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Title: Keeping His Promise

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Title: Keeping His Promise Title Record # 94961
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Date: 1906-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1957Translated by Havank
Dutch Zijn belofte gehouden
1970Translated by Friedrich Polakovics
German Besuch von Drüben
1980Translated by Paul Helander
Dutch Zijn belofte gehouden
1982Translated by Margreth Johansson
Swedish Gästen från graven
1986Translated by Maria Teresa Tenore
Italian Il mantenimento della promessa

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 1906-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Eveleigh Nash  
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).
iii+
316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 1915-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Eveleigh Nash  
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).
324
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 1915-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Donald C. Vaughan     vii+
316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 1917-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Alfred A. Knopf     316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 1930-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Eveleigh Nash & Grayson  
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).
314
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
They Walk Again: An Anthology of Ghost Stories 1931-04-00 ed. Colin de la Mare Faber and Faber  
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).
469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Ghost Book; or, They Walk Again 1932-09-00 ed. Colin de la Mare Faber and Faber  
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).
469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries 1936-00-00 ed. John R. Crossland, J. M. Parrish Odhams Press     766
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Second Century of Creepy Stories 1937-00-00 ed. Sir Hugh Walpole 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).
1023
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Tales of Algernon Blackwood 1938-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Martin Secker  
8/6?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).
xv+
684
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Tales of Algernon Blackwood 1938-00-00 Algernon Blackwood The Richards Press     xv+
684
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Tales of Algernon Blackwood 1939-00-00 Algernon Blackwood E. P. Dutton  
$2.50?$: US dollar
xv+
684
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selected Tales of Algernon Blackwood; Stories of the Supernatural and the Uncanny 1943-05-00 Algernon Blackwood Penguin Books 393
-/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).
173
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  
Strange Stories: The Last Seven 1946-00-00 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  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 1947-00-00 Algernon Blackwood The Richards 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).
316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selected Tales of Algernon Blackwood; Stories of the Supernatural and the Uncanny 1948-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Penguin Books 393
1/6?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).
173
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 Checkmark
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 1956-00-00 Algernon Blackwood The Richards Press     316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of the Supernatural 1962-07-00 ed. uncredited Panther 1397
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).
124
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 Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 1964-00-00 Algernon Blackwood John Baker     316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ancient Sorceries and Other Stories 1968-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Penguin Books 2904
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).
203
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 Checkmark
Some Things Strange and Sinister 1973-00-00 ed. Joan Kahn Walter J. Black, Inc. 0-06-023086-X   x+
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Ninth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1973-00-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana 0-00-613601-X
£0.30?£: 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  
Some Things Strange and Sinister 1973-04-00 ed. Joan Kahn Harper & Row 0-06-023087-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
x+
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Julia Noonan  
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood 1974-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Dover Publications 0-486-22977-7
$3.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
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.
coll Theodore Menten Checkmark
Ancient Sorceries and Other Stories 1974-06-00 Algernon Blackwood Penguin Books 0-14-002904-4
£?£: UK pound
203
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  
Some Things Strange and Sinister 1974-08-00 ed. Joan Kahn Avon 0-380-00084-9
$0.95?$: US dollar
x+
223
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 Julia Noonan Checkmark
Some Things Strange and Sinister 1976-00-00 ed. Joan Kahn Coronet 0-340-20138-X
£0.60?£: UK pound
240
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 Gordon Crabb  
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  
Terrors, Torments and Traumas 1978-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6600-9
$6.95?$: US dollar
160
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Judith K. Leeds Checkmark
Terrors, Traumas and Torments 1978-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke J. M. Dent & Sons 0-460-06853-9
£3.95?£: UK pound
160
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Tales of the Supernatural 1978-02-00 ed. Stephanie Dowrick J. M. Dent & E. P. Dutton (Everyman's Library) 0-460-01266-5
£1.00?£: UK pound
206
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 Chris Yates  
The Ninth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1978-06-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana 0-00-613601-X
£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 the Supernatural 1979-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1387-3   704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Points of View Book 1 1980-00-00 ed. Bryan Newton Ward, Lock 0-7062-3857-5    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
65 Great Tales of the Supernatural 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer 0-904230-99-6   704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
65 Great Tales of the Supernatural 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1387-3   704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Some Things Strange and Sinister 1982-00-00 ed. Joan Kahn Avon Flare 0-380-00084-9
$2.25?$: US dollar
223
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  
Ghost Stories 1983-00-00 ed. Susan Hill Hamish Hamilton 0-241-11102-1
£7.95?£: UK pound
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Tales of the Supernatural 1991-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 1-85152-107-0   641
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Vampires & Other Horrors 1992-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 1-85152-235-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
541
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Theo Platt  
Great Tales of the Supernatural 1992-05-00 ed. Stephanie Dowrick J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library) 0-460-87165-X
£3.99?£: UK pound
206
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 Joseph Drivas  
Great Ghost Stories 1993-04-00 ed. uncredited Troll Associates (Watermill Classic) 0-8167-0468-6
$3.95?$: US dollar
91
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 Mia Tavonatti  
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown 1993-08-00 ed. Marvin Kaye GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 1-56865-043-4 / 00588
$10.98?$: US dollar
xv+
[3]+
573
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Mysteries: A Classic Collection 1994-00-00 ed. uncredited Bracken Books 1-85891-154-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
606
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  
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown 1994-06-00 ed. Marvin Kaye St. Martin's Press 0-312-11026-X
$24.95?$: US dollar
xv+
573
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey  
Great Ghost Stories 2002-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 0-7537-0572-9   641
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
Great Vampire Stories 2002-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 0-7537-0570-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
538
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
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood 2002-05-00 Algernon Blackwood House of Stratus 0-7551-0813-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
vii+
418
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 Mark Bollon  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 2004-12-26 Algernon Blackwood Project Gutenberg 14471
$0.00?$: US dollar
316
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 2005-03-00 Algernon Blackwood Prime Classics Library / Wildside Press 1-59224-189-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
183
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 Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 2005-11-04 Algernon Blackwood Wildside Press 1-55742-438-1
$29.95?$: US dollar
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 2009-11-11 Algernon Blackwood BiblioLife 978-1-116-87979-7
$28.99?$: US dollar
324
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories 2010-02-04 Algernon Blackwood Book Jungle 978-1-4385-3656-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
174
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  
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood 2012-03-15 Algernon Blackwood Dover Publications 978-0-486-31748-9
$14.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Theodore Menten  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 2012-12-27 Algernon Blackwood Library of Alexandria 978-1-4655-2154-5
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 2013-01-19 Algernon Blackwood CreateSpace 978-1-4820-1911-7
$7.99?$: US dollar
158
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 Story Collection 19 2013-01-30 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 Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 2013-07-00 Algernon Blackwood CreateSpace 978-1-4637-5492-1
$12.99?$: 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.
coll  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories / The Listener and Other Stories 2014-03-00 Algernon Blackwood Stark House Press 978-1-933586-45-8
$19.95?$: US dollar
352
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 C. B. Williams Checkmark
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories 2016-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Jovian Press 978-1-5378-0808-6
$1.20?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories / The Listener and Other Stories 2019-10-24 Algernon Blackwood Stark House Press 978-1-0878-1489-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
354
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 C. B. Williams  
Horror Stories 2023-08-22 Algernon Blackwood Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-80417-709-9
£20.00?£: UK pound
480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Second Century of Creepy Stories date unknown ed. Sir Hugh Walpole Hutchinson  
4/6?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).
1023
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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