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Cavalcade of Ghosts

R. Thurston Hopkins

First published 1956
Publisher World's Work
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Pages viii+245
Price 17/6

Contents originally listed in three sections (see 1st ed.):   Introduction [p1-17]   Part I: True Ghost Stories [16, p21-111]   Part II: Fictitious Ghost Stories [9, p115-245]

1st ed. OCLC: -- "viii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm" Reginald gives page-count 246 Contents from The Supernatural Index

Two WorldCat library records report illustrations by Robert Broomfield, apparently uncredited, OCLC: 776816037 and OCLC: 559924500 (both as viii+245, octavo)

HathiTrust Digital Library provides full view of one copy from U California, without original cover, mis-catalogued as 1913, {{OCLC|961697640}} (as 245 pages): Title page does not mention illustrations and displays (two lines, all caps): -- Worlds Work (1913) Ltd -- Kingswood   Surrey [flushleft and flushright] T.p. verso: "First published 1956" Dedication, p[v], dated 1956 Text spans p1-245 -- 1-17, Introduction -- 21-111, Part I: True Ghost Stories [16] -- 115-245, Part II: Fictitious Ghost Stories [9] Illustrations: at least two full-page b/w drawings on numbered pages 38, 240, the latter clearly signed "Robert Broomfield"

Probably 1913 is the year of publisher incorporation.

No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Introductory Survey (Cavalcade of Ghosts) R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
21 The Nameless Horror of Berkley Square R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
28 The Wicked Lord and the Veiled Phantom R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
34 Fitzalan's Dog R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
37 The Demon Mummy Case R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
43 The Strange Mystery of Julia Sheward R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
49 The Obstinate Phantom of Calverley Hall R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
53 The Cold Phantom of Kemp Town R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
56 The Curse Over Chung Ling Soo R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
61 The Mystery of the Seven Hunters R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
66 The Witch of Tucks Wood R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
70 The Hand on The Wheel R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
74 The Renishaw Coffin R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
78 Behold This Dreamer R. Thurston Hopkins Essay
94 Only the Dreamers Die Frank D. Gardner Essay
97 The Powers of Darkness Nancy Price Essay
102 Parson Rudall's Ghost S. Baring-Gould Essay
115 The Man with the Roller E. G. Swain Short Story
124 The Indian Lampshade E. G. Swain Short Story
137 The Glass Staircase R. Thurston Hopkins Short Story
149 The Restless Dead uncredited Novelette
163 The Man with the Crumpled Ear Brigadier C. A. L. Brownlow, D. S. O. Essay
172 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego Brigadier C. A. L. Brownlow, D. S. O. Short Story
181 Old Godet's Ghost Michael Saltmarsh Short Story
200 Haunted Hands Michael Saltmarsh Short Story
216 The Riddle of the Thetford Vampire Michael Saltmarsh Novelette

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Cavalcade of Ghosts Cover 1963 Panther Paperback Anthology 1502 218