Title: The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain Title Record # 85664
Author: Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Date: 1859-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English User Rating: 6.50 (2 votes) Including variants and translations: 7.29 (7 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Year Title 1859 The Haunted and the Haunters 1875 The House and the Brain [as by E. Bulwer Lytton] 1882 The Haunted and the Haunters [as by Lord Lytton] 1899 The House and the Brain 1905 The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain [as by Lord Lytton] 1906 The House and the Brain [as by Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton] 1909 The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain [as by Bulwer Lytton] 1919ⓘA shorter version of Lytton's "The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain." The Haunted and the Haunters 1921 The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain [as by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton] 1924 The Haunted and the Haunters: or The House and the Brain [as by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton] 1931ⓘFirst published in <i>Blackwood's</i>, August 1859. The Haunted and the Haunters [as by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton] 1934 The Haunted and the Hauters; or, The House and the Brain [as by Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton] 1935 The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain [as by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton] 1944 The Haunters and the Haunted: or, The House and the Brain 1945 The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain [as by Edward Bulwer Lytton] 1963 The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain [as by E. Bulwer-Lytton] 1965 The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain [as by The Author of 'Rienzi,' 'My Novel,' Etc. Etc. Etc.] 1970 The Haunted and the Haunters [as by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton] 1974 The Haunted and the Haunters: Or, The House and the Brain [as by E. Bulwer-Lytton] 1985 The House and the Brain [as by Lord Lytton] 1987 The Haunted House 1987 The Haunted and the Haunters [abridged by Aiden Chambers] 1992 The House and the Brain [as by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton] 2014 The House and the Brain [as by Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton]

Year Language Title 1913 German Das Gespensterhaus [as by Edward Lytton-Bulwer] 1914ⓘTranslated by uncredited Finnish Kauhujen talo 1919ⓘTranslated by unknown German Das Haus des schwarzen Magiers 1938ⓘTranslated by Marguerite Faguer in <i>Les Œuvres Libres</i> #210, December 1938, p. 85-138, under the title "Fantômes et magiciens". French La hantise 1945ⓘTranslated by E. Rocart & J. Staquet in their anthology <i>Histoires anglaises de fantômes</i>, Bruxelles, Éditions « La Boétie », September 1945, p. 7-40, under the title "La maison aux esprits". French La maison aux esprits [as by Sir Bulwer Lytton] 1962ⓘTranslated by Tim Maran Dutch Het gevloekte huis [as by Edward Bulwer] 1965ⓘTranslated by Peter Naujack German Das verfluchte Haus in der Oxford Street 1975ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez German Heimsucher und Heimgesuchte [as by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton] 1975ⓘTranslated by Viorica Vizante Romanian Stafule și cei bîntuiți de stafii?Stafule si cei bintuiti de stafii 1980ⓘTranslated by J. Verheydt & H.M. Verheydt Dutch Het Huis en het Brein [as by Lord Lytton] 1987 German Das verfluchte Haus in der Oxford Street 1991ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rossi Italian La casa stregata [as by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton]

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, August 1859	1859-08-00	ed. Editors of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine	William Blackwood & Sons				unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	mag
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 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
Seven Strange Stories	1943-12-00	ed. John L. Hardie	Art & Educational Publishers		1/3?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).	80	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
Famous Ghost Stories	1944-00-00	ed. Bennett Cerf	Modern Library (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books #73)		$1.25?$: US dollar	xi+ 361	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Famous Ghost Stories	1956-00-00	ed. Bennett Cerf	Modern Library	P21	$0.95?$: US dollar	xi+ 361	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
Best Black Magic Stories	1960-00-00	ed. John Keir Cross	Faber and Faber		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).	269	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Best Black Magic Stories	1963-00-00	ed. John Keir Cross	Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)		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).	269	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 Haunters and the Haunted & Other Ghost Stories	1963-09-00	ed. uncredited	Corgi	SN1404	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).	158	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
Ghosts	1969-11-00	ed. Aidan Chambers, Nancy Chambers	Macmillan UK (Topliners)			125	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
Ghosts	1969-11-00	ed. Aidan Chambers, Nancy Chambers	M Books	0-333-51609-5	£3.25?£: UK pound	[128]	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Literature of the Supernatural	1974-00-00	ed. Robert E. Beck	McDougal, Littell & Co.	0-88343-124-6		192	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 Haunted and the Haunters: Tales of Ghosts and Other Apparitions	1975-00-00	ed. Kathleen Lines	The Bodley Head	0-370-10945-7		235	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories	1981-00-00	ed. Leslie Shepard	Citadel Press	0-8065-0765-9	$6.95?$: US dollar	288	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories	1983-00-00	ed. Leslie Shepard	Citadel Press	0-8065-0859-0	$6.95?$: US dollar	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.	anth
The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories	1991-11-00	ed. Leslie Shepard	Carol Paperbacks / Carol Publishing Group	0-8216-2505-5	$4.50?$: US dollar	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.	anth	Es Rouya
The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories	1992-07-00	ed. Leslie Shepard	Robert Hale	0-7090-4843-2	£14.95?£: UK pound	288	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Helen Hale
Inhabited: Classic Haunted House Stories	2019-08-30	ed. uncredited	Warbler Classics	978-1-73356-166-2	$14.00?$: US dollar	391	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
Inhabited: Classic Haunted House Stories	2019-08-30	ed. uncredited	Warbler Classics	978-1-73356-167-9	$2.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth

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Reviews

• Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction