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Title: The Haunted Dolls' House Title Record # 675489
Author: M. R. James
Date: 1923-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine The Empire Review, February 1923.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1925 The Haunted Dolls' House [as by Montague Rhodes James]
1946ⓘGoogle Books' snippet view confirms that "Nightfrights" and "The Haunted Dolls" anthologies misspell the story's title.
 The Haunted Doll's House
1996 The Haunted Doll's House [as by Montague Rhodes James]
Year Language Title
1964ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek
 Dutch Het behekste poppenhuis
1982ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux
 French La maison de poupées hantée [as by Montague Rhodes James]
1986ⓘTranslated by Éric Jourdan
 French La maison de poupées hantée
2006ⓘTranslated by Marie-Céline Cassanhol.
 French La maison de poupée [as by Montague Rhodes James]
2012ⓘTranslated by either Boza Gergely, Juhász Viktor, Kornya Zsolt, Körmendi Ágnes, Pócsi István, Sárközi Gergely, or Tamás Gábor
 Hungarian Babaház kísértettel
2016ⓘTranslated by Usch Kiausch
 German Das Puppenhaus
2018ⓘTranslated by Ανδρέας Μιχαηλίδης (Andreas Michaelides).
 Greek
Το Στοιχειωμένο Κουκλόσπιτο?To Stoicheiomeno Koeklospitokai

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1931-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold  
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).
 xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Case (artist)  
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1931-00-00 M. R. James Longmans, Green and Co.     xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Case (artist)  
Selected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1944-00-00 M. R. James Editions for the Armed Services ( #O-28) O-28
$0.00?$: US dollar
 352
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  
Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1944-03-00 M. R. James World Publishing Co. (A Tower Mystery) T-282
$0.49?$: US dollar
 319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1944-07-00 M. R. James World Publishing Co. (A Tower Mystery)  
$0.49?$: US dollar
 319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Tales of the Supernatural 1947-08-00 ed. uncredited Pan Books 22
2/-?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).
 183
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 Ronald Searle  
Tales of the Supernatural 1951-00-00 ed. uncredited Pan Books 22
2/-?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).
 183
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 Carl Wilton  
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1964-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold  
16/-?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).
 xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Hauntings: Tales of the Supernatural 1968-00-00 ed. Henry Mazzeo Doubleday 0-385-09373-X
$4.50?$: US dollar
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ted Gorey Checkmark
The Restless Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences 1970-00-00 ed. Susan Dickinson Collins 0-00-195272-2
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).
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Antony Maitland  
Thirteen Uncanny Tales 1970-00-00 ed. Roger Lancelyn Green J. M. Dent 0-460-05085-0
$4.50?$: US dollar
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201
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ray Ogden Checkmark
The Usurping Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences 1971-00-00 ed. Susan Dickinson E. P. Dutton 0-525-41902-0
$5.95?$: US dollar
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Antony Maitland  
The Restless Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences 1972-00-00 ed. Susan Dickinson Collins 0-00-195272-2   318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Antony Maitland  
The Fourth Armada Ghost Book 1972-02-00 ed. Mary Danby Armada 0-00-692440-9
£0.40?£: UK pound
 128
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  
Nightfrights: An Anthology of Macabre Tales That Have Terrified Three Generations 1972-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz 0-575-01446-6
£1.60?£: UK pound
 254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth David Smee  
The Usurping Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences 1973-02-00 ed. Susan Dickinson E. P. Dutton 0-525-41902-0
$5.95?$: US dollar
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Antony Maitland  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1974-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold 0-7131-5757-7   vii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Nightfrights: An Anthology of Macabre Tales That Have Terrified Three Generations 1975-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Peacock Books / Penguin 0-14-047082-4
£0.80?£: UK pound
 301
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 David Smee Checkmark
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1975-00-00 M. R. James St. Martin's Press  
$15.00?$: US dollar
 vii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1975-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold 0-7131-5757-7   viii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Ghostly and Ghastly 1977-00-00 ed. Barbara Ireson Beaver Books 0-600-34065-1
£0.55?£: UK pound
 222
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 William Geldart  
Ghostly and Ghastly 1977-00-00 ed. Barbara Ireson Beaver Books 0-600-34065-1
£0.55?£: UK pound
 222
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 William Geldart  
Ghost Stories 1980-00-00 ed. Deborah Shine Octopus Books 0-7064-1158-7
£1.99?£: UK pound
 349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Fourth Armada Ghost Book 1984-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Armada 0-00-692440-9
£1.25?£: UK pound
 128
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.
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The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1984-00-00 M. R. James Penguin Books 0-14-009017-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
 362
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 Leslie Howell  
Realms of Darkness 1985-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-244-1
$8.95?$: US dollar
 796
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Realms of Darkness 1985-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-244-1   796
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1987-10-00 M. R. James Penguin Books 0-14-010226-4
£3.95?£: UK pound
 362
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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Realms of Darkness 1988-00-00 ed. uncredited Chartwell Books 1-55521-251-4   663
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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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
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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  
Collected Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-053-3   352
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-57335-363-9   352
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1993-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-053-3   647
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1994-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-839-9   354
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Ghost Stories 1994-00-00 M. R. James Penguin Books (Penguin Popular Classics) 0-14-062103-2   362
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.
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The Anthology of Ghost Stories 1994-00-00 ed. Richard Dalby Tiger Books International 1-85501-503-X
£9.95?£: UK pound
 528
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Selected Ghost Stories 1995-05-00 M. R. James Senate 1-85958-134-X   394
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 Caspar-David Friedrich  
The Haunted Dolls' House and Other Stories 1995-07-00 M. R. James, R. L. Stevenson Penguin Books (Penguin 60s #18) 0-14-600018-8
£0.60?£: UK pound
 58
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.
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The Haunted Hour 1995-10-00 ed. Cynthia Manson, Constance Scarborough Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-15010-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
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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.
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Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories 1996-11-00 ed. Richard Dalby Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0352-3
$9.98?$: US dollar
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hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gordon Crab  
A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings 2001-08-01 M. R. James Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-024-7
C$100.00?C$: Canadian dollar
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658
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Lowe  
Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories 2002-09-00 ed. Richard Dalby MetroBooks 1-58663-736-3
$12.98?$: US dollar
 xii+
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hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ernesto Rios Lanz Checkmark
The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories 2004-00-00 ed. uncredited Wordsworth Editions 1-84022-056-2   1149
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 World's Greatest Ghost Stories 2004-00-00 ed. Richard Dalby Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-5465-9
$7.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
528
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 e-Digital Checkmark
The World's Greatest Ghost Stories 2004-00-00 ed. Richard Dalby Magpie Books 1-84119-857-9
£12.99?£: UK pound
 xi+
528
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 e-Digital Checkmark
The World's Greatest Ghost Stories 2005-00-00 ed. Richard Dalby Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-6989-3   xi+
528
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Ghost Stories 2005-06-00 ed. Vic Parker Miles Kelly Publishing 978-1-84236-585-4   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  
Collected Ghost Stories 2007-07-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 1-84022-551-3   xi+
352
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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Collected Ghost Stories 2011-10-13 M. R. James Oxford University Press 978-0-19-956884-0
£14.99?£: UK pound
 xxx+
468
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Collected Ghost Stories 2011-10-13 M. R. James Oxford University Press 978-0-19-162044-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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Collected Ghost Stories 2013-09-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-967489-3
£8.99?£: 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.
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Collected Ghost Stories 2017-04-01 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) 978-0-19-879736-4
£16.99?£: UK pound
 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Collected Ghost Stories 2018-09-04 M. R. James Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1653-2
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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Lost Souls Short Stories 2018-11-19 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78664-805-1
£20.00?£: UK pound
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, Volume II 2019-09-23 ed. Ian Gordon HorrorBabble  
$29.95?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
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John Landis Presents Haunted Houses: Classic Stories of Doors That Should Never Be Opened 2020-00-00 ed. John Landis DK Publishing (The Library of Horror (DK Publishing)) 978-0-7440-3093-8    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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John Landis Presents Haunted Houses: Classic Stories of Doors That Should Never Be Opened 2020-07-21 ed. John Landis DK Publishing (The Library of Horror (DK Publishing)) 978-0-7440-2277-3
$24.99?$: US dollar
 416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Ghost Stories 2021-12-10 ed. M. R. James Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-771-0
£20.00?£: UK pound
 432
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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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  
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