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Title: The Open Door Title Record # 556141
Author: Margaret Oliphant
Date: 1882-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in Blackwood's Jan, 1882.
User Rating: None. Including variants and translations: 8.00 (1 vote) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: ghosts (2), child protagonist (1), fantasy (1), horror (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1881ⓘFrom Stories of the Seen and the Unseen, Blackwood, 1881.
 The Open Door [as by Mrs. Oliphant]
1885 The Open Door [as by uncredited]
1885 The Open Door [as by The Author of 'A Little Pilgrim' and 'Old Lady Mary']
1889 The Open Door [as by Margaret O. W. Oliphant]
1918 The Open Door [as by Mrs. Margaret Oliphant]
2003 The Open Door [as by Margaret O. Wilson Oliphant]
Year Language Title
1936ⓘTranslated by Georgette Camille
 French La porte ouverte
1963ⓘTranslated by Rafael Llopis
 Spanish La puerta abierta
2000ⓘTranslated by Jean-Daniel Brèque
 French La porte ouverte

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Ghost Stories, August 1926 1926-08-00 ed. Harry A. Keller Constructive Pub. Corp.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 100
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
 mag  
More Great Ghost Stories 1932-00-00 ed. Harrison Dale Herbert Jenkins  
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).
 396
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Mystery Book 1934-00-00 ed. H. Douglas Thomson Odhams Press     1086
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Quiver of Horror 1964-00-00 ed. Dennis Wheatley Arrow Books 759
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).
 288
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 Wheatley's Second Book of Horror Stories 1968-08-00 ed. Dennis Wheatley Hutchinson  
30/-?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).
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Classic Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens and Others 1975-02-00 ed. uncredited Dover Publications 0-486-20735-8
$3.50?$: US dollar
 vi+
330
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  
Classic Tales of Horror 1976-10-00 ed. Stephanie Dowrick Constable & Co. Ltd. 0-09-461560-8
£3.75?£: UK pound
 xiii+
270
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Great Tales of the Supernatural 1978-02-00 ed. Stephanie Dowrick J. M. Dent & E. P. Dutton (Everyman's Library (UK)) 0-460-01266-5
£1.00?£: UK pound
 206
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 Chris Yates  
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories 1984-10-00 ed. J. A. Cuddon Penguin Books 0-14-006800-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
 512
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 Steve Crisp Checkmark
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories 1985-00-00 ed. J. A. Cuddon Penguin Books 0-14-006800-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
 512
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 Steve Crisp  
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories 1987-10-00 ed. J. A. Cuddon Penguin Books 0-14-006800-7
£5.95?£: UK pound
 512
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 Steve Crisp  
The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories 1988-09-00 ed. Richard Dalby Virago 0-86068-809-7
£12.95?£: UK pound
 xvi+
347
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Dante Gabriel Rossetti  
The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories 1989-00-00 ed. Richard Dalby Virago 0-86068-809-7
£12.95?£: UK pound
 xvii+
347
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Dante Gabriel Rossetti Checkmark
Victorian Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers 1989-05-00 ed. Richard Dalby Carroll & Graf 0-88184-473-X
$18.95?$: US dollar
 xviii+
347
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories 1989-09-00 ed. Richard Dalby Charnwood 0-7089-8525-4   xxviii+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Victorian Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers 1990-07-00 ed. Richard Dalby Carroll & Graf 0-88184-593-0
$9.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
347
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 Saksa Art & Design Checkmark
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories 1991-00-00 ed. J. A. Cuddon Bloomsbury 1-85471-001-X
£4.99?£: UK pound
 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Steve Crisp  
Great Tales of the Supernatural 1992-05-00 ed. Stephanie Dowrick J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library) 0-460-87165-X
£3.99?£: UK pound
 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 Joseph Drivas  
The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories 1992-08-00 ed. Richard Dalby Virago 1-85381-480-6
£6.99?£: UK pound
 xvi+
347
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 Dante Gabriel Rossetti  
The Television Late Night Horror Omnibus 1993-09-00 ed. Peter Haining Orion 1-85797-092-6
£8.99?£: UK pound
 578
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 Television Late Night Horror Omnibus 1994-07-00 ed. Peter Haining Artus Publishing 1-898799-03-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
 578
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 Armchair Horror Collection 1994-09-00 ed. Peter Haining Orion 1-85797-411-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
 ix+
675
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  
Victorian Ghost Stories by Noted Women Writers 1996-09-00 ed. Richard Dalby Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0354-X
$7.98?$: US dollar
 xvi+
347
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Open Door and Other Ghost Stories 1999-09-00 ed. Philip Gooden Phoenix 0-7538-0743-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
 ix+
245
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 Liz Pyle  
A Beleaguered City and Other Tales of the Seen and the Unseen 2000-09-07 Margaret Oliphant Canongate Books 1-84195-060-2
£7.95?£: UK pound
 420
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 Television Late Night Horror Omnibus 2003-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Bounty Books 0-7537-0851-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 578
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 Checkmark
The Virago Book of Ghost Stories 2006-10-00 ed. Richard Dalby Virago 1-84408-159-1
£12.99?£: UK pound
 x+
496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Scottish Ghost Stories 2009-02-00 ed. Rosemary Gray Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-168-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 623
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 William Russell Flint  
The Virago Book of Ghost Stories 2009-09-00 ed. Richard Dalby Virago 978-1-84408-538-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 x+
496
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 Tina Mansuwan Checkmark
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce 2010-02-25 ed. Michael Newton (UK) Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-144236-5
£10.99?£: UK pound
 xliv+
416
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.
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World's 25 Most Popular Ghost Stories (of the 19th Century) 2013-00-00 ed. T. M. Gray, Charles G. Waugh Sam Teddy Publishing 978-1-935573-60-9   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.
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The 2014 Halloween Horrors Megapack 2014-10-29 ed. John Gregory Betancourt Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0434-6
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
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