Title: The Squire's Story
Title Record # 986059
Author: Mrs. Gaskell
Date: 1853-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Mrs. Gaskell
Date: 1853-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: This is a crime story with a few elements of suspense and terror but no hint of the supernatural.
Synopsis: During the 18th century, a wealthy stranger purchases a house in an isolated small town. Although no one knows his antecedents or the source of his income, he so charms the town and country gentry that they do not wish to ask questions, even as reasons for suspicion accumulate.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen | 1934-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Daily Express Publications | 1087 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Mystery Book | 1934-00-00 | ed. H. Douglas Thomson | Odhams Press | 1086 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Century of Thrillers | 1937-00-00 | ed. uncredited | President Press |
viii+ 367, vi+ 373, vi+ 370 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Twenty-Two Strange Stories | 1945-00-00 | ed. John L. Hardie | Art & Educational Publishers | 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). |
280 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Strange Stories: The Last Seven | 1946-00-00 | ed. John L. Hardie | Art & Educational Publishers | 1/3?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). |
80 | 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Great Ghost Stories | 1960-00-00 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | 12/6?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). |
239 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Ghost Stories | 1960-00-00 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Hill and Wang | $3.50?$: US dollar |
239 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Pagram | ||
| Great Ghost Stories | 1962-10-00 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Panther | 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). |
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 Ghost Stories | 1964-12-00 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Panther | 1426 | 4/-?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). |
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 |  |
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| Open at Your Own Risk | 1975-00-00 | ed. Joan Kahn | Houghton Mifflin | 0-395-20718-5 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 506 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bill Sumner | |
| Open at Your Own Risk | 1976-00-00 | ed. Joan Kahn | Hamish Hamilton | 0-241-89312-7 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
xiii+ 506 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Mrs. Gaskell's Tales of Mystery and Horror | 1978-00-00 | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell | Gollancz (Gollancz Fantasy & Macabre) | 0-575-02472-0 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
231 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Mrs. Gaskell's Tales of Mystery and Horror | 1979-04-00 | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell | Charles Scribner's Sons | 0-684-16105-2 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
231 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories | 1996-00-00 | Rex Collings | Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) | 1-85326-186-6 | £?£: UK pound |
x+ 289 |
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 | |
| Gothic Tales | 2000-07-29 | Elizabeth Gaskell | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) | 0-14-043741-X | £7.99?£: UK pound |
xxxvi+ 366 |
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 | |
| 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 | |