Publication: The Sixth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

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Publication: The Sixth Fontana Book of Great Horror StoriesPublication Record # 260761
Editor: Mary Danby
Date: 1971-00-00
ISBN: 0-00-612686-3 [978-0-00-612686-7]
Publisher: Fontana
Price:
3/6^?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).
Pages: 189
Format:
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.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 1088262601
- Reginald-1: 03772

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Anthology Title: The Sixth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories • [The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories • 6] • anthology by Mary Danby

Contents (view Concise Listing)

9 • The Quest for Blank Claveringi • (1967) • short story by Patricia Highsmith
26 • Back for Christmas • non-genre • (1939) • short story by John Collier
33 • The Cocoon • (1946) • short story by John B. L. Goodwin
53 • The End of the Party • (1932) • short story by Graham Greene
64 • Hard Luck Story • short story by Pamela Vincent
72 • Sredni Vashtar • non-genre • (1910) • short story by Saki
78 • Miss Gentilbelle • (1957) • short story by Charles Beaumont
100 • The Pioneers of Pike's Peak • (1897) • short story by Basil Tozer
111 • Miriam • (1945) • short story by Truman Capote
125 • Cold Sleep • short story by Sydney J. Bounds
129 • The Mysterious Mansion • non-genre • (1934) • short story by
Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
(trans. of La Grande Bretèche 1832)
141 • Earth to Earth • (1955) • short story by Robert Graves
146 • The Man and the Snake • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
154 • Close Behind Him • (1953) • short story by John Wyndham
169 • Letter to a Young Lady in Paris • (1967) • short story by
Julio Cortázar^?Julio Cortazar
(trans. of Carta a una señorita en París 1951)
180 • Party Pieces • short story by Mary Danby

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