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Title: The Familiar Title Record # 839798
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Date: 1872-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Martin Hesselius
Language: English
Note: A minor revision of "The Watcher," (1851) first published in the collection In a Glass, Darkly.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1872 The Familiar [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]
1907 The Familiar [as by J. S. Le Fanu]
1947 The Familiar [as by Sheridan Le Fanu]
2016 The Familiar [as by Joseph Le Fanu]
Year Language Title
1960ⓘTranslated by Élisabeth Gille
 French Le familier [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]
1967ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand
 French Le familier
1999ⓘTranslated by Jacques Finné
 French Le familier
2023ⓘTranslated by Michael Siefener
 German Der Plagegeist [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
In a Glass Darkly 1872-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Richard Bentley & Son     299+
285+
270
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
Green Tea 1907-00-00 J. S. Le Fanu George Newnes (Newnes' Sixpenny Novels Illustrated)     152
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
In a Glass Darkly 1923-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Eveleigh Nash & Grayson     viii+
471
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
In a Glass Darkly 1929-11-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Peter Davies     vii+
382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
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  
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 Thrillers: Second Series 1935-00-00 ed. uncredited Daily Express Publications     896
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 Midnight Reader 1942-03-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Henry Holt & Co.  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 ix+
564
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Green Tea and Other Ghost Stories 1945-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 x+
357
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ronald Clyne Checkmark
The Mandrake Root 1946-00-00 ed. Jeremy Scott Jarrolds  
12/6?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).
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Mandrake Root 1946-00-00 ed. Jeremy Scott Progress Books  
C$3.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Mandrake Root 1946-00-00 ed. Jeremy Scott Universal Distributors  
$5.00?$: US dollar
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Pocket Book of Ghost Stories 1947-10-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Pocket Books 384
$0.25?$: US dollar
 405
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 Midnight Reader (abridged) 1960-00-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern World / WDL Books HH970
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).
 254
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  
Great Ghost Stories 1962-00-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Washington Square Press W-592
$0.60?$: US dollar
 xxvi+
326
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 Irv Docktor  
Great Ghost Stories 1962-07-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Washington Square Press W-592
$0.60?$: US dollar
 xxvi+
326
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 Irv Docktor Checkmark
Best Ghost Stories of J. S. Le Fanu 1964-00-00 J. S. Le Fanu Dover Publications T415
$2.00?$: US dollar
 xi+
467
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Where Nightmares Are 1966-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Mayflower-Dell 9504
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).
 174
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  
Where Nightmares Are 1969-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Mayflower 0-583-11586-1
£0.20?£: UK pound
 174
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  
Let's Talk of Graves: Tales from 'A Century of Ghost Stories' 1970-00-00 ed. uncredited Hutchinson 0-09-101790-4   318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Let's Talk of Graves: Tales from 'A Century of Ghost Stories' 1970-06-00 ed. uncredited Arrow Books 0-09-003020-6
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).
 318
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 Best Horror Stories 1970-11-05 Sheridan Le Fanu Sphere (Sphere Occult) 0-7221-5466-6 / 54666
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).
 160
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  
Where Nightmares Are 1973-00-00 ed. Peter Haining David Bruce & Watson 0-85127-014-X   174
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bill Botten  
Bewitched Beings: Phantoms, Familiars and the Possessed in Stories from Two Centuries 1974-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-41657-8
$5.95?$: US dollar
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Emanuel Schongut  
Bewitched Beings: Phantoms, Familiars and the Possessed in Stories from Two Centuries 1974-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-51657-2
$5.95?$: US dollar
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Emanuel Schongut  
Irish Masters of Fantasy 1979-00-00 ed. Peter Tremayne Wolfhound Press 0-905473-13-2   220
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Ballagh  
Where Nightmares Are 1983-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Severn House 0-7278-0874-5
£6.95?£: UK pound
 173
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John James (artist)  
The Wondersmith and other Macabre Tales 1988-02-00 ed. Peter Tremayne Wolfhound Press 0-86327-152-9
£4.95?£: UK pound
 220
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 Illustrated J.S. Le Fanu: Ghost Stories and Mysteries by a Master Victorian Storyteller 1988-08-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Crucible / Equation 1-85336-047-3
£14.95?£: UK pound
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
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  
In a Glass Darkly 1993-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 0-19-282805-3   xxxiii+
347
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.
 omni Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2005-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Aegypan 1-59818-146-7   328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
Irish Ghost Stories 2005-00-00 ed. uncredited Wordsworth Editions 1-84022-487-8   1102
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. W. Haslehust Checkmark
Mr Justice Harbottle and Others: Ghost Stories 1870–73 2005-03-31 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-079-4
C$58.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 xxxvi+
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Douglas Walters Checkmark
In a Glass Darkly 2007-08-10 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-552-5   288
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.
 omni  
In a Glass Darkly 2008-11-01 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Cosimo Classics 978-1-60520-340-9
$9.99?$: US dollar
 284
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.
 omni  
In a Glass Darkly 2009-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Floating Press 978-1-77541-528-2    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
In a Glass Darkly 2009-01-23 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Dodo Press 978-1-4065-4943-0
$26.99?$: US dollar
 364
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.
 omni  
In a Glass Darkly 2009-11-19 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Faber and Faber (Faber Finds) 978-0-571-25583-2
£17.00?£: UK pound
 390
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.
 omni  
In a Glass Darkly 2010-01-10 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Nabu Press 978-1-141-95007-2
$29.75?$: US dollar
 308
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.
 omni  
In a Glass Darkly 2010-06-24 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Digireads.com 978-1-4209-1718-5
$5.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
In a Glass Darkly 2010-10-14 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Benediction Classics 978-1-84902-622-2
$30.99?$: US dollar
 312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 2011-08-23 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Project Gutenberg 37172    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Mandrake Root 2012-04-00 ed. Jeremy Scott Kosta Press 978-1-4474-4633-0
$28.45?$: US dollar
 224
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2014-03-01 Sheridan Le Fanu Flame Tree 451 (Fantastic Fiction (Flame Tree 451)) 978-1-78361-237-6
£7.99?£: UK pound
 448
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.
 omni  
Best Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899: A Phantasmal Ghost Anthology 2016-08-16 ed. Andrew Barger Bottletree Books 978-1-933747-59-0   210
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2018-08-07 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Broadview Press 978-1-55481-299-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
 440
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.
 omni  
In a Glass Darkly 2019-10-01 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Jaunt Classics (Occult Detectives #2) 978-0-9833317-8-0
$8.99?$: US dollar
 328
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.
 omni  
The Tiled House 2019-10-03 J. S. Le Fanu Collins Crime Club (Collins Chillers) 978-0-00-828312-4
$14.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Shutterstock  
The Tiled House 2019-12-10 J. S. Le Fanu HarperCollins (UK) (Collins Chillers) 978-0-00-828311-7
$12.99?$: US dollar
 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  
Footsteps in the Dark: Short Stories 2020-09-22 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-187-9
£20.00?£: UK pound
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
50 Masterpieces of Murder Mystery & Detective Fiction (Vol. 2) 2022-10-28 uncredited e-artnow  
$1.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
Best Ghost Stories of J. S. Le Fanu date unknown J. S. Le Fanu Dover Publications 486-20415-4
$3.00?$: US dollar
 xv+
467
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 Theodore Menten Checkmark
In a Glass Darkly date unknown J. Sheridan Le Fanu Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-552-5   288
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.
 omni  
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