Title: The Gentleman from America
Title Record # 875302
Author: Michael Arlen
Date: 1924-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Michael Arlen
Date: 1924-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First publishing in The Tatler Christmas 1924
Synopsis: Cornelius Puce, the visiting American, makes a bet with the Englishmen Quiller and Kerr-Anderson to spend the night in the haunted house. His experiences are frightening indeed. Another twist in the tale comes when he meets the Englishmen again eleven years later.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Fair | 1925-00-00 | Michael Arlen | Collins | 7/6?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). |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| May Fair | 1925-00-00 | Michael Arlen | George H. Doran | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
369 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Edmund Dulac | ||
| May Fair | 1925-00-00 | Michael Arlen | George H. Doran | $5.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
369 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| May Fair | 1925-00-00 | Michael Arlen | Grosset & Dunlap | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
369 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Ghost Stories | 1927-00-00 | Michael Arlen | W. Collins Sons | 2/6?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). |
181 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Aubrey Hammond | ||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1928-09-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 8/6?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). |
1229+ [1] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Omnibus of Crime | 1929-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Harcourt, Brace & Company | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
1177 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1929-04-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Omnibus of Crime | 1929-08-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Payson & Clarke | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
1177 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1930-05-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 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). |
1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1930-09-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| May Fair | 1931-00-00 | Michael Arlen | Collins | 2/6?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). |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1931-08-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1932-06-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1933-01-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1933-12-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen | 1934-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Daily Express Publications | 1087 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen | 1934-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Daily Express Publications | 1087 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Century of Thrillers | 1937-00-00 | ed. uncredited | President Press |
viii+ 367, vi+ 373, vi+ 370 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Haunted Omnibus | 1937-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Farrar & Rinehart | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 848 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lynd Ward | ||
| The Haunted Omnibus | 1937-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Oxford | C$?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xvi+ 848 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Haunted Omnibus | 1937-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Cassell |
xvi+ 846 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Omnibus of Crime | 1937-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Garden City Publishing Co. | 1177 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Ghost Stories of the World: The Haunted Omnibus | 1939-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Garden City Publishing Co. | $1.79?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 848 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Ghost Stories of the World | 1941-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Blue Ribbon Books | $1.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 485 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lynd Ward | ||
| Great Ghost Stories of the World | 1941-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Blue Ribbon Books | C$1.39?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
viii+ 485 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lynd Ward | ||
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1944-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Modern Library | G72 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1080 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | George Salter | |
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1947-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Ghostly Tales to Be Told | 1950-00-00 | ed. Basil Davenport | Dodd, Mead & Co. | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 317 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Nacht en ontij | 1956-00-00 | ed. B. Jessurun Lobo | Elsevier (Elsevier Reeks) | 319 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | F. van Uden | |||
| Antología de cuentos de misterio y terror | 1958-00-00 | ed. Juan José López Ibor | Editorial Labor (Grandes Antologías Labor) |
xxxi+ 1319+ [5] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Human and Inhuman Stories | 1963-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Macfadden-Bartell | 50-156 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
176 | 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 | ||
| The First Panther Book of Horror | 1965-12-00 | ed. Anthony Rampton | Panther | 1956 | 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). |
267 | 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 | ||
| Human and Inhuman Stories | 1967-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Macfadden-Bartell | 60-298 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
176 | 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 | ||
| The Panther Book of Horror | 1968-00-00 | ed. Anthony Rampton | Panther | 025855 | 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). |
267 | 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 | Dennis Rolfe | |
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1971-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | 0-242-78551-4 | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stein | ||
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1972-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | 0-242-78551-4 | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stein | ||
| Human and Inhuman Stories | 1974-02-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Manor Books | 95307 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
176 | 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 | ||
| Ghost Stories | 1976-12-00 | Michael Arlen | Arno Press (Supernatural and Occult Fiction) | 0-405-08109-X | $10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
181 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1977-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Book Club Associates | CN 4361 | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Human and Inhuman Stories | 1977-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Manor Books | 0-532-12482-0 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
176 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1982-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hutchinson | 0-09-149720-5 | £8.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Beroemde gruwelverhalen | 1988-00-00 | ed. B. Jessurun Lobo | Elsevier | 90-10-01996-9 | 274 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Walt de Rijk | ||
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1994-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-679-60128-7 | $25.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Henry Fuseli | |
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1994-10-00 | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-679-60128-7 | $21.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Fuseli | |
| Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1994-10-00 | ed. uncredited | Bracken Books | 1-85891-137-0 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
611 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Tales of Terror and the Supernatural: A Classic Collection | 1996-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Leopard | 1-85891-314-4 |
[7]+ 611 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Ghost Stories | 2002-00-00 | Michael Arlen | Ayer Company Publishers | 181 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Four | 2020-10-13 | ed. Ryan Cagle, James D. Jenkins | Valancourt Books | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | ||||
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | date unknown | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-679-60128-7 | $25.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Henry Fuseli | |
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | date unknown | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-394-60446-6 | $9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sara Eisenman |
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