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Carnival on the Downs

Gerald Kersh

First published November 1955
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

A man encounters two circus artists who are injured and sick and then goes to find medical help, only to discover they had actually died years before.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1955 Cover Men Without Bones William Heinemann Collection 71
November 1955 Men Without Bones British Book Service Collection
1959 Cover Modern Tales of Mystery and Detection Hamish Hamilton Anthology 89
August 1960 Cover The Best of Gerald Kersh William Heinemann Collection 256
August 1960 The Best of Gerald Kersh British Book Service Collection 256
October 1960 Cover Men Without Bones WDL Collection 62
July 1963 Cover The Best of Gerald Kersh William Heinemann Collection 256
1964 Modern Tales of Mystery and Detection Hamish Hamilton Anthology 89
1979 Cover 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural Octopus Books Anthology 419
1980 Cover 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural Sundial Anthology 419
1982 Cover 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer Anthology 419
1982 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural Octopus Books Anthology 419
1992 Cover Great Vampires & Other Horrors Chancellor Press Anthology 392
2002 Cover Great Vampire Stories Chancellor Press Anthology 392
October 2013 Cover The Best of Gerald Kersh Faber and Faber Collection 256
October 2013 Cover The Best of Gerald Kersh Faber and Faber Collection |16