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To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt

Charles Dickens

First published December 1865
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Originally published as a companion piece to "Not to Be Taken at Bed-Time " by Rosa Mulholland, according to the sources list in Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology
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Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 1865 All the Year Round, Christmas Number, 1865 MAGAZINE 33
1868 The Uncommercial Traveller and Additional Christmas Stories Ticknor and Fields Collection
September 1910 Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors Gowans & Gray Anthology
June 1912 Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors Gowans & Gray Anthology 7
July 1918 Famous Ghost Stories Thomas Y. Crowell Anthology 263
January 1919 Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors Gowans & Gray Anthology 7
October 1920 Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors Gowans & Gray Anthology 7
September 1928 Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror Gollancz Anthology 677
1929 Cover The Great Weird Stories Duffield & Co. Anthology 331
1929 Cover The Omnibus of Crime Harcourt, Brace & Company Anthology 644
April 1929 Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror Gollancz Anthology 677
August 1929 Cover The Omnibus of Crime Payson & Clarke Anthology 644
May 1930 Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror Gollancz Anthology 677
September 1930 Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror Gollancz Anthology 677
1931 The Supernatural Omnibus Doubleday, Doran Anthology 171
June 1931 Cover The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goetry, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny Gollancz Anthology 179
August 1931 Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror Gollancz Anthology 677
June 1932 Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror Gollancz Anthology 677
January 1933 Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror Gollancz Anthology 677
December 1933 Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror Gollancz Anthology 677
1934 Cover A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen Daily Express Publications Anthology 789
1934 Cover A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen Daily Express Publications Anthology 789
1935 Cover The Great Book of Thrillers Odhams Press Anthology 602
1937 Cover Century of Thrillers President Press Anthology 166|3166
1937 The Omnibus of Crime Garden City Publishing Co. Anthology 644
February 1938 Famous Psychic and Ghost Stories Blue Ribbon Books Omnibus |1263
July 1939 Great Short Stories of Detection: Part II, Mystery and Horror Gollancz Anthology
June 1943 More Tales of Terror and Surprise Mitre Press Anthology 60
1944 Cover Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Modern Library Anthology 356
1946 Cover Strange and Fantastic Stories: Fifty Tales of Terror, Horror and Fantasy Whittlesey House Anthology 145
1947 Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Hammond, Hammond & Co. Anthology 287
1947 Cover Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Modern Library Anthology 356
January 1947 Great Short Stories of Detection: Part II, Mystery and Horror Gollancz Anthology
October 1947 Cover Narraciones Terroríficas, No 67 Editorial Molino MAGAZINE 56
1949 Cover The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goetry, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny Gollancz Anthology 179
December 1949 Cover Argosy, December 1949 The Amalgamated Press MAGAZINE 89
April 1952 The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny Gollancz Anthology 179
1957 Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Hammond, Hammond & Co. Anthology 287
1958 Cover Antología de cuentos de misterio y terror Editorial Labor Anthology 445
July 1958 Cover Fantastique, soixante récits de terreur Club français du livre Collection 15
1961 Cover Spine Chillers: An Anthology of Mystery and Horror Elek Books Anthology 59
1961 Cover Horror Stories Paul Elek Anthology 154
1962 Cover The Frankenstein Reader Ballantine Books Anthology 76
1962 Cover Nightmare Stories Horwitz Anthology 56
1963 Cover Stories of the Supernatural Macfadden-Bartell Anthology 5
1963 Cover Spooks in Your Cupboard Seven Seas Publishers Anthology 13
September 1963 Cover The Haunters and the Haunted & Other Ghost Stories Corgi Anthology 54
1965 Cover Horror Omnibus W. H. Allen Anthology 92
1965 Cover The Arrow Book of Horror Stories Arrow Books Anthology
August 1965 Cover Basil Rathbone Selects Strange Tales Belmont Books Anthology 95
December 1965 Cover The First Panther Book of Horror Panther Anthology 145
1966 Cover Startling Mystery Stories, Winter 1966/1967 Health Knowledge, Inc. MAGAZINE 81
1966 Cover Anthologie du fantastique: Tome I : Angleterre Irlande Amérique du Nord Allemagne Flandres Gallimard Anthology 33
1966 Cover Horror Omnibus Panther Anthology
March 1966 Cover Where Nightmares Are Mayflower-Dell Anthology 116
1967 Cover Stories of the Supernatural Macfadden-Bartell Anthology 5
1967 Cover The Supernatural Omnibus I Panther Anthology
1968 Cover The Panther Book of Horror Panther Anthology 145
August 1968 Cover Basil Rathbone Selects Strange Tales Belmont Books Anthology 95
October 1969 Cover Where Nightmares Are Mayflower Anthology 116
1971 Cover Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Hammond, Hammond & Co. Anthology 287
1971 Cover Horror: Gruselgeschichten aus alter und neuer Zeit Büchergilde Gutenberg Anthology 43
1972 Cover London Tales of Terror Fontana Anthology 150
1972 Cover Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Hammond, Hammond & Co. Anthology 287
1973 Cover Where Nightmares Are David Bruce & Watson Anthology 116
1974 Cover The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goetry, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny Causeway Books Anthology 179
March 1974 Cover Stories of the Supernatural Manor Books Anthology 7
1975 Cover Fantastica întîlnire din zori Editura Junimea Anthology
May 1975 Cover London Tales of Terror Fontana Anthology
October 1976 Cover Classic Tales of Horror Constable & Co. Ltd. Anthology 11
December 1976 Cover The Supernatural Omnibus: Volume 1: Hauntings and Horror Penguin Books Anthology 198
1977 Cover Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Book Club Associates Anthology 287
1977 Cover Anthologie du fantastique: Tome I : Angleterre Irlande Amérique du Nord Allemagne Flandres Gallimard Anthology 33
1978 Cover Masters of Shades and Shadows: An Anthology of Great Ghost Stories Doubleday Anthology 13
1978 Cover The Supernatural Short Stories of Charles Dickens John Calder; Riverrun Press Collection 130
1982 Cover The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens Michael Joseph Collection 289
1982 Cover Tales from Beyond the Grave Octopus Books Anthology 320
1982 Cover The Supernatural Omnibus Gollancz Anthology 179
1982 Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Hutchinson Anthology 287
1982 Murder for Christmas Mysterious Press Anthology
1983 Cover The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens Franklin Watts Collection 289
March 1983 Cover Where Nightmares Are Severn House Anthology 116
November 1983 Cover The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens Washington Square Press Collection 344
1984 Cover The Penguin Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny Penguin Books Anthology 166
1984 The Signalman & Other Ghost Stories Alan Sutton Collection |9
February 1988 Cover The Signalman and Other Ghost Stories Academy Chicago Collection
May 1988 Cover Occulta. L'omnibus del soprannaturale Mondadori Anthology 165
1989 Cover Tales from Beyond the Grave Gallery Books / W. H. Smith Anthology 320
July 1990 Cover Ghost and Horror Stories Tynron Press Anthology 272
1991 Cover Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology Oxford University Press Anthology 55
1991 Cover Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology Oxford University Press Anthology 55
1991 Cover Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens: Volume 1 Dove Audio Collection |6
August 1991 Cover Great Tales of Terror Chancellor Press Anthology 432
October 1991 Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology Oxford University Press / BOMC Anthology
October 1991 Cover Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology Oxford University Press Anthology 55
1992 Cover Great Ghost Stories Dover Publications Anthology 13
October 1992 Cover Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology Oxford University Press Anthology
October 1992 Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology Oxford University Press / QPBC Anthology
September 1993 Cover The Mists from Beyond Roc Anthology 11
1994 Cover Campfire Thrillers: The Short and Scary Ones Globe Pequot Press Anthology 103
1994 Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Modern Library Anthology 342
1994 Cover The Supernatural Omnibus Bracken Books Anthology 179
October 1994 Cover Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Bracken Books Anthology 171
October 1994 Cover Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Modern Library Anthology 342
September 1995 Cover The Mists from Beyond Roc Anthology 13
1996 Cover Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories Wordsworth Editions Anthology 94
1996 Cover Favourite Scary Stories from Graveside Al Viking Canada Anthology 77
1996 Cover Tales of Terror and the Supernatural: A Classic Collection Leopard Anthology 171
February 1996 Cover The Signalman and Other Ghost Stories Alan Sutton Collection
April 1998 Three Ghost Stories Project Gutenberg Collection
October 1998 Cover A Christmas Carol and Other Haunting Tales Doubleday / SFBC Collection 177
July 2001 Cover Ghost Stories New Millennium Audio Collection |6
2003 Cover The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories Oxford University Press Anthology 55
2004 Cover The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories Wordsworth Editions Anthology 99
August 2004 Cover Famous Ghost Stories Fredonia Books Anthology
2006 Cover Vintage Mystery and Detective Stories Wordsworth Editions Anthology 193
August 2006 Cover Three Ghost Stories Waking Lion Press Collection 73
August 2006 Cover Histoires de fantômes Gründ Anthology 392
August 2006 Cover Ghost Story Collection 1 LibriVox Anthology |9
2007 Cover Haunted Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 132
June 2007 Cover Haunted Bardfield Press / Miles Kelly Publishing Anthology 132
2009 Cover Three Ghost Stories Serenity Publishers Collection 69
March 2009 Cover Three Ghost Stories ReadHowYouWant Collection
September 2009 Cover Ghost Stories Collector's Library / CRW Publishing Collection 287
April 2010 Three Ghost Stories Book Jungle Collection
April 2010 Cover The Supernatural Short Stories of Charles Dickens Oneworld Classics Collection |10
May 2010 Cover Three Ghost Stories Bibliolis Books Collection
October 2010 Cover A Boxful of Ghosts Collector's Library / CRW Publishing Omnibus
2011 Cover Three Ghost Stories Digireads.com Collection |3
February 2011 Cover Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 12 LibriVox Anthology |15
November 2011 Cover Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 15 LibriVox Anthology |4
December 2011 Cover Para leer al anochecer. Historias de fantasmas Impedimenta Collection |3
June 2012 Cover Three Ghost Stories ReadHowYouWant Collection
October 2012 Cover Haunted Galaxy Anthology |132
January 2013 Cover The Steampunk Megapack: 26 Modern and Classic Steampunk Stories Wildside Press Anthology 1598
February 2013 Cover Three Ghost Stories CreateSpace Collection
October 2013 Cover Three Ghost Stories CreateSpace Collection 31
July 2014 Cover The Supernatural Omnibus Muschamp Press Anthology |179
August 2014 Cover The Phantom Coach: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Ghost Stories Bloomsbury USA Anthology |2
August 2015 Cover Three Ghost Stories Open Road Integrated Media Collection
March 2016 Cover To Be Read at Dusk Penguin Books Collection |3
March 2016 Cover To Be Read at Dusk Penguin Books Collection |3
July 2016 Cover Murder Mayhem Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing Anthology 100
September 2016 Cover Ghost Stories Macmillan UK Collection 287
October 2016 Cover The Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten: Tales of the Supernatural, Strange, and Bizarre Weiser Books Anthology 135
October 2016 Cover The Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten: Tales of the Supernatural, Strange, and Bizarre Weiser Books Anthology |135
November 2016 Cover Murder Mayhem Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing Anthology |100
December 2016 Cover Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens: Volume 1 Phoenix Books Collection |6
July 2017 Cover Great Supernatural Stories: 101 Horrifying Tales Fall River Press Anthology 683
November 2018 Cover Lost Souls Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing Anthology 70
June 2020 Cover Supernatural Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing Collection 251
October 2020 Cover Storie di goblin e fantasmi Black Dog Edizioni Collection |4
April 2025 Cover The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 26 Wimbourne Books Anthology |9
November 2025 Cover Para leer al anochecer. Historias de fantasmas Impedimenta Collection |3