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Six Common Things

E. F. Benson

First published 1893
Publisher Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages 271

16 stories

This is likely a non-genre collection.

Published in the U.S., with the addition of the title story, as A Double Overture (see for more information and sources)

  • This may be a non-genre collection.
  • Data from Amazon as of 2010-08 ... and 2016-09 when both state "Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.", neither identifies the writer, the latter is useless (nearly empty and discrepant) -- "7.4 x 4.9 x 1.2 inches"
  • HathiTrust Digital Library (catalog record) provides full view of two copies with original cover, apparently identical and 1st printing -- half-title page in full: "Short Stories by British Authors" -- title page confirms imprint -- no copyright stated -- Contents lists 16 -- text spans p3-271, ends "Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co." over "London & Edinburgh"
  • WorldCat: "Series: Short stories by British authors"
  • Somewhat complete OCLC records as of 2016-09-22 report 3rd ed. and 4th ed. 1894; and 5th ed. 1895 (3/4/5th printings?)

No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Once E. F. Benson Short Fiction
23 Autumn and Love E. F. Benson Short Fiction
37 Two Days After E. F. Benson Short Fiction
49 Carrington E. F. Benson Short Fiction
67 Jack and Poll E. F. Benson Short Fiction
85 At King's Cross Station E. F. Benson Short Fiction
101 The Sound of the Grinding E. F. Benson Short Fiction
121 Blue Stripe E. F. Benson Short Fiction
131 A Winter Morning E. F. Benson Short Story
151 The Zoo E. F. Benson Short Fiction
167 The Three Old Ladies E. F. Benson Short Fiction
181 Like a Grammarian E. F. Benson Short Fiction
203 Poor Miss Huntingford E. F. Benson Short Fiction
221 The Defeat of Lady Grantham. E. F. Benson Short Fiction
239 The Tragedy of a Green Totem E. F. Benson Short Fiction
259 The Death Warrant E. F. Benson Short Story