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Spook Stories

E. F. Benson

First published 1928
Publisher Hutchinson
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages 286
Price 7/6

12 stories

  • 1st ed. 23 cm.
  • Published at least in red and blue covers.
  • Data from Reginald1; Tuck; John W. Knott, Jr.; and WorldCat library record of the 1976 Arno photographic reprint {{OCLC|2317547}} ("ix, 287 pages").
  • "With dust jacket." --OCLC 11586888, which reports this ed./printing apparently ("[1928]", no mention of cover), and provides identical list of Contents
  • Price 7/5 may be reported (Tuck?) Price 7/6 from cover image linked here (jacket spine?) and contemporary newspaper coverage: earliest found, listing Manchester Guardian 1928-03-19 p5 "Books Received"; publisher advert The Observer -03-25 specifies "4th Impression". Price 7/6 is standard for Hutchinson's new novels, evidently from newspaper coverage.

No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.

Page Title Author(s) Type
13 Reconciliation E. F. Benson Short Story
35 The Face E. F. Benson Short Story
57 Spinach E. F. Benson Short Story
85 Bagnell Terrace E. F. Benson Short Story
105 A Tale of an Empty House E. F. Benson Short Story
125 Naboth's Vineyard E. F. Benson Short Story
149 Expiation E. F. Benson Short Story
177 Home, Sweet Home E. F. Benson Short Story
199 "And No Bird Sings" E. F. Benson Short Story
221 The Corner House E. F. Benson Short Story
241 Corstophine E. F. Benson Short Story
263 The Temple E. F. Benson Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Spook Stories Cover 1929 Bernhard Tauchnitz Hardcover Collection 288
Spook Stories 1934 Hutchinson Hardcover Collection 288
Spook Stories 1976 Arno Press Hardcover Collection 286