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Title: The Last Séance Title Record # 75170
Author: Agatha Christie
Date: 1926-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: pseudopod.org
Language: English
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Current Tags: ghosts (2), horror (2) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1926 The Woman Who Stole a Ghost
1971 The Last Seance
Year Language Title
1953 French
La dernière séance?La derniere seance
1976 German Die letzte Sitzung
1978 Italian L'ultima seduta
1990
  • Translated by Aleksandar B. Nedeljković
Serbian Poslednja seansa [as by Agata Kristi]
2013Translated by Назира Ибрагимова (Nazira Ibragimova)
Russian [as by ]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Ghost Stories, November 1926 1926-11-00 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  
The Hound of Death and Other Stories 1933-00-00 Agatha Christie Odhams Press  
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).
247
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Mystery Book 1934-00-00 ed. H. Douglas Thomson Odhams Press     1086
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Hound of Death and Other Stories 1936-00-00 Agatha Christie Collins (The Crime Club)  
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).
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1951 1951-04-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Fantasy 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 George Salter Checkmark
Fiction, #1 1953-10-00 ed. Editors of Fiction OPTA  
F100?F: French frank
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 Checkmark
Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time 1954-11-00 ed. Judith Merril Random House  
$2.95?$: US dollar
xv+
294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Lawrence Hoffman Checkmark
Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time 1955-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Sidgwick & Jackson  
10/6?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).
xiii+
290
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time 1955-03-00 ed. Judith Merril Random House / SFBC  
$1.15?$: US dollar
xiii+
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Lawrence Hoffman Checkmark
Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time 1957-01-00 ed. Judith Merril The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 24
5/6?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).
290
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Hound of Death and Other Stories 1960-00-00 Agatha Christie Pan Books (Great Pan) G377
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).
219
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  
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories 1960-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books (Pan Giant) X67
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).
319
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 S. R. Boldero  
The Hound of Death and Other Stories 1961-00-00 Agatha Christie Pan Books (Great Pan) G377
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).
219
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  
The Cold Embrace and Other Stories 1966-00-00 ed. Alex Hamilton Corgi GN7508
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).
188
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 George Underwood  
The Hound of Death and Other Stories 1966-00-00 Agatha Christie Fontana 970
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).
190
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  
Dr. Caligari's Black Book 1968-09-00 ed. Peter Haining W. H. Allen 0-491-00281-5
21/-?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).
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories 1969-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10067-X
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).
319
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 Checkmark
Dr. Caligari's Black Book 1969-11-00 ed. Peter Haining New English Library 2551
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).
126
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Ladies of Horror: Two Centuries of Supernatural Stories by the Gentle Sex 1971-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard  
$5.95?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Venus Factor 1972-02-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Vic Ghidalia Macfadden-Bartell 75-462
$0.75?$: US dollar
192
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 Jack Faragasso Checkmark
The Eighth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1972-12-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 0-00-613080-1
£0.25?£: UK pound
190
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 Venus Factor 1973-12-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Vic Ghidalia Manor Books 95300
$0.95?$: US dollar
192
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 Checkmark
The Eighth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1975-12-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 0-00-613080-1
£0.45?£: UK pound
190
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  
13 Psi-Stories 1976-00-00 ed. Manfred Kluge Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #50) 3-453-45022-1
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
254
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 Venus Factor 1976-04-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Vic Ghidalia New English Library 0-450-03046-6
£0.60?£: UK pound
189
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 Pauline Jones Checkmark
Stories of the Macabre 1976-10-00 ed. Denys Val Baker William Kimber 0-7183-0224-9
£2.95?£: UK pound
221
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ionicus  
The Venus Factor 1977-00-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Vic Ghidalia Manor Books 0-532-12475-3
$1.25?$: US dollar
192
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 Checkmark
Supernatural 1978-00-00 ed. James Gibson, Alan Ridout John Murray (Short Story Series) 0-7195-3505-0
£0.85?£: UK pound
122
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  
Il 2º libro dell'orrore 1978-06-00 ed. Francesco Franconeri Mondadori (Omnibus) 15501-9
Lit 6,500?Lit: Italian lira
454
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Karel Thole  
The Eighth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1979-06-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 0-00-613080-1
£0.70?£: UK pound
190
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 Horror 1981-09-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1729-1   688
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
65 Great Tales of Horror 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1729-1   688
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Alef, #18 1990-01-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
Dnevnik  
Din 21.50?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
132
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Hound of Death 2010-08-05 Agatha Christie HarperCollins (UK) 978-0-00-735465-8
£12.99?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Hound of Death 2010-10-14 Agatha Christie HarperCollins (UK) 978-0-00-742240-1
£6.25?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Hound of Death 2011-11-01 Agatha Christie Ulverscroft Large Print Books 978-1-4448-0290-0
£16.99?£: UK pound
376
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
2013-00-00 () 978-5-699-65104-7   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.
coll  
The Hound of Death 2019-07-18 Agatha Christie HarperCollins 978-0-00-825539-8
£10.99?£: UK pound
320
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 Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural 2019-09-13 Agatha Christie HarperCollins (Collins Chillers) 978-0-00-833674-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Matt Griffin  
The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural 2019-09-24 Agatha Christie William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-295914-0
$16.99?$: US dollar
[4]+
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 Matt Griffin Checkmark
The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural 2019-09-24 Agatha Christie William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-295915-7
$11.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Matt Griffin  
2019-09-30 () 978-5-04-105098-6   480
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  
The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural 2019-10-03 Agatha Christie HarperCollins (UK) (Collins Chillers) 978-0-00-833673-8
£8.99?£: UK pound
304
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 Matt Griffin  
The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural 2019-10-10 Agatha Christie HarperCollins (UK) 978-0-00-837123-4
£14.49?£: UK pound
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Matt Griffin  
The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural 2019-10-22 Agatha Christie HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio 978-1-0941-3200-6
$39.99?$: US dollar
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll Matt Griffin  
The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural 2019-10-22 Agatha Christie HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio 978-1-0941-3199-3
$44.99?$: US dollar
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll Matt Griffin  
The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural 2019-10-22 Agatha Christie HarperAudio 978-0-06-300808-3
$34.22?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Matt Griffin  
Pseudopod, #795 2022-01-28 ed. Shawn Garrett, Alex Hofelich Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
mag Checkmark
Ladies of Horror: Two Centuries of Supernatural Stories by the Gentle Sex date unknown ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard     288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories date unknown ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10067-X
£0.30?£: UK pound
319
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  
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