Great Stories of Mystery and Imagination
| First published | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Fontana |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Catalog ID | 1324 |
| Pages | 223 |
| Price | 3/6 |
- Assembles eight stories.
- Spin-off from British television series Mystery and Imagination (ABC, 1966 to 1970), inaugurated 29 January 1966 with "The Lost Stradivarius", a story not in the anthology. Adaptations of these eight stories were broadcast February/March 1966 (5) and October/November 1966 (3). --Wikipedia (above, the TV series) --WorldCat ({{OCLC|18901233}}, the anthology contents) --"Published by Fontana", The Stage and Television Today #4428 (1966-02-24) p9; which appears to be also the first page of Television Today #367: "Eight of the original stories from which ABC's Mystery and Imagination series has been adapted are published this month by Fontana ..."
- 1st ed.
- Spin-off from a British television series (See the anthology record.)
- WorldCat record OCLC 18901233 reports: -- Series: Fontana Lions -- Contents (10 stories), as listed below with two exceptions as of March 2019: reported author names "Robert L. Stevenson" and "Edgar Allen Poe" WorldCat does list variant title "The Phantom Lover".
- Publication date and price listing in "Books", London Life 1966-02-26 p58; that is, Saturday listing as a Monday publication.
- Contents' page numbers from richarddalbyslibrary.com copy. Back cover shows 2 photos from the TV series.
No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | The Body-Snatcher | Robert Louis Stevenson | Short Story |
| 25 | Room 13 | M. R. James | Short Story |
| 40 | The Phantom Lover | Vernon Lee | Novella |
| 87 | Lost Hearts | M. R. James | Short Story |
| 97 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Edgar Allan Poe | Novelette |
| 115 | The Canterville Ghost | Oscar Wilde | Novelette |
| 142 | The Tractate Middoth | M. R. James | Short Story |
| 158 | Carmilla | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Novella |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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| Great Stories of Mystery and Imagination |
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1968 | Fontana / Collins | Paperback | Anthology | 224 |