Secret Worship

First published	1908
Type	Short Fiction
Length	Novelette
Series	John Silence

Synopsis

When the silk merchant Harris undertakes a visit to his old boarding school, it isn't just the fond memories that threaten to overwhelm him - fortunately Dr. Silence is on hand to rescue his fellow man when the lingering echoes of a devilish plot put his very soul at risk.

Publications (54)

Date	Publication	Publisher	Type	Page
1908	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	Eveleigh Nash	Collection
1909	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	John W. Luce & Company	Collection
1910	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	Eveleigh Nash	Collection
1912	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	Macmillan and Co.	Collection
1914	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	Eveleigh Nash	Collection
1914	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	Vaughan & Gomme	Collection
1917	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	Alfred A. Knopf	Collection
1920	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	E. P. Dutton	Collection
1922	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	Eveleigh Nash & Grayson	Collection
1928	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	T. Fisher Unwin	Collection
1929	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	Eveleigh Nash & Grayson	Collection
July 1931	Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series	Gollancz	Anthology	567
1932	The Second Omnibus of Crime	Coward-McCann	Anthology
July 1932	Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series	Gollancz	Anthology	567
1934	A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen	Daily Express Publications	Anthology	961
1934	A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen	Daily Express Publications	Anthology	961
January 1937	Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series	Gollancz	Anthology	567
1938	The Tales of Algernon Blackwood	Martin Secker	Collection	514
1938	The Tales of Algernon Blackwood	The Richards Press	Collection
1939	The Tales of Algernon Blackwood	E. P. Dutton	Collection
June 1939	The Second Omnibus of Crime: The World's Great Crime Stories	Blue Ribbon Books	Anthology
1942	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	The Richards Press	Collection	\|4
1943	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	The Richards Press	Collection	4
1947	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	The Richards Press	Collection	4
January 1948	Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series	Gollancz	Anthology	567
February 1949	Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series	Gollancz	Anthology	567
1968	The Evil People	Leslie Frewin	Anthology	107
1969	John Silence: Five Stories	John Baker	Collection	245
1974	Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood	Dover Publications	Collection	53
1974	The Evil People	Ensign Books	Anthology	107
1975	The Evil People	Everest Books	Anthology	107
June 1975	Tales of the Occult	Fawcett Crest	Anthology	34
August 1975	Fantasy Crossroads, August 1975	Jonathan Bacon	FANZINE	87
1976	Spectre 3	Abelard-Schuman	Anthology	45
1977	Thirteen Famous Ghost Stories	J. M. Dent	Anthology	34
1977	Thirteen Famous Ghost Stories	J. M. Dent	Anthology	34
September 1987	Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New	Doubleday / SFBC	Anthology	437
September 1987	Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New	Doubleday	Anthology	437
1997	The Complete John Silence Stories	Dover Publications	Collection	144
November 2001	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	House of Stratus	Collection
May 2002	Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood	House of Stratus	Collection	61
January 2004	Three More John Silence Stories	Project Gutenberg	Collection
November 2007	John Silence, "Physician Extraordinary"	Borgo Press / Wildside Press	Collection
November 2007	John Silence, "Physician Extraordinary"	Borgo Press / Wildside Press	Collection
2009	John Silence: The Complete Adventures	Coachwhip Publications	Collection	177
March 2012	Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood	Dover Publications	Collection
March 2013	John Silence: Six Strange Cases	CreateSpace	Collection	97
January 2014	Three More John Silence Stories	Start Publishing	Collection	\|1
October 2017	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary / The Wave	Stark House Press	Omnibus
July 2018	The Devil-Worshippers	Black Temple Publishing	Anthology	34
October 2019	John Silence, Physician Extraordinary	Jaunt Classics	Collection
August 2023	Horror Stories	Flame Tree Press	Collection	275
October 2024	Ancient Sorceries	Penguin Books	Collection	\|40
October 2024	Ancient Sorceries	Penguin Books	Collection	\|40