Title: The Familiar
Title Record # 839798
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Date: 1872-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Martin Hesselius
Language: English
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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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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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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 | ||||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
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 | |||
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 | |
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 |