The Purcell Papers
| First published | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Arkham House |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Cover art | Frank Utpatel |
| Pages | ix+241 |
| Price | $7.00 |
| ISBN | 0870540726 |
No statement of printing or edition. Colophon states that 4000 copies were printed. Actual number is 4288 copies per S.T. Joshi's Sixty Years of Arkham House. The story "A Night in the Bell Inn" is mistakenly credited to Le Fanu, also per Joshi. It is actually the work of Henry Ferris. Sheldon Jaffery's The Arkham House Companion notes that the publisher raised the price to $7.95 and then to $8.95.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | The Ghost and the Bone-Setter | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 13 | The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 39 | The Drunkard's Dream | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 53 | The Quare Gander | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 63 | The Child That Went with the Fairies | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 73 | The White Cat of Drumgunniol | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 86 | The Village Bully | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 92 | The Spectre Lovers | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 105 | Stories of Lough Guir | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 117 | A Night in the Bell Inn | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 128 | The Dead Sexton | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| 148 | The Legend of Dunblane | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Novelette |
| 173 | The Mysterious Lodger | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Novella |
| 232 | The Churchyard Yew | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Short Story |
| vii | Introduction (The Purcell Papers) | August Derleth | Essay |