The Old Nurse's Story
| First published | December 1852 |
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| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Novelette |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| December 1852 | Household Words, Christmas 1852 | Household Words | MAGAZINE | 11 | |
| September 1910 | Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors | Gowans & Gray | Anthology | ||
| June 1912 | Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors | Gowans & Gray | Anthology | 31 | |
| July 1918 | Famous Ghost Stories | Thomas Y. Crowell | Anthology | 39 | |
| January 1919 | Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors | Gowans & Gray | Anthology | 31 | |
| October 1920 | Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors | Gowans & Gray | Anthology | 31 | |
| 1924 |
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A Muster of Ghosts | Cecil Palmer | Anthology | 128 |
| 1924 | The Best Ghost Stories | Small, Maynard & Co. | Anthology | 107 | |
| 1927 |
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More Ghosts and Marvels: A Selection of Uncanny Tales from Walter Scott to Michael Arlen | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 50 |
| October 1927 |
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Weird Tales, October 1927 | Popular Fiction Publishing Co. | MAGAZINE | 553 |
| October 1930 |
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Great Ghost Stories | Herbert Jenkins | Anthology | 63 |
| January 1931 | Great Ghost Stories | Herbert Jenkins | Anthology | 63 | |
| 1935 |
|
50 Years of Ghost Stories | Hutchinson | Anthology | 127 |
| 1936 |
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A Century of Ghost Stories | Hutchinson | Anthology | 127 |
| 1937 |
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Selected English Short Stories: XIX and XX Centuries: (Third Series) | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 80 |
| February 1938 | Famous Psychic and Ghost Stories | Blue Ribbon Books | Omnibus | |1039 | |
| 1964 |
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The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 209 |
| 1964 |
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The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 209 |
| May 1967 |
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The Gentlewomen of Evil: An Anthology of Rare Supernatural Stories from the Pens of Victorian Ladies | Robert Hale | Anthology | 100 |
| June 1967 |
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The Gentlewomen of Evil: An Anthology of Rare Supernatural Stories from the Pens of Victorian Ladies | Taplinger | Anthology | 100 |
| 1969 |
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Shapes of the Supernatural | Doubleday | Anthology | 270 |
| 1970 |
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Walk in Dread | Hutchinson | Anthology | 36 |
| June 1971 |
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The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | Beagle Boxer | Anthology | 209 |
| October 1972 |
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Walk in Dread: Twelve Classic Eerie Tales | Taplinger | Anthology | 38 |
| December 1972 |
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The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 209 |
| 1974 |
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Small Shadows Creep | E. P. Dutton | Anthology | 99 |
| 1975 |
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13 Geister-Stories | Heyne | Anthology | 30 |
| 1976 |
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Small Shadows Creep | Chatto & Windus | Anthology | 99 |
| December 1976 |
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Reign of Terror: The 1st Corgi Book of Great Victorian Horror Stories | Corgi Books | Anthology | 149 |
| December 1977 |
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Reign of Terror: Great Victorian Horror Stories | Severn House | Anthology | 149 |
| 1978 |
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Mrs. Gaskell's Tales of Mystery and Horror | Gollancz | Collection | 19 |
| 1978 |
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Die unheimlichsten Gespenstergeschichten | Tosa | Anthology | 80 |
| 1979 |
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Small Shadows Creep | Puffin | Anthology | |
| April 1979 |
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Mrs. Gaskell's Tales of Mystery and Horror | Charles Scribner's Sons | Collection | 19 |
| 1980 |
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Reign of Terror: Great Victorian Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 149 |
| 1980 |
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Spookbeeld: Vijf Victoriaanse Vertellingen | Allert de Lange | Anthology | 83 |
| October 1981 |
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Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old and New | Doubleday | Anthology | 482 |
| 1982 |
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Tales from Beyond the Grave | Octopus Books | Anthology | 242 |
| May 1982 |
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Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old and New | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 482 |
| 1983 |
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Ghost Stories | Hamish Hamilton | Anthology | 91 |
| October 1984 |
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The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 128 |
| 1985 |
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The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 128 |
| 1985 |
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Handle with Care | Greenwillow Books / William Morrow | Anthology | 108 |
| May 1985 |
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Tune in for Fear: A Choice of Supernatural Radio Stories | William Kimber | Anthology | 170 |
| July 1986 |
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The Book of the Dead: Thirteen Classic Tales of the Supernatural | New Orchard | Anthology | 171 |
| December 1986 |
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The Twelve Frights of Christmas | Avon | Anthology | 63 |
| October 1987 |
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The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 128 |
| 1988 |
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Storie di bimbe di donne, di streghe | Giunti | Collection | 95 |
| September 1988 |
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The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories | Virago | Anthology | 5 |
| 1989 |
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Tales from Beyond the Grave | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 242 |
| 1989 |
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The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories | Virago | Anthology | 5 |
| May 1989 |
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Victorian Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 4 |
| September 1989 |
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The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories | Charnwood | Anthology | 6 |
| July 1990 |
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Victorian Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 4 |
| 1991 |
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The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories | Bloomsbury | Anthology | |
| 1991 |
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Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 1 |
| 1991 |
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Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 1 |
| October 1991 | Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology | Oxford University Press / BOMC | Anthology | ||
| October 1991 |
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Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 1 |
| February 1992 |
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Horror Story (11) | Garden Editoriale | Omnibus | 165 |
| August 1992 |
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The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories | Virago | Anthology | 5 |
| October 1992 |
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Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology | Oxford University Press | Anthology | |
| October 1992 | Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology | Oxford University Press / QPBC | Anthology | ||
| December 1992 |
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The Lifted Veil: The Book of Fantastic Literature by Women 1800-World War II | Xanadu | Anthology | 37 |
| 1993 |
|
Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old and New | Longmeadow Press | Anthology | 482 |
| February 1993 |
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The Lifted Veil: The Book of Fantastic Literature by Women 1800-World War II | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 37 |
| August 1993 |
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Horror by Lamplight | Chancellor Press | Anthology | 99 |
| October 1993 |
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Four Classic Ghostly Tales | Academy Chicago | Anthology | 201 |
| April 1994 |
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The Lifted Veil: The Book of Fantastic Literature by Women 1800-World War II | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 37 |
| May 1995 |
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The Penguin Book of Classic Fantasy by Women | Penguin Books | Anthology | 37 |
| September 1996 |
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Victorian Ghost Stories by Noted Women Writers | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 4 |
| 1997 |
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Great Ghost Stories | Reader's Digest | Anthology | 216 |
| 1997 |
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Crew's 13: Classic Tales of the Macabre & Fantastic | ABC Books (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | Anthology | 17 |
| April 2000 |
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Les fantômes des victoriennes | Librairie José Corti | Anthology | |
| July 2000 |
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The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy | Prentice-Hall | Anthology | 41 |
| July 2000 |
|
Gothic Tales | Penguin Books | Collection | 11 |
| 2001 |
|
Classic Tales of the Supernatural | Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | 141 |
| 2002 |
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Great Ghost Stories: 34 Classic Tales of the Supernatural | Gramercy Books | Anthology | 141 |
| 2002 | Gothic Short Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | ||
| 2003 |
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The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 1 |
| 2003 |
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The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy | Prentice-Hall | Anthology | 41 |
| August 2004 |
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Famous Ghost Stories | Fredonia Books | Anthology | |
| October 2006 |
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The Virago Book of Ghost Stories | Virago | Anthology | |
| October 2007 |
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Gothic Short Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | 105 |
| March 2008 | Curious, If True: Strange Tales | Project Gutenberg | Collection | ||
| April 2008 |
|
Curious, If True: Strange Tales | Norilana Books | Collection | |
| April 2008 |
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Curious, If True: Strange Tales | Norilana Books | Collection | |
| September 2008 |
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Ghost Story Collection 6 | LibriVox | Anthology | |7 |
| 2009 |
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The Darker Sex: Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre by Victorian Women Writers | Peter Owen | Anthology | 15 |
| June 2009 |
|
The Day They Hanged My Best Friend Jimmy... And 21 Other Weird Tales to Get You Through the Coldest Nights | Tangled Vines Press | Anthology | 218 |
| September 2009 |
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The Virago Book of Ghost Stories | Virago | Anthology | 5 |
| February 2010 |
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The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce | Penguin Books | Anthology | 3 |
| March 2011 |
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The Ghost Story Megapack: 25 Classic Tales by Masters | Wildside Press | Anthology | |
| July 2011 | Curious, If True: Strange Tales | The Floating Press | Collection | ||
| October 2012 |
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The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women | Robinson | Anthology | |
| 2013 |
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World's 25 Most Popular Ghost Stories (of the 19th Century) | Sam Teddy Publishing | Anthology | |9 |
| January 2013 |
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The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women | Running Press | Anthology | 370 |
| September 2013 |
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The Victorian Ghost Story: Annotated and Illustrated Tales of the Macabre (1852-1912) | Oldstyle Tales Press | Anthology | |
| August 2014 |
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The Phantom Coach: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Ghost Stories | Bloomsbury USA | Anthology | |7 |
| September 2014 |
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Curious, If True: Strange Tales | CreateSpace | Collection | |
| December 2014 |
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The Old Nurse's Story | Fantasy and Horror Classics | Chapbook | |
| July 2015 |
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Curious, If True: Strange Tales | SMK Books | Collection | 1 |
| October 2016 |
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The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 1 | Wimbourne Books | Anthology | |1 |
| November 2016 |
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The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories | Valancourt Books | Anthology | 28 |
| November 2016 |
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The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories | Valancourt Books | Anthology | 28 |
| February 2017 |
|
Curious, If True: Strange Tales | Dancing Unicorn Books | Collection | |
| July 2017 |
|
Ghostly Tales | Chronicle Books | Anthology | 33 |
| October 2017 |
|
Classic Ghost Stories | Vintage (UK) | Anthology | 395 |
| January 2018 |
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The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 1 | Wimbourne Books | Anthology | 24 |
| 2019 |
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The Old Nurse's Story | Biblioasis | Chapbook | |
| 2019 | Weird Tales (disc 2) | Anthology | 553|21004553 | ||
| January 2019 |
|
Haunted House Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | |
| September 2019 |
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A Quaint and Curious Volume: Tales & Poems of the Gothic | Collins | Anthology | |8 |
| September 2019 |
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A Quaint and Curious Volume: Tales & Poems of the Gothic | Collins | Anthology | |8 |
| June 2020 |
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Curious, If True: Strange Tales | Fox Editing Classics | Collection | |1 |
| August 2020 |
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Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923 | Pegasus Books | Anthology | |
| April 2021 |
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Il racconto della vecchia balia | ABEditore | Chapbook | |
| May 2021 |
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Minor Hauntings: Chilling Tales of Spectral Youth | The British Library | Anthology | 25 |
| September 2021 |
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December Tales | Curious Blue Press | Anthology | 221 |
| September 2021 |
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December Tales | Curious Blue Press | Anthology | |12 |
| September 2022 |
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Christmas Gothic Short Stories | Flame Tree Press | Anthology | 200 |
| December 2025 | Mothers of Horror | Hemelein Publications | Anthology | |5 |