The Best Short Stories of M.P. Shiel
| First published | 1948 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Pages | 310 |
| Price | 10/6 |
- Some stories may not be genre, but a reviewer described them as "12 chilling short stories".
- Stories selected by John Gawsworth.
- The page numbers for the contents here give the page of the title page of that story, which is our policy. The book's ToC gives the actual page on which the story text begins, which for each of the stories is two pages later than that listed here.
- Price "10/6 net" on bottom of front flap of dust jacket. [Tuck has 8/6]
- 8 b&w line drawings, uncredited.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Peter Phillips | Fantasy Review, June-July 1948 |
| 1983 | Everett F. Bleiler | The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 455 - 723) |
No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Foreword (The Best Short Stories of M.P. Shiel) | John Gawsworth | Essay |
| 9 | The Race of Orven | M. P. Shiel | Novelette |
| 41 | The Stone of the Edmundsbury Monks | M. P. Shiel | Novelette |
| 63 | The S.S. | M. P. Shiel | Novelette |
| 97 | Xélucha | M. P. Shiel | Short Story |
| 109 | Vaila | M. P. Shiel | Novelette |
| 145 | Tulsah | M. P. Shiel | Short Story |
| 161 | Phorfor | M. P. Shiel | Novella |
| 217 | Huguenin's Wife | M. P. Shiel | Short Story |
| 231 | Dark Lot of One Saul | M. P. Shiel | Novelette |
| 259 | Monk Wakes an Echo | M. P. Shiel | Short Story |
| 277 | The Bride | M. P. Shiel | Short Story |
| 293 | The Primate of the Rose | M. P. Shiel | Short Story |