Title: The Corner Shop Title Record # 690649
Author: Cynthia Asquith
Date: 1926-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English User Rating: 7.00 (1 vote) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: epistolary (1), first person point of view (1), antique shop (1), ghosts (1), redemption (1), posthumous letter (1), contemporary (1), horror (1), england (1) Add Tags

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Variant Titles	Translations
Year Title 1926 The Corner Shop [as by C. L. Ray] 1926 The Corner Shop [as by Lady Cynthia Asquith] 1926 The Jade Frog [as by C. L. Ray]	Year Language Title 1977ⓘTranslated by M. Slagt-Prins Dutch De winkel op de hoek [as by Lady Cynthia Asquith]

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
The Ghost Book: Sixteen New Stories of the Uncanny	1926-00-00	ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith	Hutchinson		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).	vii+ 318	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Ghost Book: Sixteen New Stories of the Uncanny	1927-00-00	ed. Cynthia Asquith	Charles Scribner's Sons		$2.00?$: US dollar	327	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Ghost Stories, October 1929	1929-10-00	ed. George Bond	Constructive Pub. Corp.		$0.25?$: US dollar	100	bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Jean Oldham
A Century of Creepy Stories	1934-00-00	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).	xi+ 1178	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Ghost Book: Sixteen New Stories of the Uncanny	1945-00-00	ed. Cynthia Asquith	Hutchinson		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).	287	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
This Mortal Coil	1947-00-00	Cynthia Asquith	Arkham House		$3.00?$: US dollar	245	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ronald Clyne
The Fireside Book of Ghost Stories	1947-00-00	ed. Edward Wagenknecht	Bobbs-Merrill Company		$3.75?$: US dollar	xxiii+ 593	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Warren Chappell
What Dreams May Come	1951-00-00	Cynthia Asquith	James Barrie		10/6?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).	254	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Philip Gough
What Dreams May Come	1951-00-00	Cynthia Asquith	Ambassador		C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar	254	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
What Dreams May Come	1965-00-00	Cynthia Asquith	Four Square Books	1283	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).	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.	coll
The Ghost Book: Sixteen Stories of the Uncanny	1970-00-00	ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith	Pan Books	0-330-02586-4	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).	270	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 Ghost Book	1971-10-00	ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith	Beagle Books / Ballantine	95155	$0.95?$: US dollar	318	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Bovenaardse beslommeringen	1977-00-00	Lady Cynthia Asquith	Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1751)	90-229-1751-7		224	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	Bob van Blommestein
Terrors, Terrors, Terrors	1979-00-00	ed. Helen Hoke	Franklin Watts	0-531-04093-3	£4.99?£: UK pound	191	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bill Prosser
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	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	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
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
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
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
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 Big Book of Ghost Stories	2012-09-18	ed. Otto Penzler	Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books	978-0-307-47449-0	$25.00?$: US dollar	xii+ 833	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	Gregg Kulick
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

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Reviews

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