The Best Ghost Stories ed. Charles Fowkes, uncredited (Hamlyn, 1977, 0-600-38242-7, £4.95, 750pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 39 vintage ghost stories. An abridged US edition of 23 stories appeared from Mallard Press in 1990.
- 7 · Introduction · Charles Fowkes · in
- 13 · The House and the Brain · Edward Bulwer-Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, uncredited.; original version.
- 45 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842, as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy”
- 51 · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845
- 59 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838
- 72 · Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · na The Dark Blue December 1871 (+3)
- 132 · Was It a Dream? · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“La morte”, Gil Blas, May 31, 1887).
- 137 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla”, Gil Blas, October 26, 1886).
- 157 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904
- 168 · An Episode of Cathedral History · M. R. James · ss The Cambridge Review June 10 1914
- 182 · The Diary of Mr. Poynter · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919
- 191 · Casting the Runes · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911
- 209 · The Furnished Room · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World August 14 1904
- 215 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902
- 224 · The Novel of the White Powder · Arthur Machen · nv The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen, John Lane, 1895
- 238 · The Great God Pan · Arthur Machen · na The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light by Arthur Machen, John Lane, 1894
a portion appeared earlier in The Whirlwind, Dec 13, 1890.
- 282 · The Novel of the Black Seal · Arthur Machen · na The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen, John Lane, 1895
- 314 · How Love Came to Professor Guildea · Robert Hichens · na Pearson’s Magazine October 1897, as “The Man Who Was Beloved”
- 352 · Lukundoo · Edward Lucas White · ss Weird Tales November 1925
- 364 · The Man Who Went Too Far · E. F. Benson · nv The Pall Mall Magazine June 1904
- 382 · Negotium Perambulans · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1922, as “Visible and Invisible”
- 394 · The Willows · Algernon Blackwood · na The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907
- 434 · The Glamour of the Snow · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Pall Mall Magazine December 1911
- 451 · The Decoy · Algernon Blackwood · ss Lloyd’s Magazine December 1919, as “The Substitute”
- 467 · Ancient Sorceries [John Silence] · Algernon Blackwood · nv John Silence by Algernon Blackwood, Nash, 1908
- 505 · Gabriel-Ernest · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 29 1909
- 511 · The Music on the Hill · Saki · ss The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki, John Lane, 1911
- 516 · All Hallows · Walter de la Mare · nv The Connoisseur and Other Stories by Walter de la Mare, W. Collins Sons, 1926
- 542 · Mr. Kempe · Walter de la Mare · nv The London Mercury November 1925
- 564 · The Beckoning Fair One · Oliver Onions · na Widdershins by Oliver Onions, Secker, 1911
- 618 · The Story of a Panic · E. M. Forster · nv Independent Review March 1904
- 636 · The Story of the Siren · E. M. Forster · ss The Atlantic Monthly October 1923
- 643 · The Sailor-Boy’s Tale · Karen Blixen · ss Winter’s Tales by Isak Dinesen, Putnam, 1942, as by Isak Dinesen
- 652 · Pickman’s Model · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales October 1927
- 663 · The Dunwich Horror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales April 1929
- 700 · The Music of Erich Zann · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The National Amateur March 1922
- 707 · The Rats in the Walls · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales March 1924
- 724 · The Shout · Robert Graves · ss The Woburn Books #16, 1929
- 741 · Are You Too Late or Was I Too Early · John Collier · ss The New Yorker April 14 1951
- 745 · A Woman Seldom Found · William Sansom · ss A Contest of Ladies and Other Stories by William Sansom, Hogarth Press, 1956
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