During the 18th century, a wealthy stranger purchases a house in an isolated small town. Although no one knows his antecedents or the source of his income, he so charms the town and country gentry that they do not wish to ask questions, even as reasons for suspicion accumulate.
This is a crime story with a few elements of suspense and terror but no hint of the supernatural.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 |
|
A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen | Daily Express Publications | Anthology | 835 |
| 1934 |
|
The Mystery Book | Odhams Press | Anthology | 153 |
| 1934 |
|
A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen | Daily Express Publications | Anthology | 835 |
| 1937 |
|
Century of Thrillers | President Press | Anthology | 53|3053 |
| 1945 |
|
Twenty-Two Strange Stories | Art & Educational Publishers | Anthology | 104 |
| 1946 |
|
Strange Stories: The Last Seven | Art & Educational Publishers | Anthology | 57 |
| 1957 |
|
Upon the Midnight: An Anthology of Ghost and Horror Stories | Macdonald | Anthology | 268 |
| 1960 |
|
Great Ghost Stories | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | Anthology | 109 |
| 1960 |
|
Great Ghost Stories | Hill and Wang | Anthology | 109 |
| October 1962 |
|
Great Ghost Stories | Panther | Anthology | |
| December 1964 | Great Ghost Stories | Panther | Anthology | 66 | |
| December 1964 | Great Ghost Stories | Panther | Anthology | 66 | |
| 1975 |
|
Open at Your Own Risk | Houghton Mifflin | Anthology | 298 |
| 1976 | Open at Your Own Risk | Hamish Hamilton | Anthology | 298 | |
| 1976 |
|
Open at Your Own Risk | Book Club Associates | Anthology | 298 |
| 1978 |
|
Mrs. Gaskell's Tales of Mystery and Horror | Gollancz | Collection | 39 |
| April 1979 |
|
Mrs. Gaskell's Tales of Mystery and Horror | Charles Scribner's Sons | Collection | 39 |
| 1994 |
|
The Oxford Book of Historical Stories | Oxford University Press | Anthology | |
| 1996 |
|
Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | 49 |
| July 2000 |
|
Gothic Tales | Penguin Books | Collection | 33 |
| 2004 |
|
The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | 298 |