Title: The Sweeper
Title Record # 981857
Author: A. M. Burrage
Date: 1931-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: A. M. Burrage
Date: 1931-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A woman hires on to an elderly woman who has been cursed by a beggar she refused.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Someone in the Room | 1931-00-00 | Ex-Private X | Jarrolds | 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). |
285 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| 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 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 | |||
| 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 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 | ||
| Someone in the Room | 1976-12-00 | Ex-Private X | Arno Press (Supernatural and Occult Fiction) | 0-405-08118-9 | $16.00?$: US dollar |
285 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| 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 | ||
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1983-10-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Jonathan Cape | 0-224-02149-4 | £7.95?£: UK pound |
235 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sophie Baker , Craig Dodd | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1983-10-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-25131-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
235 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1984-11-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1985-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-007178-4 | £2.95?£: UK pound |
249 | 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 | Stuart Robertson |  |
| Charles Keeping's Book of Classic Ghost Stories | 1986-09-00 | ed. Charles Keeping | Blackie | 0-216-92012-4 | £8.95?£: UK pound |
142 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Charles Keeping | |
| Charles Keeping's Book of Classic Ghost Stories | 1986-10-00 | ed. Charles Keeping | Peter Bedrick Books | 0-87226-096-8 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
142 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Charles Keeping | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1987-05-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | ISIS Large Print Books | 1-85089-178-8 | £10.75?£: UK pound |
339 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1988-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1989-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1992-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | The Noonday Press | 0-374-51868-8 | $9.00?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
| Die schönsten Fantasy-Geschichten | 1996-00-00 | uncredited | Tosa | 284 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1996-09-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | The Noonday Press | 0-374-51868-8 | $12.00?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | Roxanna Bikadoroff | |
| Someone in the Room: Strange Tales Old and New | 1997-11-28 | A. M. Burrage | Ash-Tree Press | 1-899562-38-9 | C$53.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
xiii+ 304 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Douglas Walters | |
| Halloween Howls | 2003-00-00 | ed. Megan Dempster, Mollie Denman, Laura Kuhn, Alex Lubertozzi | Sourcebooks | 1-4022-0193-1 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 168 |
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 | Megan Dempster , Jenna Jakubowski , Chris Pierik | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 2012-02-02 | ed. Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 978-0-241-95571-0 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
336 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | ||
| The Waxwork & Other Stories | 2013-12-03 | A. M. Burrage | Burrage Publishing | 978-1-78394-500-9 | $13.99?$: US dollar |
118 | 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 Little Blue Flames and Other Uncanny Tales | 2022-00-00 | A. M. Burrage | The British Library | 978-0-7123-5412-7 | £14.99?£: UK pound |
xiii+ 238 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | date unknown | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 978-0-374-51868-4 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | Roxanna Bikadoroff | |