Title: A Ghost Story
Title Record # 546337
Author: Mark Twain
Date: 1875-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org, tor.com, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Mark Twain
Date: 1875-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org, tor.com, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in Mark Twain's sketches, new and old, 1875. Locus-1 states that it was first published in Werner's Readings and Recitations, 1888, but it's apparently an error.
Synopsis: A man rents an apartment in a deserted building, and experiences an impressively scary haunting; which turns out to be the ghost of the Cardiff Giant, so the two have a friendly chat.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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American Ghost Stories | 1928-00-00 | ed. C. Armitage Harper | Houghton Mifflin | $2.50?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 287 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Thirteen Ghostly Yarns | 1932-00-00 | ed. Elizabeth Hough Sechrist | Roland Swain | $2.00?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 299 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Thirteen Ghostly Yarns (revised) | 1942-00-00 | ed. Elizabeth Hough Sechrist | Macrae-Smith Company | $2.00?$: US dollar |
240 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Ghosts! An Anthology of Spectral Stories | 1971-00-00 | ed. Alan C. Jenkins | Blackie | 0-216-88411-X | £1.25?£: UK pound |
383 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Witches, Wraiths & Warlocks: Supernatural Tales of the American Renaissance | 1971-05-00 | ed. Ronald Curran | Fawcett Premier | M517 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 361 |
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 | ||
Witches, Wraiths & Warlocks: Supernatural Tales of the American Renaissance | 1973-03-00 | ed. Ronald Curran | Fawcett Premier | M1803 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 361 |
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 | ||
65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | 1979-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1387-3 | 704 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | 1982-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer | 0-904230-99-6 | 704 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | 1982-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1387-3 | 704 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Tales from Beyond the Grave | 1982-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1798-4 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
377 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Mick Brownfield | |
Great Ghost Stories | 1985-00-00 | ed. Betty Ann Schwartz | Little Simon | 0-671-60179-2 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 177 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | James Warhola | |
Great Ghost Stories | 1985-00-00 | ed. Betty Ann Schwartz | Julian Messner | 0-671-60622-0 |
xiii+ 177 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | James Warhola | ||
Witches, Wraiths and Warlocks: Supernatural Tales of the American Renaissance | 1988-10-00 | ed. Ronald Curran | Fawcett Premier / Ballantine | 0-449-30061-7 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
354 | 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 | ||
Tales from Beyond the Grave | 1989-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | 0-8317-8628-0 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
377 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Mick Brownfield | |
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories | 1990-07-00 | ed. Richard Dalby | Robinson | 1-85487-055-6 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
654 | 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 | Gordon Crabb | |
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories | 1990-08-00 | ed. Richard Dalby | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-590-6 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 654 |
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 | Gordon Crabb | |
Great Vampires & Other Horrors | 1992-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Chancellor Press | 1-85152-235-2 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
541 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Theo Platt | |
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 1993-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-056-8 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Eckstein | |
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 1994-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Michael O'Mara Books | 1-85479-958-4 | £14.99?£: UK pound |
496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Eckstein | |
The Screaming Skull and Other Great American Ghost Stories | 1994-09-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-812-55178-8 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
217 | 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 | Jim Thiesen | |
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 1995-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-923-9 | $4.98?$: US dollar |
496 | 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 | Jack Eckstein | |
Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories | 1996-11-00 | ed. Richard Dalby | Barnes & Noble Books | 0-7607-0352-3 | $9.98?$: US dollar |
xi+ 654 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gordon Crab | |
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 1997-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-923-9 | $4.98?$: US dollar |
496 | 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 | Jack Eckstein | |
Masters of the Macabre | 1999-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Book-of-the-Month Club | 0-9650769-7-0 | 128 | 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 | |||
One Dark Night: 13 Masterpieces of the Macabre | 2000-09-00 | ed. Kathleen Blease | Ballantine Books | 0-345-44044-7 | $10.00?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 206 |
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 | ||
The Little Big Book of Chills & Thrills | 2001-10-00 | ed. Lena Tabori, Natasha Tabori-Fried | Welcome Books | 0-941807-50-9 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Great Vampire Stories | 2002-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Chancellor Press | 0-7537-0570-2 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
538 | 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 | ||
Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories | 2002-09-00 | ed. Richard Dalby | MetroBooks | 1-58663-736-3 | $12.98?$: US dollar |
xii+ 655 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ernesto Rios Lanz | |
The American Fantasy Tradition | 2002-09-00 | ed. Brian M. Thomsen | Tor | 0-765-30152-0 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
604 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 2003-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Sterling Publishing | 1-4027-0975-7 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
496 | 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 | ||
The American Fantasy Tradition | 2003-09-00 | ed. Brian M. Thomsen | Tor | 0-765-30456-2 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
604 | 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 | ||
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 2004-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-056-8 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
More Ghost Stories | 2004-09-00 | ed. Aidan Chambers | Kingfisher (US) | 0-7534-5736-9 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
222 | 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 | Jon Liddell | |
Ghost Story Collection 2 | 2006-10-22 | ed. LibriVox | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | Kathryn Delaney | |||
Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 10 | 2010-08-08 | ed. LibriVox | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | ||||
Chills and Thrills: The Ultimate Anthology of the Mystical, Magical, Eerie, & Uncanny | 2010-08-31 | ed. Lena Tabori, Natasha Tabori-Fried | Welcome Books | 978-1-59962-086-2 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
224 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | Kristen Sasamoto | |
The Ghost Story Megapack: 25 Classic Tales by Masters | 2011-03-11 | ed. John Gregory Betancourt | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4344-3894-2 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Elfwilde | ||
Night Terrors Anthology | 2012-04-13 | ed. Karen Henderson | Kayelle Press | 978-0-9808642-8-1 | $17.99?$: US dollar |
256 | 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 | Ken Henson | |
Tor.com, October 25, 2012 | 2012-10-25 | ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden | Tor | $0.00?$: US dollar |
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook". |
mag | ||||
HorrorBabble's Classic Horror: Volume 1 | 2017-06-08 | ed. uncredited | HorrorBabble | $2.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | ||||
HorrorBabble's Classic Horror: Volume 1 | 2017-06-29 | ed. uncredited | HorrorBabble | $14.95?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | ||||
Haunted House Short Stories | 2019-01-15 | ed. Laura Bulbeck | Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-78755-266-1 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
480 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense | 2019-04-02 | ed. Leslie S. Klinger, Lisa Morton | Pegasus Books | 978-1-64313-020-0 | $25.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 256 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense | 2019-04-02 | ed. Leslie S. Klinger, Lisa Morton | Pegasus Books | 978-1-64313-119-1 | $22.85?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | date unknown | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-056-8 | 496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Eckstein | ||
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | date unknown | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-056-8 | 496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Eckstein | ||
The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain | date unknown | Mark Twain | Bantam Books (Bantam Classic) | NC259 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 679 |
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 | Diane Dillon , Leo Dillon | |
The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain | date unknown | Mark Twain | Bantam Books (Bantam Classic) | 0-553-21195-1 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 679 |
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 | Winslow Homer | |
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories | date unknown | ed. Richard Dalby | Robinson | 1-85487-055-6 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
654 | 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 | Gordon Crabb |