Title: A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

Title: A Little Place Off the Edgware Road Title Record # 96673
Author: Graham Greene
Date: 1939-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: YouTube
Language: English

Note: Complete Short Stories lists the date of the story as 1939. A rewritten version of "All But Empty" (1947).

Synopsis: A gruesome bloody murder has been committed. A man is accosted by a blood soaked man in a darkened movie theater. He thinks it may be the murderer but the murderer has been apprehended while the body of the victim is missing from the scene of the crime.

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Year	Title
1939	A Little Place Off the Edgeware Road

Year	Language	Title
1958^ⓘTranslated by Marcelle Sibon, first in in Greene's collection Seize nouvelles, Paris, Robert Laffont, 1958.	French	Le petit cinéma d'Edgware Road
1977^ⓘTranslated by either Adriana Dell'Orto, Giulia Fretta, or Andrea Terzi	Italian	Un cantuccio dalle parti di Edgware Road
1979^ⓘTranslated by Karl H. Kosmehl	German	Ein kleines Kino
1982^ⓘTranslated by Marjan Hilverda	Dutch	Een huisje achter Edgware road
1982^ⓘTranslated by H. W. J. Schaap	Dutch	Het bioscoopje bij Edgeware road

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Nineteen Stories	1949-02-00	Graham Greene	The Viking Press			vii+ 247	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Twenty-One Stories	1954-00-00	Graham Greene	William Heinemann			239	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Nineteen Stories	1955-07-00	Graham Greene	Lion Library	LL31	$0.35^?$: US dollar	192	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
Upon the Midnight: An Anthology of Ghost and Horror Stories	1957-00-00	ed. R. C. Bull	Macdonald		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).	xii+ 288	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
More Horror Stories	1962-00-00	ed. Elizabeth Lee (anthologist)	Paul Elek (Elek Bestseller Library)		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).	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.	anth
A Chamber of Horrors	1965-00-00	ed. John Hadfield	Little, Brown		$7.95^?$: US dollar	320	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Second Arrow Book of Horror Stories	1965-00-00	ed. uncredited	Arrow Books	800	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).	221	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 Chamber of Horrors	1965-10-00	ed. John Hadfield	Studio Vista		36/-^?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).	320	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
A Chamber of Horrors	1967-00-00	ed. John Hadfield	Fontana	1484	5/6^?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).	285	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 Chamber of Horrors	1967-00-00	ed. John Hadfield	Fontana		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).	285	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
London Tales of Terror	1972-00-00	ed. Jacquelyn Visick	Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror)	0-00-612921-8 / 2921	£0.25^?£: UK pound	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
Twenty-One Stories	1973-00-00	Graham Greene	Penguin Books	0-14-003093-X	£0.30^?£: UK pound	197	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
London Tales of Terror	1975-05-00	ed. Jacquelyn Visick	Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror)	0-00-613958-2	£0.45^?£: UK pound	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	Justin Todd
Détours dans les ténèbres	1977-02-00	ed. Peter Haining	Casterman	2-203-22620-X		230	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Horror 24 storie di incubi e paure	1977-04-00	ed. Francesco Franconeri	Mondadori (Omnibus)	13994	Lit 6,500^?Lit: Italian lira	446	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karel Thole
The Best Horror Stories	1977-09-00	ed. uncredited	Hamlyn	0-600-38244-3	£2.95^?£: UK pound	751	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Gespenstergeschichten aus London	1979-00-00	ed. Jacquelyn Visick	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #2817)	3-596-22817-4	DM 4.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	143	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	Klaus Endrikat , Wenn
Mysterious Visions	1979-06-08	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Charles G. Waugh	St. Martin's Press	0-312-55866-X	$15.00^?$: US dollar	xxvi+ 516	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gary La Sasso
Mysterious Visions	1980-00-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Charles G. Waugh	Robert Hale (Hale SF)	0-7091-8640-1	£6.95^?£: UK pound	xxvi+ 516	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Twenty-One Stories	1981-02-01	Graham Greene	Penguin Books	0-14-003093-X		199	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
Huivering wekken: 26 onthutsende verhalen	1982-00-00	ed. Erik Lankester	Loeb (Anthologieën)	90-6213-413-0	ƒ29.50^?ƒ: Dutch guilder	383	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	Kate Higgins
Spannende science fiction	1982-00-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Charles G. Waugh	Loeb (Anthologieën #6)	90-6213-317-7	ƒ29.50^?ƒ: Dutch guilder	423	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	Kate Higgins
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)
The Best Horror Stories	1984-00-00	ed. uncredited	Hamlyn	0-600-38244-3	£5.95^?£: UK pound	751	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
Triumph of the Night: Tales of Terror and the Supernatural by 20th Century Masters	1989-09-00	ed. Robert Phillips	Carroll & Graf	0-88184-517-5	$18.95^?$: US dollar	374	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Tom McKeveny
The Best Horror Stories (abridged)	1990-04-00	ed. uncredited	Mallard Press	0-7924-5250-X	$7.98^?$: US dollar	398	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best Horror Stories (abridged)	1990-09-00	ed. uncredited	Ivy Leaf	0-86363-002-2	£3.99^?£: UK pound	398	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories	1990-11-00	ed. Robert Phillips	Robinson	1-85487-077-7	£13.95^?£: UK pound	373	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Stanley Spencer
The Literary Ghost: Great Contemporary Ghost Stories	1991-10-00	ed. Larry Dark	Atlantic Monthly Press	0-87113-474-8	$22.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 369	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mary Lynn Blasutta
The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories	1991-11-00	ed. Robert Phillips	Carroll & Graf	0-88184-780-1	$10.95^?$: US dollar	373	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	Stanley Spencer
The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories	1992-03-00	ed. Robert Phillips	Robinson	1-85487-113-7	£7.99^?£: UK pound	373	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	Stanley Spencer
The Literary Ghost: Great Contemporary Ghost Stories	1992-09-00	ed. Larry Dark	Atlantic Monthly Press	0-87113-483-7	$13.00^?$: US dollar	369	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	Mary Lynn Blasutta
The Mists from Beyond	1993-09-00	ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg	Roc	0-451-45239-9	$20.00^?$: US dollar	x+ 350	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Mists from Beyond	1995-09-00	ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg	Roc	0-451-45498-7	$5.99^?$: US dollar	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.	anth
London After Midnight: A Conducted Tour	1996-01-00	ed. Peter Haining	Little, Brown	0-316-87981-9	£9.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 342	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	James Walker
The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories	1996-10-00	ed. Robert Phillips	Robinson	1-85487-113-7	£7.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 374	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	Stanley Spencer
Great Ghost Stories	1997-00-00	ed. Editors of Reader's Digest	Reader's Digest	0-276-42330-5		528	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Wheeler (artist)
Twenty-One Stories	2010-10-02	Graham Greene	Vintage Digital (Vintage Classics)	978-1-4090-2040-0	£5.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Mortal Echoes: Encounters with the End	2018-00-00	ed. Greg Buzwell	The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird)	978-0-7123-5281-9	£8.99^?£: UK pound	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.	anth
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

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Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction