Unlikely Ghosts ed. James Turner, Cassell, 1967

136 · The Leaf-Sweeper · Muriel Spark · ss The London Mystery Magazine #31, December 1956

142 · The Illuminated Office · Derek Stanford · ss

155 · The Case of Seven Santas [Mrs. Craggs] · H. R. F. Keating · ss

174 · Mage of the Monkeys [Al Weaver, Private Mage] · Sydney J. Bounds · ss

182 · Nostalgia · Maggie Ross · ss

198 · The Reluctant Murderer · Roger F. Dunkley · ss

206 · Cyanide for Christmas · John S. Glasby · ss

219 · The Cloak of DeSouvre · Elizabeth Fawcett · ss

234 · The Soldier · Roger Johnson · ss

247 · The Case of the Fiery Messengers [Sherlock Holmes] · Ron Weighell · nv

270 · The Codex [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss

280 · Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Most Men [Binscombe] · John Whitbourn · ss

288 · Christmas Rose · Mary Williams · ss

Nightmare Jack and Other Stories by John Metcalfe ed. Richard Dalby--- see under John Metcalfe.

Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories ed. Richard Dalby (Barnes & Noble, November 1996, 0-76070-352-3, $9.98, 654pp, tp, an, cover by G. Crabb Arena)
Reprint (Robinson 1990 as The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories) anthology of 52 ghost stories. This is an instant remainder edition.

The Phantom Coach by Amelia B. Edwards ed. Richard Dalby--- see under Amelia B. Edwards.

The Relations and What They Related and Other Weird Tales by G. M. Robins ed. Richard Dalby--- see under G. M. Robins.

Shivers for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (Michael O’Mara, October 13, 1995, 1-85479-919-3, £13.99, 250pp, hc, an, cover by Bob Harvey)
Anthology of 16 stories, including six originals by authors such as Stephen Gallagher & Richard Adams; plus a rare reprint of a Terry Pratchett story.

1 · The Discovery of the Treasure Isles · Amelia B. Edwards · nv Every Boy’s Magazine March 1864 (+3)

45 · Asher’s Last Hour · George Manville Fenn · ss Christmas Penny Readings by George Manville Fenn, Routledge, 1867

60 · The Christmas Banquet · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1843

81 · The Wolves of Cernogratz · ‘Saki’ · ss The Morning Post January 7 1913, as by H. H. Munro

87 · Ganthony’s Wife · E. Temple Thurston · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1925

104 · Mr. Huffam · Hugh Walpole · nv The Strand Magazine December 1933

125 · Jeremiah [Penelope Pettiweather] · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · nv Harmless Ghosts by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Haunted Library, 1990

142 · Two Returns · Terry Lamsley · nv Under the Crust by Terry Lamsley, Wendigo, 1993

163 · Billy Drops In · Jill Drower · ss

175 · Sweet Chiming Bells · Roger Johnson · ss

195 · Fancy That! · Stephen Gallagher · ss

204 · Twenty Pence with Envelope and Seasonal Greetings · Terry Pratchett · ss Time Out December 16/December 30 1987

213 · The Bommie and the Drop-Off · Richard Adams · ss

223 · The Ferry · Joan Aiken · ss A Creepy Company (var. 1) by Joan Aiken, Dell Yearling, 1995

229 · The Maid · Jane Beeson · ss

242 · “It Will All Be Over by Christmas…” · Alan McMurray · ss

The Sistrum and Other Ghost Stories by Alice Perrin ed. Richard Dalby--- see under Alice Perrin.

The Sorceress in Stained Glass & Other Ghost Stories ed. Richard Dalby (Tom Stacey, 1971, 0-85468-115-9, £2.00, 214pp, hc, an)

9 · Introduction · Richard Dalby · in

13 · The Sorceress in Stained Glass · Lewis Spence · ss The Grand Magazine January 1920

21 · “And He Shall Sing…” · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return at Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Philip Allan, 1928

35 · The Story of the Moor Road [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1898

49 · The House Which Was Rent Free · Mrs. L. Baillie Reynolds · ss The Lady’s Realm March 1902, as by G. M. Robins; given as by L. Baillie Reynolds.

65 · The Round Graveyard · E. K. Allan · ss Monsters, Philip Allan, 1934

73 · The Doll’s Ghost · F. Marion Crawford · ss The Illustrated London News Christmas 1896

86 · The Horror in the Pond · A. D. Avison · nv Tales of Fear, Philip Allan, 1935

104 · The Child That Went with the Fairies · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round February 5 1870, uncredited.

114 · The Menhir · N. Dennett · nv Panics, Philip Allan, 1934

131 · A Jug of Syrup · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner December 17 1893

139 · The Interrupted Honeymoon · George Benwood · ss Monsters, Philip Allan, 1934

147 · Footprints · A. M. Burrage · ss The Weekly Tale-Teller #184, November 9 1912

158 · The Other Bed · E. F. Benson · ss The Popular Magazine April 1908

169 · The Stone Ship · W. Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine July 1 1914, as “The Mystery of the Ship in the Night”

198 · The House with No Road · John Ashcroft Hopson · ss Thrills, Philip Allan, 1935

209 · A Vignette · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury November 1936

Tales of Witchcraft ed. Richard Dalby (Michael O’Mara, October 17, 1991, 1-85479-039-0, £13.99, 243pp, hc, an, cover by Victoria Orr-Ewing)
Anthology of 17 stories about witchcraft, two of them original.

vii · Foreword · Richard Dalby · fw

1 · The Peace of Mowsle Barton · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette February 18 1911

8 · The Fenstanton Witch · M. R. James · uw Ghosts & Scholars #12, 1990

18 · Unburied Bane · N. Dennett · nv Horrors, Philip Allan, 1933

33 · The Toad Witch · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss

41 · Carven of Onyx · Ron Weighell · nv

62 · Furze Hollow · A. M. Burrage · ss The Red Magazine September 14 1923

78 · Miss Cornelius · William F. Harvey · nv The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey, Dent, 1928

95 · One Remained Behind · Marjorie Bowen · nv Help Yourself! Annual 1936

115 · Catnip · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales March 1948

127 · The Yew Tree · Shamus Frazer · ss London Mystery Selection #39, December 1958

137 · Gramma [Castle Rock] · Stephen King · nv Weirdbook #19, Spring 1984

165 · The Hollow of the Three Hills · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Salem Gazette November 12 1830, uncredited.

170 · The Taking · Roger Johnson · ss Deep Things Out of Darkness by Roger Johnson, Garrie Hall, 1987

185 · The Day of the Underdog · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss Tales of Fear and Fantasy by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1977

203 · The Executor [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Ghosts & Scholars #4, 1982

219 · Gavon’s Eve · E. F. Benson · ss The Illustrated London News January 13 1906

229 · The Witch’s Cat · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales October 1939, as by Gans T. Field

The Terraces of Night by Margery Lawrence ed. Richard Dalby--- see under Margery Lawrence.

12 Gothic Tales ed. Richard Dalby (Oxford University Press, January 1999, 0-19-288094-2, £5.99, viii+221pp, tp, an)

vii · Introduction · Richard Dalby · in

1 · Leixlip Castle · Charles R. Maturin · ss The Literary Souvenir, or Cabinet of Poetry and Romance, London, 1825

14 · The Dream · Mary W. Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1832, 1831

28 · Metzengerstein · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Philadelphia Saturday Courier January 14 1832

37 · Master Sacristan Eberhart · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss Hurst Johnian December 1858

46 · Dickon the Devil [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss London Society Christmas 1872

56 · The Secret of the Growing Gold · Bram Stoker · ss Black & White January 23 1892

69 · In Kropfsberg Keep · Ralph Adams Cram · ss Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895

79 · The Dead Smile · F. Marion Crawford · nv Ainslee’s Magazine August 1899

100 · By One, by Two, and by Three · Stephen Hall · nv Temple Bar December 1887, uncredited.

133 · The Buckross Ring · L. A. G. Strong · ss Doyle’s Rock and Other Stories by L. A. G. Strong, Basil Blackwell, 1925

155 · The Knocker at the Portico · Basil Copper · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971

168 · The Entrance · Gerald Durrell · nv The Picnic and Such Like Pandemonium by Gerald Durrell, Collins, 1979

217 · Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Vampire Stories ed. Richard Dalby (Michael O’Mara, September 25, 1992, 1-85479-044-7, £13.99, x+246pp, hc, an, cover by Graham Potts)
Anthology of 18 horror stories about vampires, three original, with a foreword by Peter Cushing.

vii · Foreword · Peter Cushing · fw

1 · Phantoms · Ivan Turgenev · nv 1897; written 1864.

26 · Dracula’s Guest [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914
written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length.

37 · The Haunted House · E. Nesbit · ss The Strand Magazine December 1913, as by E. Bland

49 · An Episode of Cathedral History · M. R. James · ss The Cambridge Review June 10 1914

64 · “And No Bird Sings” · E. F. Benson · ss Woman December 1926

76 · The Lovely Lady · D. H. Lawrence · nv The Black Cap ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1927

93 · The Author’s Tale · L. A. Lewis · ss Terror by Night ed. Christine Campbell Thomson, Selwyn & Blount, 1934

103 · Close Behind Him · John Wyndham · ss Fantastic January/February 1953

115 · The Woman on the Stairs [Miles Pennoyer] · Margery Lawrence · nv Master of Shadows by Margery Lawrence, Robert Hale, 1959

150 · Vampires Ltd. · Josef Nesvadba; translated by Iris Urwin · ss Vampires Ltd. by Josef Nesvadba, tr. Iris Urwin, Artia, 1964
translated from the Czech (“Upír Ltd”, Výprava opačným směrem, 1962).

159 · Chastel [Lee Cobbett; Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant] · Manly Wade Wellman · nv The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VII ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1979

180 · The Apples of Sodom [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss The Saints Preserve Us, 1961, as “The Lady Alys”

189 · The Master of Rampling Gate · Anne Rice · nv Redbook February 1984

204 · The Undead · Robert Bloch · ss The Book Sail 16th Anniversary Catalog, 1984

208 · China Rose · Ron Weighell · ss

225 · Saint Sebastian and the Mona Lisa · A. F. Kidd · ss Bells Rung Backwards by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1991

234 · Quiet Is the Night · Jessica Palmer · ss

243 · The Last Sin · Ken Cowley · ss

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