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 |
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| 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 |