Ten stories set in a framing sequence. Only some of the stories are genre.
Reviews consulted (all brief):
• The Spectator 75:3518 (1895-11-30) p773, "Current Literature: Gift-Books"
• The Practical Teacher 16:6 (Dec 1895) 332ff, "Prize Books"; p334
• Westminster Review 145 (Jan 1896) 229ff, "Current Literature: Belles Lettres"; p231
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Embossed pictorial boards
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The book was probably available before 1896 as inferred from advertisement "[J&S] New Books"
The Bookman 1895-11 p39 (no price); supported by the next items
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Price from listing in "The New Books of the Month" The Bookman 1895-12 p104
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Brief reviews: The Spectator 1895-11-30, The Practical Teacher 1895-12, and Contemporary Literature 1896-01
See the collection record.
- However, the year printed in the book is 1896 (see the Internet Archive link). So the date here is set to 1896.
- While cover has E. R. Suffling, title page is Ernest R. Suffling
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WorldCat library record {{OCLC|963737718}} reports an ebook/Document, online host not identified:
-- same title, author, publisher, year (no illustrator)
-- "1 online resource (252 pages)"
-- Summary: "This book of strange stories includes an enchanting little tale called 'A Visitor from Mars'."
