A Treasury of Victorian Ghost Stories ed. Everett F. Bleiler (Scribner’s, 1981, 0-684-17299-2, $17.95, 358pp, hc, an)
Volume of twenty-four rare Victorian ghost stories, only two of which have seen previous anthologisation according to the editor.
- 1 · Introduction · Everett F. Bleiler · in
- 7 · To Be Read at Dusk · Charles Dickens · ss The Keepsake 1852
- 19 · The Ghost in the Bride’s Chamber · Charles Dickens (with Wilkie Collins) · ex from “The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices”, anonymously, Household Words October 3 1857 (+4), uncredited.
- 36 · Nine O’Clock! · Wilkie Collins · ss Bentley’s Miscellany August 1852
- 53 · The Dutch Officer’s Story · Catherine Crowe · ss Ghosts and Family Legends by Mrs. Crowe, T.C. Newby, 1858
- 62 · Wicked Captain Walshawe of Wauling · Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine April 1864, uncredited.
- 75 · A Curious Experience [Johnny Ludlow] · Mrs. Henry Wood · ss The Argosy (UK) November 1883, as by Johnny Ludlow
- 94 · Le Vert Galant · [uncredited] · ss The Belgravia Annual Christmas 1870
- 100 · At Chrighton Abbey · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · nv Belgravia May 1871, uncredited.
- 127 · The Man with the Nose · Rhoda Broughton · ss Temple Bar October 1872
- 144 · Ken’s Mystery · Julian Hawthorne · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine November 1883
- 164 · A Terrible Vengeance · Mrs. J. H. Riddell · nv Princess Sunshine and Other Stories by Mrs. J. H. Riddell, Ward & Downey, 1889
- 202 · The Old Lady in Black · [uncredited] · ss The Argosy (UK) January 1894
- 208 · The Library Window · Margaret Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1896
- 244 · The Empty Picture Frame · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories by Mrs. Alfred Baldwin, Dent, 1895
- 258 · A Grammatical Ghost · Elia W. Peattie · ss The Shape of Fear and Other Ghostly Tales by Elia Wilkinson Peattie, Macmillan, 1898
- 265 · The Mystery of the Semi-Detached · E. Nesbit · ss Grim Tales by E. Nesbit, Innes, 1893
- 269 · My Enemy and Myself · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss A Book of Bargains by Vincent O'Sullivan, Smithers, 1896
- 274 · Midday Magic · Paul Heyse; translated by Mrs. F. A. Van Santford · ss At the Ghost Hour: Midday Magic by Paul Heyse, New York, 1894
“Mittagszauber”, heavily edited by Bleiler from the English translation.
- 287 · Witch In-Grain · R. Murray Gilchrist · ss The National Observer May 6 1893
- 291 · A Stray Reveler · Emma Dawson · ss The Wasp December 23 1882
- 300 · The Vanishing House · Bernard Capes · ss The Sketch January 5 1898
- 306 · Bodies of the Dead · Ambrose Bierce · gp San Francisco Examiner April 22 1888
- 315 · Death and the Woman · Gertrude Atherton · ss Vanity Fair (UK) 1892
- 321 · The Laird’s Luck · Arthur Quiller-Couch · nv The Laird’s Luck by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, London, 1901
- 355 · Suggested Reading List · [uncredited] · bi
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