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Title: Thurnley Abbey Title Record # 73932
Author: Perceval Landon
Date: 1907-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Blogspot
Language: English
Note: According to his introduction to this story in his anthology The Screaming Skull and Other Classic Horror Stories, this story originally appeared in the magazine McClure's Magazine in 1907 and was later expanded. It was this revision that would appear in his collection Raw Edges.
Synopsis: A man visiting his friend who lives in an old abbey awakens to find a skeletal apparition at his bedside, which he takes to be a practical joke.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1924 Thurnley Abbey [as by Percival Landon]
Year Language Title
1949Translated by A. Verhoeff
Dutch Thurnley Abbey
1974Translated by Dominique Mols
French L'abbaye de Thurnley
1975Translated by Leni Sobez
German Die alte Abtei [as by Percival Landon]
1988Translated by Giuseppe Lippi
Italian Thurnley Abbey

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Raw Edges: Studies and Stories of These Days ... 1908-00-00 Perceval Landon William Heinemann  
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+
312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Supernatural Omnibus 1931-00-00 ed. Montague Summers Doubleday, Doran  
$2.50?$: US dollar
xl+
690
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goetry, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny 1931-06-00 ed. Montague Summers 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).
608
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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  
50 Years of Ghost Stories 1935-00-00 ed. uncredited Hutchinson  
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).
ix+
702
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
A Century of Ghost Stories 1936-00-00 ed. uncredited Hutchinson  
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).
1013
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Magazine of Fantasy, Fall 1949 1949-10-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Mystery House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Bill Stone Checkmark
The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny 1952-04-00 ed. Montague Summers Gollancz     622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Best Horror Stories 2 1965-00-00 ed. John Keir Cross Faber and Faber  
18/-?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).
270
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1966-00-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 1227
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).
252
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 Supernatural Omnibus I 1967-00-00 ed. Montague Summers Panther 2199
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).
332
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  
More Tales to Tremble By 1968-00-00 ed. Stephen P. Sutton Whitman Publishing Company (Whitman Classics #1629) 1629
$0.89?$: US dollar
210
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gordon Laite  
Walk in Dread 1970-00-00 ed. uncredited Hutchinson 0-09-101810-2   319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1971-09-00 ed. Robert Aickman Beagle Books 95138
$0.95?$: US dollar
252
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 Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1974-00-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 0-00-613248-0   252
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 Supernatural Omnibus: Volume 1: Hauntings and Horror 1976-12-00 ed. Montague Summers Penguin Books 0-14-004184-2
£0.95?£: UK pound
429
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 Justin Todd Checkmark
65 Great Spine Chillers 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-045-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
65 Great Spine Chillers 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer 0-86273-045-7   670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Steve Crisp Checkmark
The Supernatural Omnibus 1982-00-00 ed. Montague Summers Gollancz 0-575-03120-4
£8.95?£: UK pound
622
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  
65 Great Spine Chillers 1983-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-045-7   670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Spirits, Spooks and Other Sinister Creatures 1984-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Franklin Watts 0-531-04769-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
136
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories 1984-00-00 ed. J. A. Cuddon Penguin Books 0-14-006799-X
£4.95?£: UK pound
607
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 Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny 1984-00-00 ed. Montague Summers Penguin Books 0-14-007297-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
573
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 Steve Crisp Checkmark
65 Great Spine Chillers 1985-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1848-4
$8.95?$: US dollar
672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories 1985-00-00 ed. J. A. Cuddon Viking UK 0-670-81034-7
£10.95?£: UK pound
607
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories 1985-00-00 ed. J. A. Cuddon Penguin Books 0-14-006799-X
£4.95?£: UK pound
607
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 Book of the Dead: Thirteen Classic Tales of the Supernatural 1986-07-00 ed. Alan K. Russell New Orchard 1-85079-035-3
£9.95?£: UK pound
382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories 1987-10-00 ed. J. A. Cuddon Penguin Books 0-14-006799-X
£5.95?£: UK pound
607
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  
Voices from the Vaults: Authentic Tales of Vampires and Ghosts 1987-10-00 ed. Devendra P. Varma Key Porter Books 1-55013-054-4
C$19.95?C$: Canadian dollar
247
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ghost Stories 1988-03-00 ed. Robert Westall Kingfisher 0-86272-323-X
£6.95?£: UK pound
253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Fine Frights: Stories That Scared Me 1988-08-00 ed. Ramsey Campbell Tor 0-812-51670-2
$3.95?$: US dollar
309
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 Jill Bauman Checkmark
Ghost and Horror Stories 1990-07-00 ed. uncredited Tynron Press 1-871948-11-8
£9.95?£: UK pound
579
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 Sue Harmer  
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories 1991-00-00 ed. J. A. Cuddon Bloomsbury 1-870630-94-7
£4.99?£: UK pound
607
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Steve Crisp  
Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology 1991-00-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-214202-X
$24.95?$: US dollar
xx+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology 1991-00-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-214202-X   xx+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Atkinson Grimshaw  
Ghost Stories 1991-07-00 ed. Robert Westall Kingfisher 0-86272-802-9
£3.95?£: UK pound
253
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  
Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology 1991-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press / BOMC  
$24.95?$: US dollar
528
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology 1991-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-214202-X
£16.95?£: UK pound
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Atkinson Grimshaw  
Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology 1992-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-282999-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
497
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 Victor Prouvé  
Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology 1992-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press / QPBC  
$13.95?$: US dollar
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  
Ghost Stories 1993-03-00 ed. Robert Westall Kingfisher (US) (Kingfisher Treasury #5) 1-85697-884-2
$6.95?$: US dollar
253
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 Graham Potts Checkmark
Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories 1996-00-00 Rex Collings Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-186-6
£?£: UK pound
x+
289
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 Checkmark
Ghost Stories 1997-04-00 ed. Robert Westall Kingfisher 0-86272-802-9
£5.99?£: UK pound
253
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 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  
Meddling with Ghosts: Stories in the Tradition of M. R. James 2001-04-00 ed. Ramsey Campbell The British Library 0-7123-1125-4
£14.95?£: UK pound
x+
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Classic Horror Stories: Sixteen Legendary Stories of the Supernatural 2003-00-00 ed. Charles A. Coulombe Lyons Press 1-59228-200-8
$9.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
333
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 Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories 2003-00-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-280447-2
£9.99?£: UK pound
xx+
497
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
Ghost Stories 2003-09-19 ed. Robert Westall Kingfisher (US) 0-7534-5675-3
$6.95?$: US dollar
253
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 Graham Potts 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.
anth Checkmark
Spinetinglers: Ghoulish Ghost Stories 2007-07-15 ed. Robert Westall Kingfisher (US) 978-0-7534-6140-2
$6.95?$: US dollar
264
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 Dark Horse Book of Horror 2007-09-05 ed. Scott Allie Dark Horse Books 978-1-5067-0372-5
$19.99?$: US dollar
363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gary Gianni Checkmark
The Screaming Skull and Other Classic Horror Stories 2010-00-00 ed. Michael Kelahan Fall River Press 978-1-4351-2498-1   xiv+
408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Patrice Kaplan Checkmark
The Book of the Living Dead 2010-10-00 ed. John Richard Stephens Berkley Books 978-0-425-23706-9
$15.00?$: US dollar
xi+
399
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 Century's Best Horror Fiction 1901-1950 2012-01-31 ed. John Pelan Cemetery Dance Publications 978-1-58767-080-0
$75.00?$: US dollar
706
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alan M. Clark Checkmark
Gary Gianni's Monster Men and Other Scary Stories 2012-03-27 ed. Gary Gianni Dark Horse Books 978-1-59582-829-3
$24.99?$: US dollar
168
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gary Gianni Checkmark
The Big Book of Ghost Stories 2012-09-18 ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-0-307-47449-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
xii+
833
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 Gregg Kulick Checkmark
The Supernatural Omnibus 2014-07-07 ed. Montague Summers Muschamp Press 978-1-4733-9489-6
$10.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Things That Go Bump in the Night: A Treasury of Classic Weird 2015-01-30 ed. Douglas Draa, David A. Riley Parallel Universe Publications 978-0-9574535-6-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
366
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 Second Haunts & Horrors Megapack 2016-01-05 ed. uncredited Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0799-6
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
The Empty House 2016-11-01 ed. Ruskin Bond Rupa Publications 978-81-291-4239-9
₹195?₹: Indian rupee
160
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 Vartika Sharma  
Gary Gianni's Monster Men and Other Scary Stories 2017-07-00 ed. Gary Gianni Dark Horse Books 978-1-5067-0480-7
$19.99?$: US dollar
164
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 Gary Gianni  
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.
anth  
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.
anth
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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.
anth  
Nightmare Abbey, Summer 2023 2023-05-23 ed. Tom English Dead Letter Press 979-898623074-0
$15.95?$: US dollar
146
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.
mag Allan Koszowski  
Ghost Stories date unknown ed. Robert Westall Kingfisher (US) 1-85697-884-2
$6.95?$: US dollar
253
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 Graham Potts Checkmark
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