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Title: A View from a Hill Title Record # 94337
Author: M. R. James
Date: 1925-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: talestoterrify.com
Language: English
Note: First published in The London Mercury, May 1925.
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Current Tags: fantasy (1), ghosts (1), horror (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1925 A View from a Hill [as by Montague Rhodes James]
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Michel Demuth
French Du haut de la colline
1981Translated by Giuseppe Lippi
Italian La vista dalla collina
1982Translated by Michel Demuth
French Du haut de la colline [as by Montague Rhodes James]
2012Translated by either Boza Gergely, Juhász Viktor, Kornya Zsolt, Körmendi Ágnes, Pócsi István, Sárközi Gergely, or Tamás Gábor
Hungarian Magaslati kilátás
2016Translated by Usch Kiausch.
German
Blick von einem Hügel?Blick von einem Hügel

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories 1925-10-00 Montague Rhodes James Edward Arnold  
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).
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gilbert James  
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1931-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold  
8/6?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).
xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Case (artist)  
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1931-00-00 M. R. James Longmans, Green and Co.     xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Case (artist)  
Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1944-03-00 M. R. James World Publishing Co. (A Tower Mystery) T-282
$0.49?$: US dollar
319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1944-07-00 M. R. James World Publishing Co. (A Tower Mystery)  
$0.49?$: US dollar
319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Sleeping and the Dead: Thirty Uncanny Tales 1947-00-00 ed. August Derleth Pellegrini & Cudahy  
$3.75?$: US dollar
518
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Travelers in Time, Strange Tales of Man's Journeyings Into the Past and the Future 1947-07-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Doubleday  
$3.50?$: US dollar
483
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Sleeping and the Dead (abridged) 1963-00-00 ed. August Derleth Four Square Books 943
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).
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  
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1964-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold  
16/-?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).
xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Horror-7 and Other Stories 1965-00-00 ed. Frederick Pickersgill Corgi Books GS7271
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).
157
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 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 Seventh Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories 1972-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Fontana 0-00-612995-1
£0.25?£: UK pound
190
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  
Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1973-00-00 M. R. James The Folio Society 0-85067-060-8   xi+
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Charles Keeping  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1974-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold 0-7131-5757-7   vii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1975-00-00 M. R. James St. Martin's Press  
$15.00?$: US dollar
vii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1975-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold 0-7131-5757-7   viii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Beyond Midnight 1976-11-00 ed. Kirby McCauley Berkley Medallion 0-425-03144-6 / Z3144
$1.25?$: US dollar
x+
210
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 Vincent DiFate Checkmark
Racconti senza respiro. Volume primo 1981-06-05 ed. Kirby McCauley Mondadori (Oscar #1364) 20181-4
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira
236
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 Paolo Tassinari , Pierpaolo Vetta  
Siffle et je viendrai... 1982-11-00 Montague Rhodes James Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #62) 2-7304-0176-8   197
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1984-00-00 M. R. James Penguin Books 0-14-009017-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
362
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 Leslie Howell  
Siffle et je viendrais 1985-00-00 Montague Rhodes James Euredif (Playboy Science Fiction (France) #45) 2-7167-1275-1
F19.50?F: French frank
190
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 Stories of M. R. James 1986-00-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press 0-19-212255-X
$18.95?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rosalind Caldecott  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1986-11-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press 0-19-212255-X
£12.95?£: UK pound
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rosalind Caldecott  
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1987-10-00 M. R. James Penguin Books 0-14-010226-4
£3.95?£: UK pound
362
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  
Collected Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-053-3   352
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-57335-363-9   352
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1993-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-053-3   647
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1994-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-839-9   354
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Ghost Stories 1994-00-00 M. R. James Penguin Books (Penguin Popular Classics) 0-14-062103-2   362
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  
Selected Ghost Stories 1995-05-00 M. R. James Senate 1-85958-134-X   394
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 Caspar-David Friedrich  
A Warning to the Curious and Other Stories 1998-05-00 M. R. James Phoenix 0-7538-0446-8
£3.99?£: UK pound
ix+
245
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 Anders Lindholm  
A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings 2001-08-01 M. R. James Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-024-7
C$100.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xlix+
658
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Lowe  
The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories 2004-00-00 ed. uncredited Wordsworth Editions 1-84022-056-2   1149
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 Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 2007-07-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 1-84022-551-3   xi+
352
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  
Complete Ghost Stories 2007-09-01 M. R. James Collector's Library / CRW Publishing 978-1-905716-09-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghost Stories: Volume One 2010-03-16 M. R. James BBC Worldwide 978-1-4056-7814-8
$24.95?$: US dollar
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
A Boxful of Ghosts 2010-10-01 Marcus Clapham, David Stuart Davies, Charles Dickens, M. R. James Collector's Library / CRW Publishing 978-1-907360-20-6
£29.99?£: UK pound
1872
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Collected Ghost Stories 2011-10-13 M. R. James Oxford University Press 978-0-19-956884-0
£14.99?£: UK pound
xxx+
468
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Collected Ghost Stories 2011-10-13 M. R. James Oxford University Press 978-0-19-162044-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Sötét örökség?Soetet oeroekseg
Sotet orokseg
2012-00-00 M. R. James Delta Vision Kft. (
MesterMűvek: Klasszikusok?MesterMuvek: Klasszikusok
#6)
978-615-5161-35-3
Ft 2,990?Ft: Hungarian forint
328
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 Tikos Péter Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 2013-09-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-967489-3
£8.99?£: UK pound
512
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  
Tales to Terrify, No 102 2013-12-20 ed. Tony C. Smith District of Wonders  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
mag Checkmark
Sämtliche Geistergeschichten, Band 2?Saemtliche Geistergeschichten, Band 2
2016-08-24 M. R. James Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2641) 978-3-86552-484-3
€28.00?€: Euro
460+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Complete Ghost Stories 2017-01-26 M. R. James Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library) 978-1-5098-2772-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Complete Ghost Stories 2017-01-26 M. R. James Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library) 978-1-5098-4563-7
£0.98?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Collected Ghost Stories 2017-04-01 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) 978-0-19-879736-4
£16.99?£: UK pound
512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Collected Ghost Stories 2018-09-04 M. R. James Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1653-2
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Nummer 13: Geistergeschichten 2019-11-18 M. R. James Festa 978-3-86552-790-5
€14.99?€: Euro
347
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 Arndt Drechsler Checkmark
A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories 2021-12-04 Montague Rhodes James Project Gutenberg 66881
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Ghost Stories 2021-12-10 ed. M. R. James Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-771-0
£20.00?£: UK pound
432
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories 2023-07-11 ed. Dr. Ahmed Al-Rawi Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-80417-586-6
£20.00?£: UK pound
432
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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