Sea Mist by E. F. Benson (Ash-Tree Press, February 25, 2005, 1-55310-078-6, C$59.00, xxxii+342pp, hc, co, cover by Douglas Walters) [edited by Jack Adrian]
Collection of supernatural stories, edited by Jack Adrian, fifth in a series designed to bring back into print all of Benson’s supernatural fiction in the order of writing. In addition to bringing together a further seventeen stories, the volume contains three marginal weird tales, and a fascinating collection of articles This is a limited edition of 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $48.50 and in the UK for £29.00.
- ix · Introduction · Jack Adrian · in
- 3 · Sir Roger de Coverley · E. F. Benson · nv Woman December 1927
- 12 · The Box at the Bank · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine March 1928
- 25 · Pirates · E. F. Benson · nv Hutchinson’s Magazine October 1928
- 41 · The Witch-Ball · E. F. Benson · ss Woman’s Journal December 1928
- 51 · The Hanging of Alfred Wadham · E. F. Benson · ss Britannia December 21 1928
- 65 · Atmospherics · E. F. Benson · ss The Radio Times December 28 1928
- 68 · The Wishing-Well · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine February 1929
- 81 · Christopher Comes Back · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine May 1929
- 92 · The Bed by the Window · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Story-Magazine July 1929
- 103 · The Shuttered Room · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Story-Magazine August 1929
- 116 · The Flint Knife · E. F. Benson · nv Hutchinson’s Story-Magazine December 1929
- 127 · James Lamp · E. F. Benson · ss Weird Tales June 1930
- 140 · The Step · E. F. Benson · ss The Windsor Magazine #435, March 1931
- 153 · The Sanctuary · E. F. Benson · nv More Spook Stories by E. F. Benson, Hutchinson, 1934
- 173 · Monkeys · E. F. Benson · ss Weird Tales December 1933
- 188 · Sea Mist · E. F. Benson · ss The Illustrated London News November 20 1935
- 201 · Dives and Lazarus · E. F. Benson · ss The New Statesman and Nation August 12 1939
- 209 · Appendix I: Undiscovered Fred
- 211 · Undiscovered Fred · Jack Adrian · ar
- 221 · Appendix II: The Illegitimate, the Barely Legitimate, and the Impenetrable
- 223 · The Illegitimate, the Barely Legitimate, and the Impenetrable · Jack Adrian · si
- 228 · Mrs. Andrews’s Control · E. F. Benson · ss The Windsor Magazine September 1915
- 236 · The Clandon Crystal · E. F. Benson · ss The Onlooker November 23 1901
- 245 · The Everlasting Silence · E. F. Benson · ss The Lady’s Realm January 1898
- 251 · Appendix III: “The Technique of the Ghost Story” and Others
- 253 · “The Technique of the Ghost Story” and Others · Jack Adrian · si
- 265 · The Recent “Witch-Burning” at Clonmel · E. F. Benson · ar The Nineteenth Century June 1895
- 272 · The Fallacy at the Heart of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde · E. F. Benson · ex The London Mercury August 1925
- 277 · May 29th, 1928 · E. F. Benson · ar The Spectator June 2 1928
- 280 · The Technique of the Ghost Story · E. F. Benson · ar The Listener December 18 1929
- 285 · “Our Sister, the Death of the Body” · E. F. Benson · ar The Spectator April 5 1930
- 286 · An Unusual Autobiography · E. F. Benson · ar The Spectator July 12 1930
- 289 · The Brontës · E. F. Benson · ar The Spectator February 7 1931
- 292 · Sheridan Le Fanu · E. F. Benson · ar The Spectator February 21 1931
- 295 · Demoniacal Possession · E. F. Benson · ar St. Martin’s Review October 1932 (+1)
- 310 · The Murder of Alan Grebell · E. F. Benson · ar The Spectator November 18 1932
- 313 · Magic White and Black · E. F. Benson · ar The Spectator April 20 1934
- 316 · Once a Year · E. F. Benson · ar St. Martin’s Review December 1934
- 320 · Social Customs in 1837 · E. F. Benson · ar The Spectator April 30 1937
- 324 · The Ghost in the Secret Garden · E. F. Benson · ar from Final Edition, Longmans, Green, 1940
- 327 · Victorian Biography—and Afterwards · E. F. Benson · ar St. Martin’s Review April 1932
- 331 · Sources · [uncredited] · ms
- 341 · Acknowledgements · [uncredited] · ms
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