Title: The Ghost Ship
Title Record # 85256
Author: Richard Middleton
Date: 1912-04-00
Variant Title of: The Ghost-Ship [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: horror (1), fantasy (1), ghosts (1), Victorian England (1), village (1), first person point of view (1), sailing ship (1)
Author: Richard Middleton
Date: 1912-04-00
Variant Title of: The Ghost-Ship [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: In 1897, a storm blows an ancient phantom ship and its crew of ghosts aground in an English village, where they mingle with the locals for a few months before being blown away.
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Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century Magazine, April 1912 | 1912-04-00 | ed. Editors of Century Magazine | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
| They Walk Again: An Anthology of Ghost Stories | 1931-04-00 | ed. Colin de la Mare | Faber and Faber | 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). |
469 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Ghost Book; or, They Walk Again | 1932-09-00 | ed. Colin de la Mare | Faber and Faber | 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). |
469 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Haunted Omnibus | 1937-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Oxford | C$?C$: Canadian dollar |
xvi+ 848 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Haunted Omnibus | 1937-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Cassell |
xvi+ 846 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Haunted Omnibus | 1937-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Farrar & Rinehart | $3.00?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 848 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lynd Ward | ||
| Great Ghost Stories of the World: The Haunted Omnibus | 1939-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Garden City Publishing Co. | $1.79?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 848 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Ghost Stories of the World | 1941-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Blue Ribbon Books | $1.00?$: US dollar |
viii+ 485 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lynd Ward | ||
| Great Ghost Stories of the World | 1941-00-00 | ed. Alexander Laing | Blue Ribbon Books | C$1.39?C$: Canadian dollar |
viii+ 485 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lynd Ward | ||
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1944-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Modern Library | G72 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1080 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | George Salter | |
| Strange and Fantastic Stories: Fifty Tales of Terror, Horror, and Fantasy | 1946-00-00 | ed. Joseph A. Margolies | Whittlesey House | $3.75?$: US dollar |
x+ 762 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | George Salter | ||
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1947-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Fancy Free | 1949-04-00 | ed. W. G. Bebbington | George Allen & Unwin | 3/-?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+ 131 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Frankenstein Reader | 1962-00-00 | ed. Calvin Beck | Ballantine Books | F680 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
159 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Ghosts and Things | 1962-00-00 | ed. Hal Cantor | Berkley Medallion | F666 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
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. |
anth | Richard Powers | |
| 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 | ||
| A Red Skelton in Your Closet | 1965-00-00 | ed. Red Skelton | Grosset & Dunlap | $4.95?$: US dollar |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Al Hirschfeld | ||
| Black Tales | 1965-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Corgi | GN7272 | 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. |
anth | Josh Kirby | |
| Thin Air: An Anthology of Ghost Stories | 1966-10-00 | ed. Alan C. Jenkins | Blackie | 15/-?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). |
412 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Red Skelton's Favorite Ghost Stories | 1968-06-00 | ed. Red Skelton | Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap | T-182 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
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 | H. Kane | |
| Red Skelton's Favorite Ghost Stories | 1969-05-00 | ed. Red Skelton | Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap | T-182 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
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 | H. Kane | |
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1971-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | 0-242-78551-4 | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stein | ||
| 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 | ||
| Red Skelton's Favorite Ghost Stories | 1971-07-00 | ed. Red Skelton | Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap | T-182 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
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 | H. Kane | |
| Thin Air | 1972-01-00 | ed. Alan C. Jenkins | Blackie | 0-216-89345-3 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
384 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Ghouls and Ghosts | 1972-04-00 | ed. Kurt Singer | W. H. Allen | 0-491-00339-0 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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 | ||
| The Ghost Ship and Other Ghostly Stories | 1973-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Interlyth | $1.25?$: US dollar |
93 | 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 Supernatural in Fiction | 1973-00-00 | ed. Leo P. Kelley | McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) | 0-07-033497-8 | $3.96?$: US dollar |
[iv]+ 313 |
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 | ||
| Haunting Tales | 1974-00-00 | ed. Barbara Ireson | E. P. Dutton | 0-525-31533-0 | 279 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Tales of Horror and Suspense | 1974-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Galahad Books | $7.95?$: US dollar |
268 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1977-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Book Club Associates | CN 4361 | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Fun Phantoms: Tales of Ghostly Entertainment | 1979-00-00 | ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | 0-688-41877-5 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
186 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
| The Bedside Book of Sea Stories | 1979-00-00 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Arthur Barker | 0-213-16705-0 | £5.50?£: UK pound |
213 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Strange Stories of the Supernatural | 1980-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Watermill Press (Watermill Classic) | 0-89375-403-X | $1.50?$: US dollar |
135 | 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 | ||
| More Ghosts, Ghosts, Ghosts | 1981-00-00 | ed. Helen Hoke | Franklin Watts | 0-531-04352-5 | $8.90?$: US dollar |
x+ 130 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1982-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hutchinson | 0-09-149720-5 | £8.95?£: UK pound |
832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Nightcaps and Nightmares | 1983-05-00 | ed. Peter Haining | William Kimber | 0-7183-0269-9 | £6.50?£: UK pound |
204 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ionicus | |
| The Third Target Book of Horror | 1985-02-00 | ed. Kurt Singer | Target | 0-426-20154-X | £1.60?£: UK pound |
142 | 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 Star Bumper Horror Book 2 | 1986-11-00 | ed. Kurt Singer | Star | 0-352-31945-3 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
142 | 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 | ||
| Spooky Sea Stories | 1991-00-00 | ed. Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh | Yankee Books | 0-89909-337-X | $11.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 246 |
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 | Anthony Bacon Venti | |
| Horror by Lamplight | 1993-08-00 | ed. uncredited | Chancellor Press | 1-85152-315-4 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
504 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Williams (II) | |
| Strange Stories of the Supernatural | 1994-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Watermill Press (Watermill Classic) | 0-89375-403-X | $2.95?$: US dollar |
135 | 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 Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1994-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-679-60128-7 | $25.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Henry Fuseli | |
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1994-10-00 | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-679-60128-7 | $21.00?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Fuseli | |
| Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1994-10-00 | ed. uncredited | Bracken Books | 1-85891-137-0 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
611 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Tales of Terror and the Supernatural: A Classic Collection | 1996-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Leopard | 1-85891-314-4 |
[vii]+ 611 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Ghost Stories | 1998-09-00 | ed. Barry Moser | Books of Wonder / William Morrow | 0-688-14587-6 | $22.00?$: US dollar |
204 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Barry Moser | |
| Classic Tales of the Supernatural | 2001-00-00 | ed. Robin Brockman | Arcturus Publishing | 1-84193-013-X | 519 | 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 | Paul Ashby | ||
| The Treasury of the Fantastic: Romanticism to Early Twentieth Century Literature | 2001-02-00 | ed. David Sandner, Jacob Weisman | North Atlantic Books/Tachyon Publications/Frog, Ltd. | 1-58394-030-8 | $27.50?$: US dollar |
747 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Michael Dashow | |
| Great Ghost Stories: 34 Classic Tales of the Supernatural | 2002-00-00 | ed. Robin Brockman | Gramercy Books | 0-517-22095-4 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
519 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Ashby | |
| The Ghost Ship | 2011-02-14 | Richard Middleton | Aeterna | 978-1-4444-0743-3 | $8.99?$: US dollar |
116 | 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 Treasury of the Fantastic: Romanticism to Early Twentieth Century Literature | 2013-08-15 | ed. David Sandner, Jacob Weisman | Tachyon Publications | 978-1-61696-096-4 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
706 | 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 | Thomas Canty | |
| Horror on the High Seas: Classic Weird Sea Tales | 2014-12-00 | ed. David A. Sutton | Shadow Publishing | 978-0-9572962-1-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
195 | 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 | Jim Pitts | |
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | date unknown | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-679-60128-7 | $25.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Henry Fuseli | |
| Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | date unknown | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-394-60446-6 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sara Eisenman |
