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Title: The Familiar Title Record # 839798
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Date: 1872-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Martin Hesselius
Language: English
Note: A minor revision of "The Watcher," (1851) first published in the collection In a Glass, Darkly.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1872 The Familiar [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]
1907 The Familiar [as by J. S. Le Fanu]
1947 The Familiar [as by Sheridan Le Fanu]
2016 The Familiar [as by Joseph Le Fanu]
Year Language Title
1960Translated by Élisabeth Gille
French Le familier [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]
1967Translated by an unknown hand
French Le familier
1999Translated by Jacques Finné
French Le familier
2023Translated by Michael Siefener
German Der Plagegeist [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
In a Glass Darkly 1872-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Richard Bentley & Son     299+
285+
270
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Green Tea 1907-00-00 J. S. Le Fanu George Newnes (Newnes' Sixpenny Novels Illustrated)     152
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
In a Glass Darkly 1923-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Eveleigh Nash & Grayson     viii+
471
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
In a Glass Darkly 1929-11-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Peter Davies     vii+
382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
More Great Ghost Stories 1932-00-00 ed. Harrison Dale Herbert Jenkins  
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).
396
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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 Thrillers: Second Series 1935-00-00 ed. uncredited Daily Express Publications     896
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  
The Midnight Reader 1942-03-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Henry Holt & Co.  
$3.00?$: US dollar
ix+
564
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Green Tea and Other Ghost Stories 1945-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
x+
357
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ronald Clyne Checkmark
The Mandrake Root 1946-00-00 ed. Jeremy Scott Jarrolds  
12/6?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
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Mandrake Root 1946-00-00 ed. Jeremy Scott Progress Books  
C$3.00?C$: Canadian dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Mandrake Root 1946-00-00 ed. Jeremy Scott Universal Distributors  
$5.00?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Pocket Book of Ghost Stories 1947-10-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Pocket Books 384
$0.25?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
Carmilla 1960-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#42)
 
F5.00?F: French frank
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.
coll  
The Midnight Reader (abridged) 1960-00-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern World / WDL Books HH970
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).
254
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  
Great Ghost Stories 1962-00-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Washington Square Press W-592
$0.60?$: US dollar
xxvi+
326
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 Irv Docktor  
Great Ghost Stories 1962-07-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Washington Square Press W-592
$0.60?$: US dollar
xxvi+
326
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 Irv Docktor Checkmark
Best Ghost Stories of J. S. Le Fanu 1964-00-00 J. S. Le Fanu Dover Publications T415
$2.00?$: US dollar
xi+
467
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Where Nightmares Are 1966-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Mayflower-Dell 9504
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).
174
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  
Les chefs-d'œuvre du fantastique?Les chefs-d'oeuvre du fantastique
1967-00-00 ed. Jacques Bergier, Alex Grall, Jacques Sternberg Planète (Anthologie Planète)     480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Christian Broutin  
Where Nightmares Are 1969-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Mayflower 0-583-11586-1
£0.20?£: UK pound
174
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  
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 Best Horror Stories 1970-11-05 Sheridan Le Fanu Sphere (Sphere Occult) 0-7221-5466-6 / 54666
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).
160
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  
Carmilla 1972-02-04 J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#42)
    222
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  
Where Nightmares Are 1973-00-00 ed. Peter Haining David Bruce & Watson 0-85127-014-X   174
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bill Botten  
Bewitched Beings: Phantoms, Familiars and the Possessed in Stories from Two Centuries 1974-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-41657-8
$5.95?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Emanuel Schongut  
Bewitched Beings: Phantoms, Familiars and the Possessed in Stories from Two Centuries 1974-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-51657-2
$5.95?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Emanuel Schongut  
Irish Masters of Fantasy 1979-00-00 ed. Peter Tremayne Wolfhound Press 0-905473-13-2   220
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Ballagh  
Where Nightmares Are 1983-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Severn House 0-7278-0874-5
£6.95?£: UK pound
173
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John James (artist)  
The Wondersmith and other Macabre Tales 1988-02-00 ed. Peter Tremayne Wolfhound Press 0-86327-152-9
£4.95?£: UK pound
220
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 Illustrated J.S. Le Fanu: Ghost Stories and Mysteries by a Master Victorian Storyteller 1988-08-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Crucible / Equation 1-85336-047-3
£14.95?£: UK pound
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghost and Horror Stories 1990-07-00 ed. uncredited Tynron Press 1-871948-11-8
£9.95?£: UK pound
579
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 Sue Harmer  
In a Glass Darkly 1993-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 0-19-282805-3   xxxiii+
347
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.
omni Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Carmilla 1993-10-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Fantastique?Presence du Fantastique
#33)
2-207-60040-8   243
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 Pascal Moret  
Le mystérieux locataire: et autres histoires d'esprits forts 1999-00-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Librairie José Corti (Domaine romantique) 2-7143-0678-0
F120.00?F: French frank
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.
coll  
Meddling with Ghosts: Stories in the Tradition of M. R. James 2001-04-00 ed. Ramsey Campbell The British Library 0-7123-1125-4
£14.95?£: UK pound
x+
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
In a Glass Darkly 2005-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Aegypan 1-59818-146-7   328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Irish Ghost Stories 2005-00-00 ed. uncredited Wordsworth Editions 1-84022-487-8   1102
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 E. W. Haslehust Checkmark
Mr Justice Harbottle and Others: Ghost Stories 1870–73 2005-03-31 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-079-4
C$58.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xxxvi+
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Douglas Walters Checkmark
In a Glass Darkly 2007-08-10 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-552-5   288
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2008-11-01 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Cosimo Classics 978-1-60520-340-9
$9.99?$: US dollar
284
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2009-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Floating Press 978-1-77541-528-2    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
In a Glass Darkly 2009-01-23 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Dodo Press 978-1-4065-4943-0
$26.99?$: US dollar
364
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2009-11-19 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Faber and Faber (Faber Finds) 978-0-571-25583-2
£17.00?£: UK pound
390
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2010-01-10 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Nabu Press 978-1-141-95007-2
$29.75?$: US dollar
308
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2010-06-24 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Digireads.com 978-1-4209-1718-5
$5.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
In a Glass Darkly 2010-10-14 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Benediction Classics 978-1-84902-622-2
$30.99?$: US dollar
312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 2011-08-23 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Project Gutenberg 37172    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Mandrake Root 2012-04-00 ed. Jeremy Scott Kosta Press 978-1-4474-4633-0
$28.45?$: US dollar
224
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2014-03-01 Sheridan Le Fanu Flame Tree 451 (Fantastic Fiction (Flame Tree 451)) 978-1-78361-237-6
£7.99?£: UK pound
448
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  
Best Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899: A Phantasmal Ghost Anthology 2016-08-16 ed. Andrew Barger Bottletree Books 978-1-933747-59-0   210
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2018-08-07 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Broadview Press 978-1-55481-299-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
440
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2019-10-01 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Jaunt Classics (Occult Detectives #2) 978-0-9833317-8-0
$8.99?$: US dollar
328
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  
The Tiled House 2019-10-03 J. S. Le Fanu Collins Crime Club (Collins Chillers) 978-0-00-828312-4
$14.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Shutterstock  
The Tiled House 2019-12-10 J. S. Le Fanu HarperCollins (UK) (Collins Chillers) 978-0-00-828311-7
$12.99?$: US dollar
320
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  
Footsteps in the Dark: Short Stories 2020-09-22 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-187-9
£20.00?£: UK pound
480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
50 Masterpieces of Murder Mystery & Detective Fiction (Vol. 2) 2022-10-28 uncredited e-artnow  
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
In einem dunklen Spiegel 2023-02-21 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Festa (Festa Weird Fiction #4)  
€36.99?€: Euro
508
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Best Ghost Stories of J. S. Le Fanu date unknown J. S. Le Fanu Dover Publications 486-20415-4
$3.00?$: US dollar
xv+
467
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
In a Glass Darkly date unknown J. Sheridan Le Fanu Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-552-5   288
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  
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