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Title: A Visitor from Down Under Title Record # 955197
Author: L. P. Hartley
Date: 1926-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Michel Deutsch for Jacques Papy and Michel Deutsch's anthology Vingt pas dans l'au-delà, 1970.
French Une visite pour Monsieur Rumbold [as by Leslie P. Hartley]
1986Translated by Éric Jourdan. This is the 1986 French translation for Éric Jourdan's anthology : Entre chien et loup: anthologie de la peur.
French Le visiteur d'en dessous
2007Translated by Viviane Knerr
German Der australische Gast [as by Leslie Poles Hartley]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Ghost Book: Sixteen New Stories of the Uncanny 1926-00-00 ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith 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).
vii+
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Ghost Book: Sixteen New Stories of the Uncanny 1927-00-00 ed. Cynthia Asquith Charles Scribner's Sons  
$2.00?$: US dollar
327
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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 Killing Bottle 1932-10-00 L. P. Hartley G. P. Putnam's Sons     303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
A Century of Creepy Stories 1934-00-00 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).
xi+
1178
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries 1936-00-00 ed. John R. Crossland, J. M. Parrish Odhams Press     766
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 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 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 Checkmark
The Ghost Book: Sixteen New Stories of the Uncanny 1945-00-00 ed. Cynthia Asquith Hutchinson  
1/6?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).
287
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 Travelling Grave and Other Stories 1948-00-00 L. P. Hartley Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
235
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Utpatel Checkmark
The Travelling Grave and Other Stories 1951-00-00 L. P. Hartley James Barrie  
9/6?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).
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Travelling Grave and Other Stories 1959-00-00 L. P. Hartley Arthur Barker (Barker Dragon Book #40)  
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).
191
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 Haunted Looking Glass: Ghost Stories 1959-00-00 ed. Edward Gorey Epstein & Carroll (Looking Glass Library #9)     311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey  
Spine Chillers: an Anthology of Mystery and Horror 1961-00-00 ed. Elizabeth Lee (anthologist) Elek  
25/-?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).
528
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Ghost Book: Sixteen Stories of the Uncanny 1970-00-00 ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith Pan Books 0-330-02586-4
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).
270
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
Vingt pas dans l'au-delà 1970-08-00 ed. Jacques Papy Casterman     322
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Daniel Locus  
The Ghost Book 1971-10-00 ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith Beagle Books / Ballantine 95155
$0.95?$: US dollar
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Ghost Finders: Tales of Some Famous Phantoms 1978-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz 0-575-02553-0
£3.95?£: UK pound
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Black Water: The Anthology of Fantastic Literature 1983-00-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Picador 0-330-28141-0
£4.95?£: UK pound
xix+
967
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 Brian Griffin  
Edward Gorey's Haunted Looking Glass 1984-00-00 ed. Edward Gorey Avenel Books 0-517-44898-X   315
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature 1984-04-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-55269-8
$11.95?$: US dollar
xix+
967
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 George Tooker Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1986-00-00 L. P. Hartley Beaufort Books 0-8253-0353-2
$24.95?$: US dollar
x+
760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Entre chien et loup: anthologie de la peur 1986-10-00 ed. Éric Jourdan Maren Sell 2-87604-002-6
F98.00?F: French frank
361
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth
Arnold Böcklin?Arnold Boecklin
 
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1986-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-214163-5
£12.95?£: UK pound
xvii+
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1987-05-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-214163-5
$18.95?$: US dollar
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of L.P. Hartley 1987-11-00 L. P. Hartley Beaufort Books / QPBC  
$12.95?$: US dollar
x+
760
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 Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1989-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-282666-2
£5.95?£: UK pound
xvii+
504
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 Atkinson Grimshaw  
Night Fears and Other Supernatural Tales 1993-12-00 L. P. Hartley J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library) 0-460-87360-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
xi+
217
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  
Mysteries: A Classic Collection 1994-00-00 ed. uncredited Bracken Books 1-85891-154-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
606
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 Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1995-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-282666-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
504
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw  
The Collected Macabre Stories 2001-12-00 L. P. Hartley Tartarus Press 1-872621-62-7
£35.00?£: UK pound
xiv+
393
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Great Ghost Stories 2002-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 0-7537-0572-9   641
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
The Collected Macabre Stories 2005-04-00 L. P. Hartley Tartarus Press 1-872621-62-7
£35.00?£: UK pound
xv+
498
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Die Pflanzen des Dr. Cinderella: 25 unheimliche Geschichten 2007-03-00 ed. Frank Festa Festa (Festa Allgemeine Reihe #1609) 978-3-86552-046-3
€14.00?€: Euro
445
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 Dave Kendall Checkmark
The Travelling Grave and Other Stories 2017-10-02 L. P. Hartley Valancourt Books (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) 978-1-943910-79-3
$16.99?$: US dollar
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.
coll  
The Travelling Grave and Other Stories 2017-10-02 L. P. Hartley Valancourt Books (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) 978-1-943910-78-6
$29.99?$: US dollar
246
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Henry Petrides  
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories date unknown ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-282666-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
504
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
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