Title: Negotium Perambulans
Title Record # 76289
Author: E. F. Benson
Date: 1922-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: E. F. Benson
Date: 1922-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: first publication in Hutchinson's Magazine, November 1922
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Synopsis: A man visits his uncle, a vicar in rural Cornwall, and hears about a strange malady which strikes the locals at night, swiftly reducing them to skin and bones.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visible and Invisible | 1923-00-00 | E. F. Benson | 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). |
iii+ 288+ 40 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Visible and Invisible | 1924-00-00 | E. F. Benson | George H. Doran | $2.00?$: US dollar |
298 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Visible and Invisible | 1925-00-00 | E. F. Benson | 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). |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| More Ghosts and Marvels: A Selection of Uncanny Tales from Walter Scott to Michael Arlen | 1927-00-00 | ed. V. H. Collins | Oxford University Press (The World's Classics #323) | 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). |
viii+ 498 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Beware After Dark!: The World's Most Stupendous Tales of Mystery, Horror, Thrills and Terror | 1929-08-00 | ed. T. Everett Harré | The Macaulay Company | $2.50?$: US dollar |
461 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Who Knocks?: Twenty Masterpieces of the Spectral for the Connoisseur | 1946-00-00 | ed. August Derleth | Rinehart | $2.50?$: US dollar |
ix+ 391 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lee Brown Coye | ||
| Who Knocks? | 1964-12-00 | ed. August Derleth | Panther | 1769 | 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). |
191 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Medley Macabre: An Anthology of Stories of the Supernatural, Being Ghosts, Psychical Phenomena, Uncanny Mysteries | 1966-00-00 | ed. Bryan A. Netherwood | Hammond, Hammond and Company | 30/-?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). |
544 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1966-00-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 1465 | 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). |
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. |
anth |  |
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| Famous Monster Tales | 1967-00-00 | ed. Basil Davenport | Van Nostrand Reinhold | 1983 | $4.75?$: US dollar |
201 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Thomas Ruzicka | |
| Les miroirs de la peur | 1969-04-00 | ed. Roland Stragliati | Casterman | 330 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Daniel Locus | |||
| The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1971-10-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Beagle Boxer | 95156 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
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. |
anth | |
|
| The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1971-12-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | £0.25?£: UK pound |
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. |
anth | |||
| Medley Macabre: An Anthology of Stories of the Supernatural, Being Ghosts, Psychical Phenomena, Uncanny Mysteries | 1972-00-00 | ed. Bryan A. Netherwood | Hammond, Hammond and Company | 0-242-78533-6 | 544 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Spectre 1 | 1973-06-14 | ed. Richard Davis | Abelard-Schuman | 0-200-71968-8 | £1.75?£: UK pound |
viii+ 168 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Horror Horn and Other Stories: The Best Horror Stories of E. F. Benson | 1974-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Panther | 0-586-04096-X | £0.40?£: UK pound |
205 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| Monsters Monsters Monsters | 1975-00-00 | ed. Helen Hoke | Franklin Watts | 0-531-02846-1 | 187 | 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 | Charles Keeping | |
|
| The Best Ghost Stories | 1977-06-00 | ed. uncredited | Hamlyn | 0-600-38242-7 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
750 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| La chambre dans la tour | 1978-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees (Le Masque - Fantastique (2ème série)?Le Masque - Fantastique (2eme serie) #7) |
2-7024-0728-5 | 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. |
coll | Tibor Csernus | |
|
| Monsters Monsters Monsters | 1978-00-00 | ed. Helen Hoke | Franklin Watts | 0-531-02846-1 | 187 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Charles Keeping | |
|
| Histoires anglo-saxonnes de vampires | 1978-04-00 | ed. Jean Marigny | Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees (Histoires fantastiques) |
2-7024-0743-9 | 324 | 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 | Georges Raimondo | ||
| The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1980-05-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 0-00-613696-6 | 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. |
anth | |||
| 65 Great Tales of Horror | 1981-09-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1729-1 | 688 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| 65 Great Tales of Horror | 1982-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1729-1 | 688 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) | 1990-03-00 | ed. uncredited | Mallard Press | 0-7924-5249-6 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
397 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) | 1990-09-00 | ed. uncredited | Ivy Leaf | 0-86363-008-1 | £3.99?£: UK pound |
397 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1992-11-00 | E. F. Benson | Robinson | 1-85487-110-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
xvii+ 624 |
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 Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1992-12-00 | E. F. Benson | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-857-3 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 624 |
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 | ||
| H. P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror | 1993-11-00 | ed. Dave Carson, Stephen Jones | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-496-2 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
xii+ 450 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bruce Pennington | |
| H. P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror | 1994-04-00 | ed. Dave Carson, Stephen Jones | Robinson | 1-85487-231-1 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
xii+ 450 |
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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1996-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-0365-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 624 |
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 | Kathleen M. Lynch , Barnaby Hall | |
| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1996-11-00 | E. F. Benson | Carroll & Graf | 1-85487-110-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 624 |
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 | ||
| Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction | 1997-10-00 | ed. Leonard Wolf | Oxford University Press | 0-19-511593-7 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
379 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gary A. Lippincott | |
| Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction | 1999-09-00 | ed. Leonard Wolf | Oxford University Press | 0-19-513250-5 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
380 | 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 | Gary A. Lippincott | |
| Mrs. Amworth | 2001-07-30 | E. F. Benson | Ash-Tree Press | 1-55310-018-2 | C$56.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
xxiii+ 198 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Douglas Walters | |
| The World's Greatest Horror Stories | 2004-03-00 | ed. Dave Carson, Stephen Jones | Barnes & Noble Books | 0-7607-5466-7 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 450 |
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 | Simon Marsden | |
| H. P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror | 2008-00-00 | ed. Dave Carson, Stephen Jones | Fall River Press | 978-1-4351-0745-8 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
532 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Igor Satanovsky | |
| Monstrum: Classic Tales of Legendary, Beastly, and Ghastly Creatures | 2010-00-00 | ed. Chad Arment | Coachwhip Publications | 978-1-61646-022-8 | 346 | 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 | |||
| Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 2012-06-05 | E. F. Benson | Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) | 978-1-84022-685-0 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
xi+ 705 |
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 | Nathan Clair | |
| Collected Works of E. F. Benson | 2012-09-15 | E. F. Benson | Benediction Classics | 978-1-78139-290-4 | $49.99?$: US dollar |
994 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| The E. F. Benson Megapack | 2013-03-13 | E. F. Benson | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4344-4699-2 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Ghost Stories | 2016-10-06 | E. F. Benson | Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) | 978-1-78487-190-1 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
xi+ 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 | ||
| Ghost Stories | 2016-10-06 | E. F. Benson | Vintage Digital (Vintage Classics) | 978-1-4735-4634-9 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
| Draculea: Figli delle tenebre | 2020-06-24 | ed. Lorenzo Incarbone | ABEditore | 978-88-6551-335-4 | €15.00?€: Euro |
368 | 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 | ||
| Visible and Invisible | 2021-02-13 | E. F. Benson | Wildside Press | 978-1-4794-5779-3 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
157 | 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 | ||
| Visible and Invisible | 2021-11-05 | E. F. Benson | Good Press | $1.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
| Weird Horror Short Stories | 2022-07-19 | ed. Mike Ashley | Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-83964-935-6 | $30.00?$: US dollar |
432 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction