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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  
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).
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 Farrar & Rinehart  
$3.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
848
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lynd Ward  
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  
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 Haunted Looking Glass 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  
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  
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 Collected Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1968-00-00 L. P. Hartley Hamish Hamilton 0-241-01599-5   viii+
626
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
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 Complete Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1973-00-00 L. P. Hartley Hamish Hamilton 0-241-02390-4   x+
760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Complete Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1977-08-00 L. P. Hartley Hamish Hamilton 0-241-02390-4   x+
760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
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 (I)  
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  
Great Tales of the Supernatural 1991-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 1-85152-107-0   641
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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 Haunted Looking Glass 2001-03-00 ed. Edward Gorey New York Review of Books (NYRB Classics) 0-940322-68-4
$12.95?$: US dollar
254
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 Edward Gorey  
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  
Black Water: The Anthology of Fantastic Literature date unknown ed. Alberto Manguel Picador 0-330-28141-0
£9.99?£: 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 (I)  
Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature date unknown ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-55269-8
$13.95?$: 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  
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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