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The Fireside Book of Ghost Stories

Edward Wagenknecht

First published 1947
Publisher Bobbs-Merrill Company
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Cover art Warren Chappell
Pages xxiii+593
Price $3.75

"With decorations by Warren Chappell" on title page; cover art is reproduced on title page.

No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.

Page Title Author(s) Type
3 The Witch of Endor (excerpt) The Holy Bible Short Fiction
6 The House in Athens Pliny the Younger Short Story
8 The Sandal (excerpt) Lucian Short Fiction
12 Murder Will Out Geoffrey Chaucer Short Story
14 The Coverley Ghost Joseph Addison (1672-1719) Short Story
19 The Southwest Chamber Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman Novelette
37 The Room in the Tower E. F. Benson Short Story
50 No. 252 Rue M. Le Prince Ralph Adams Cram Short Story
64 The Crown Derby Plate Marjorie Bowen Short Story
76 Number 13 M. R. James Short Story
92 Brickett Bottom Amyas Northcote Short Story
105 The Curate and the Rake Margaret Irwin Short Story
120 The Sheraton Mirror August W. Derleth Short Story
131 They Found My Grave Joseph Shearing Short Story
153 Strangers and Pilgrims Walter de la Mare Novelette
177 The Corner Shop Cynthia Asquith Short Story
192 Unto Salvation Julian Forrest Short Story
203 The Song in the House Ann Bridge Short Story
221 The Silver Mirror Arthur Conan Doyle Short Story
231 The Green Scarf A. M. Burrage Short Story
247 Escort Daphne du Maurier Short Story
265 The Dream Woman W. Wilkie Collins Novelette
289 The Avenging of Ann Leete Marjorie Bowen Short Story
302 The Jolly Corner Henry James Novelette
339 The Ghost in the Chamber Edward Wagenknecht Short Story
348 Playmates A. M. Burrage Novelette
373 Courage Forrest Reid Short Story
381 How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery E. F. Benson Short Story
399 Madam Crowl's Ghost Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Short Story
413 The Spectre Lovers Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Short Story
425 Let Me Go L. A. G. Strong Short Story
437 All Souls' Edith Wharton Novelette
460 The House in Half Moon Street Hector Bolitho Novelette
497 The Ghosts Elizabeth Daly Short Story
506 The Unquiet Grave F. M. Mayor Short Story
514 The Creatures Walter de la Mare Short Story
527 Added Space Mary Johnston Short Story
534 The Woman in the Way Oliver Onions Short Story
553 The Past Ellen Glasgow Novelette
577 The Riddle Walter de la Mare Short Story
582 My Platonic Sweetheart Mark Twain Short Story
xi Introduction (The Fireside Book of Ghost Stories) Edward Wagenknecht Essay