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The Masque (excerpt from Klosterheim, or The Masque)

Thomas De Quincey

First published 1898
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella


The 1898 novella comprises multiple excerpts from 1832 novel Klosterheim, or The Masque (see); approximately two long excerpts: ch. 9-16 and 24-26 (of 26), beginning in the middle of chapter 9 (viewed at HathiTrust).

(An Extract from De Quincey's Romance of " Klosterheim; or, The Masque.") That is the entire annotation in the 1898 anthology (and the 1981 Castle Books reprint) Contents list, below the line (title and page number); identically in the story heading.

The 1981 reprint is not a facsimile, so annotation may differ.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1898 Cover The Eerie Book J. Shiells & Co. Anthology 171
1974 Cover The Bedside Book of Strange Stories Arthur Barker Anthology 92
1981 Cover The Eerie Book Castle Books Anthology 169