"An African-American coachman named Henry Johnson, who is employed by the town's physician, Dr. Trescott, becomes horribly disfigured after he saves Trescott's son from a fire. When Henry is branded a 'monster' by the town's residents, Trescott vows to shelter and care for him, resulting in his family's exclusion from the community." -- Wikipedia
First published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, August 1898. Listed in Ashley & Contento's The Supernatural Index although it is non-supernatural.
It is also listed in Contento1.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 |
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The Monster and Other Stories | Harper & Brothers | Collection | 3 |
| 1950 |
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Selected Prose and Poetry | Rinehart | Collection | 122 |
| June 1981 |
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The Evil Image: Two Centuries of Gothic Short Fiction and Poetry | NAL Meridian | Anthology | 350 |
| 1999 |
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American Gothic: An Anthology 1787 - 1916 | Blackwell Publishers | Anthology | 373 |
| 1999 |
|
American Gothic: An Anthology 1787 - 1916 | Blackwell Publishers | Anthology | 373 |
| July 2019 |
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American Gothic Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology |