Title: To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt

Title: To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt Title Record # 85211
Author: Charles Dickens
Date: 1865-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
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Language: English

Note: Originally published as a companion piece to "Not to Be Taken at Bed-Time " by Rosa Mulholland, according to the sources list in Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology

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Year	Title
unknown	The Trial for Murder: To be Taken with a Grain of Salt
1928^ⓘFrom "Dr. Marigold's Prescriptions", Christmas Number of "All the Year Round", 1865.	The Trial for Murder [as by Charles Allston Collins and Charles Dickens]
1929	The Trial for Murder
1946	The Trial for Murder [as by Charles A. Collins and Charles Dickens]
1949	The Thirteenth Man
1961	The Trial for Murder [as by Charles Collins and Charles Dickens]
2004	To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt [as by C. Dickens]

Year	Language	Title
1958^ⓘTranslated by Sylvère Monod (1958).	French	Un procès criminel
1971^ⓘTranslated by Joachim A. Frank.	German	Der Mordprozeß [as by Charles Allston Collins and Charles Dickens]
1975^ⓘTranslated by Viorica Vizante	Romanian	Povestea unei crime [as by Charles Allston Collins and Charles Dickens]
1988^ⓘTranslated by Giuseppe Lippi	Italian	Cum Grano Salis [as by Charles Allston Collins and Charles Dickens]
2006^ⓘTranslated by Marie-Céline Cassanhol.	French	Le procès pour meurtre

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
All the Year Round, Chirstmas Number, 1865	1865-12-07	ed. Charles Dickens			-/4^?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).	48	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	mag
The Uncommercial Traveller and Additional Christmas Stories	1868-00-00	Charles Dickens	Ticknor and Fields (Library Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens #27)			548	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors	1910-09-00	ed. Adam L. Gowans	Gowans & Gray (Gowans's New Sixpenny Series #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).	128	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors	1912-06-00	ed. Adam L. Gowans	Gowans & Gray (Gowans's Cosmopolitan Library)		1/-^?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).	225	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Famous Ghost Stories	1918-07-00	ed. J. Walker McSpadden	Thomas Y. Crowell (The "Mystery" Library)		$1.25^?$: US dollar	x+ 302	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors	1919-01-00	ed. Adam L. Gowans	Gowans & Gray (Gowans's Cosmopolitan Library #2)		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).	225	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors	1920-10-00	ed. Adam L. Gowans	Gowans & Gray (Gowans's Cosmopolitan Library #2)			225	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
The Great Book of Thrillers	1935-00-00	ed. H. Douglas Thomson	Odhams Press			768	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Famous Psychic and Ghost Stories	1938-02-00	J. Walker McSpadden	Blue Ribbon Books		$0.98^?$: US dollar	xii+ 305+ x+ 302	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
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
Nightmare Stories	1962-00-00	ed. Charles Higham	Horwitz	PB117	A3/9^?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).	130	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	Frank Benier
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
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
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
Masters of Shades and Shadows: An Anthology of Great Ghost Stories	1978-00-00	ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley	Doubleday	0-385-12743-X	$7.95^?$: US dollar	215	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Jay Silverman
The Supernatural Short Stories of Charles Dickens	1978-00-00	Charles Dickens	John Calder; Riverrun Press	0-7145-3678-4	£4.95^?£: UK pound	159	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Tales from Beyond the Grave	1982-00-00	ed. uncredited	Octopus Books	0-7064-1798-4	£2.99^?£: UK pound	377	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mick Brownfield
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
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
Tales from Beyond the Grave	1989-00-00	ed. uncredited	Gallery Books / W. H. Smith	0-8317-8628-0	$6.98^?$: US dollar	377	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mick Brownfield
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
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
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
Great Tales of Terror	1991-08-00	ed. uncredited	Chancellor Press	1-85152-106-2	£2.99^?£: UK pound	638	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	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
Great Ghost Stories	1992-00-00	ed. John Grafton	Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions)	0-486-27270-2	$1.00^?$: US dollar	viii+ 100	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: 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
Campfire Thrillers: The Short and Scary Ones	1994-00-00	ed. Rebecca K. Rizzo	Globe Pequot Press	1-56440-371-8		168	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
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
A Christmas Carol and Other Haunting Tales	1998-10-00	Charles Dickens	Doubleday / SFBC	17276	$9.98^?$: US dollar	367	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Sol Eytinge, Jr.
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
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
The Supernatural Short Stories of Charles Dickens	2010-04-01	Charles Dickens	Oneworld Classics	978-0-7145-4333-8	$15.99^?$: US dollar	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.	coll
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 012	2011-02-20	ed. LibriVox	LibriVox		$0.00^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	anth
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
Great Ghost Stories	date unknown	ed. John Grafton	Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions)	0-486-27270-2	$1.50^?$: US dollar	viii+ 100	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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Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 145 - 294)