Title: Seaton's Aunt
Title Record # 43739
Author: Walter de la Mare
Date: 1922-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Walter de la Mare
Date: 1922-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note:
- Mistakenly listed as "Season's Aunt" on the copyright page of The Dark Descent.
- First published in The London Mercury, April 1922.
- First book publication appears to be "The Riddle", Selwyn and Blount, 1923.
- Revised when reprinted in Best Stories of Walter de la Mare (1942); this version appears in Short Stories 1895-1926.
Synopsis: The narrator Withers, as a boy, spends a holiday at the house of the aunt of his schoolmate Seaton. Seaton is convinced she listens to his thoughts and won't let him properly live. Over the course of years Withers observes that Seaton's aunt does have a malefic effect on him, though its exact nature remains ambiguous.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best British Short Stories of 1922 | 1922-00-00 | ed. John Cournos, Edward J. O'Brien | Small, Maynard & Co. | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||||
| The Riddle and Other Stories | 1923-05-00 | Walter de la Mare | Selwyn & Blount | 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). |
303 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1928-09-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 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). |
1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Omnibus of Crime | 1929-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Harcourt, Brace & Company | $3.00?$: US dollar |
1177 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1929-04-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Omnibus of Crime | 1929-08-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Payson & Clarke | $3.00?$: US dollar |
1177 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1930-05-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | 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). |
1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1930-09-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1931-08-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1932-06-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1933-01-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1933-12-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1229 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |  |
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| The Omnibus of Crime | 1937-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Garden City Publishing Co. | 1177 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection: Part II, Mystery and Horror | 1939-07-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 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). |
619 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Pocket Book of Mystery Stories | 1941-08-00 | ed. Lee Wright | Pocket Books (Pocket Book of Mystery Stories #117) |
viii+ 439 |
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 | ||||
| Best Stories of Walter de la Mare | 1942-00-00 | Walter de la Mare | Faber and Faber | 171 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Night Side | 1947-00-00 | ed. August Derleth | Rinehart | $3.50?$: US dollar |
x+ 372 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lee Brown Coye | |
|
| Tales of the Supernatural | 1947-08-00 | ed. uncredited | Pan Books | 22 | 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). |
183 | 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 | Ronald Searle | |
| The Collected Tales of Walter de la Mare | 1950-00-00 | Walter de la Mare | Alfred A. Knopf | 467 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Tales of the Supernatural | 1951-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Pan Books | 22 | 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). |
183 | 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 | Carl Wilton | |
| The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1964-00-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 1055 | 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). |
256 | 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 Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1964-00-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 1055 | 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). |
256 | 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 Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1971-06-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Beagle Boxer | 95094 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
256 | 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 Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1972-12-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 1055 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
256 | 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 | |
|
| Histoire de morts-vivants | 1978-02-24 | ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati | Presses Pocket (La grande anthologie du fantastique #1) | 2-266-00228-0 | 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 | C. Broutin | |
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| Histoire de morts-vivants | 1978-07-12 | ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati | France Loisirs | 2-7242-0355-0 | 405 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Benjamin Baltimore | |
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| Black Water: The Anthology of Fantastic Literature | 1983-00-00 | ed. Alberto Manguel | Picador | 0-330-28141-0 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
xix+ 967 |
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 | Brian Griffin | |
| Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature | 1984-04-00 | ed. Alberto Manguel | Clarkson N. Potter | 0-517-55269-8 | $11.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 967 |
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 | George Tooker | |
| Dark Banquet: A Feast of Twelve Great Ghost Stories | 1985-12-17 | ed. Lincoln Child | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-18233-3 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Janet Tingey | |
| The Dark Descent | 1987-10-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-93035-6 | $29.95?$: US dollar |
1011 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Doug Fornuff | |
| The Dark Descent | 1988-08-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor / BOMC | $12.95?$: US dollar |
1011 | 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 | Doug Fornuff | |
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| Triumph of the Night: Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1989-09-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-517-5 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
373 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories | 1990-11-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Robinson | 1-85487-077-7 | £13.95?£: UK pound |
373 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stanley Spencer | |
| A Fabulous Formless Darkness | 1991-09-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-246-13753-3 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
422 | 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 | Colin Thomas | |
| A Fabulous Formless Darkness | 1991-09-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-246-13752-5 | £12.99?£: UK pound |
422 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Colin Thomas | |
| The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories | 1991-11-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-780-1 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
373 | 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 | Stanley Spencer | |
| A Fabulous Formless Darkness | 1992-00-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Grafton | 0-586-21378-3 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
704 | 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 | Colin Thomas | |
| A Fabulous Formless Darkness | 1992-01-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-812-50967-6 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 585 |
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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| The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories | 1992-03-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Robinson | 1-85487-113-7 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
373 | 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 | Stanley Spencer | |
| Englantilaiset aaveet | 1994-00-00 | ed. Markku Sadelehto | Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö (FAN) | 951-0-19413-1 | 502 | 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 | Jukka Murtosaari | |
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| The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories | 1996-10-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Robinson | 1-85487-113-7 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
x+ 374 |
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 | Stanley Spencer | |
| Short Stories 1895-1926 | 1996-11-00 | Walter de la Mare | Giles de la Mare Publishers | 1-900357-03-8 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
x+ 498 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Great Ghost Stories | 1997-00-00 | ed. Editors of Reader's Digest | Reader's Digest | 0-276-42330-5 | 527 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| La grande anthologie du fantastique: 3 | 1997-02-00 | ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati | Omnibus (France) (La grande anthologie du fantastique (Omnibus) #3) | 2-258-03654-2 | F155.00?F: French frank |
1350 | 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 |
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| The Dark Descent | 1997-02-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-86217-2 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
1011 | 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 | ||
| Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder and the Supernatural | 2000-09-00 | ed. Clint Willis | Thunder's Mouth Press | 1-56025-277-4 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 381 |
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 | ||
| Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder and the Supernatural | 2001-10-00 | ed. Clint Willis | Mainstream Publishing | 1-84018-523-6 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
xiii+ 343 |
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 Colour Out of Space | 2002-10-00 | ed. D. Thin | New York Review of Books (NYRB Classics) | 1-59017-026-1 | $13.95?$: 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. |
anth | Charles Burns | |
| H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales: The Roots of Modern Horror | 2005-11-00 | ed. Douglas A. Anderson | Cold Spring Press | 1-59360-056-9 | $14.00?$: 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 | Daniel Govar | |
| The Best British Short Stories of 1922 | 2005-11-01 | ed. John Cournos, Edward J. O'Brien | Project Gutenberg | 9363 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Strangers and Pilgrims | 2007-06-11 | Walter de la Mare | Tartarus Press | 978-1-905784-02-8 | £35.00?£: UK pound |
xiii+ 510 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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| The Century's Best Horror Fiction 1901-1950 | 2012-01-31 | ed. John Pelan | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-58767-080-0 | $75.00?$: US dollar |
706 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Alan M. Clark | |
| Short Stories 1895-1926 | 2012-07-18 | Walter de la Mare | Giles de la Mare Publishers | 978-1-900357-40-1 | £10.79?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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| Shadows of Carcosa: Tales of Cosmic Horror | 2015-10-06 | ed. D. Thin | New York Review of Books (NYRB Classics) | 978-1-59017-943-7 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
360 | 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 | Charles Burns | |
| H. P. Lovecraft Selects: Classic Horror Stories | 2016-00-00 | Stefan Dziemianowicz | Fall River Press | 978-1-4351-6281-5 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
760 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |
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| Out of the Deep and Other Supernatural Tales | 2017-04-10 | Walter de la Mare | British Library Publishing | 978-0-7123-5675-6 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
350 | 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. |
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Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction