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Pope Jacynth and More Supernatural Tales

Vernon Lee

First published 1956
Publisher Peter Owen
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Cover art Wendy Des Moulins
Pages 208
Price 15/-

  • 7 stories Six of them were issued also as Ravenna and Her Ghosts (1962).
  • Only three of the seven stories match those in the 6-story collection Pope Jacynth [and/&] Other Fantastic Tales (1904).


"Pope Jacynth, and more supernatural tales, etc. [With a portrait.]" --Title at British Library (BL, below) Includes a dust jacket. The price of 15s is printed on front flap. Not found 2019-03-01 in 1956 newspapers. Contents' page numbers from ebay.co.uk copy. "Frontispiece portrait by Sargent" & "Jacket design by Wendy Des Moulins" on back flap in FantLab photo; frontispiece is of the author. Des Moulins did many covers for books published by Peter Owen per an online search which also revealed that Antonia Beatrice Des Moulins Owen (born in 1955) was an editorial director for the publisher so possibly a mother-daughter relationship?

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Page Title Author(s) Type
7 Pope Jacynth Vernon Lee Short Story
16 The Lady and Death Vernon Lee Short Story
34 St. Eudæmon and His Orange-Tree Vernon Lee Short Story
47 Winthrop's Adventure Vernon Lee Novelette
93 Dionea Vernon Lee Novelette
125 Ravenna and Her Ghosts Vernon Lee Essay
147 Oke of Okehurst Vernon Lee Novella