Title: How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery
Title Record # 67882
Author: E. F. Benson
Date: 1911-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: E. F. Benson
Date: 1911-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A family's home harbors many ghosts, including the terrifying ghosts of a pair of twin infants murdered for their inheritance.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Windsor Magazine, December 1911 | 1911-12-00 | ed. Editors of The Windsor Magazine | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
| The Room in the Tower and Other Stories | 1912-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Mills & Boon | 6/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
vii+ 338 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Room in the Tower and Other Stories | 1914-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Mills & Boon (Shilling Cloth Library) | 1/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
296 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Room in the Tower and Other Stories | 1929-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Knopf (UK) | 5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Fireside Book of Ghost Stories | 1947-00-00 | ed. Edward Wagenknecht | Bobbs-Merrill Company | $3.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxiii+ 593 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Warren Chappell | ||
| The Little Monsters | 1969-00-00 | ed. Roger Elwood, Vic Ghidalia | Macfadden-Bartell | 75-282 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Jack Faragasso | |
| Small Shadows Creep | 1974-00-00 | ed. Andre Norton | E. P. Dutton | 0-525-39505-9 | $6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ix+ 195 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David K. Stone | |
| Small Shadows Creep | 1976-00-00 | ed. Andre Norton | Chatto & Windus | 0-7011-5096-3 | £2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ix+ 195 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Small Shadows Creep | 1979-00-00 | ed. Andre Norton | Puffin | 0-14-031074-6 | £0.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
185 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Sarah Simpson | |
| Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old and New | 1981-10-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Doubleday | 0-385-18506-5 | $13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xviii+ 652 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
| Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old and New | 1982-05-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Doubleday / SFBC | 5905 | $6.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xviii+ 652 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
| The Twentieth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1984-00-00 | ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes | Fontana | 0-00-616933-3 | £1.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Les Edwards | |
| The Tale of an Empty House and Other Ghost Stories | 1986-11-14 | E. F. Benson | Black Swan | 0-552-99222-4 | £3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xi+ 232 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Julek Heller | |
| Great Ghost Stories in Large Print | 1988-05-00 | ed. Mary C. Allen | G. K. Hall & Co. (G. K. Hall Large Print Book Series) | 0-8161-4423-0 | $18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 390 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Reau Johnson | |
| Das dritte Buch des Horrors | 1992-00-00 |
ed.
Joachim Körber?Joachim Koerber |
Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8303) | 3-453-05554-3 | DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
345 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Mall Photodesign | |
| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1992-11-00 | E. F. Benson | Robinson | 1-85487-110-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xvii+ 624 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1992-12-00 | E. F. Benson | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-857-3 | $10.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 624 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old and New | 1993-00-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Longmeadow Press | 0-681-41740-4 | $17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xviii+ 652 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| A Classic Collection of Haunting Ghost Stories | 1993-10-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Little, Brown UK | 0-316-90565-8 | £15.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xvi+ 381 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Der Mann, der zu weit ging | 1994-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #310) | 3-518-38805-3 / 2305 | DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
258 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
| A Classic Collection of Haunting Ghost Stories | 1994-10-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Warner Books UK | 0-7515-0968-X | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xvi+ 381 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Ashley Pearce | |
| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1996-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-0365-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 624 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Kathleen M. Lynch , Barnaby Hall | |
| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1996-11-00 | E. F. Benson | Carroll & Graf | 1-85487-110-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 624 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| The Terror by Night | 1998-09-25 | E. F. Benson | Ash-Tree Press | 1-899562-55-9 | $49.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xviii+ 161 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Douglas Walters | |
| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1999-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-0365-2 | $14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 624 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Kathleen M. Lynch , Barnaby Hall | |
| Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 2012-06-05 | E. F. Benson | Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) | 978-1-84022-685-0 | £2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xi+ 705 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Nathan Clair | |
| Collected Works of E. F. Benson | 2012-09-15 | E. F. Benson | Benediction Classics | 978-1-78139-290-4 | $49.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
994 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| The Big Book of Ghost Stories | 2012-09-18 | ed. Otto Penzler | Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books | 978-0-307-47449-0 | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 833 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Gregg Kulick | |
| The Big Book of Ghost Stories | 2012-12-04 | ed. Otto Penzler | Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books | 978-0-345-80600-0 | $12.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Gregg Kulick | ||
| The E. F. Benson Megapack | 2013-03-13 | E. F. Benson | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4344-4699-2 | $0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Fifth Ghost Story Megapack: 25 Classic Haunts | 2015-01-22 | ed. John Gregory Betancourt | Wildside Press | 978-1-4794-0480-3 | $0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery | 2017-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Biblioasis (The Haunted Bookshelf) | 978-1-77196-194-3 | C$8.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
52 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
chap | Seth | |
| Haunted House Short Stories | 2019-01-15 | ed. Laura Bulbeck | Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-78755-266-1 | £20.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
480 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Big Book of Ghost Stories | 2020-06-10 | ed. Otto Penzler | Highbridge / Recorded Books | 978-1-68457-684-5 | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | ||||
| The Room in the Tower and Other Stories | 2023-12-15 | E. F. Benson | Project Gutenberg | 72421 | $0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Room in the Tower and Other Stories | 2024-01-15 | E. F. Benson | Faded Page | 20240126 | C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction