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Post by dem bones on Nov 11, 2008 13:34:08 GMT
H. Douglas Thomson (ed.) - The Great Book Of Thrillers (Odhams, 1935) Introduction
Stories Of Mystery And Adventure
A. J. Alan - H2, Etc. Michael Arlen - The Smell In The Library W. E. Aytoun - The Man In The Bell Honore De Balzac - The Mysterious Mansion Marjorie Bowen - The Folding Doors Wilkie Collins - The Lady Of Glenwith Grange J. S. Fletcher - The New Sun Val Gielgud - Hot Water L. P. Hartley - The Island Nathaniel Hawthorne - Edward Randolph’s Portrait Washington Irving - The Spectre Bridegroom Frederick Marryat - The Story Of The Greek Slave Prosper Merimee - The Blue Room E. Phillips Oppenheim - The Cafe Of Terror Edgar Allan Poe - The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar Hugh Walpole - The Tarn Samuel Warren - The Resurrectionist
Stories Of Crime And Detection
Anthony Berkeley - The Avenging Chance Agatha Christie - The Witness For The Prosecution G. D. H. & M. Cole - A Lesson In Crime Freeman Wills Croft - Mr. Pembleton’s Commission Gilbert Frankau - Who Killed Castelvetri R. Austin Freeman - The Aluminium Dagger Herbert Jenkins - The Gylston Slander Maurice LeBlanc - Arsene Lupin In Paris Baroness Orczy - The Fenchurch Street Mystery Eden Phillpotts - Peacock House John Rhode - The Vanishing Dagger Dorothy L. Sayes - Bitter Almonds
Stories Of The Supernatural
E. F. Benson - The Gardener Anon - A Spanish Ghost Story Ambrose Bierce - Staley Fleming’s Hallucination Catherine Crowe - The Italian’s Story Daniel Defoe - The Ghost Of Dorothy Dingley Charles Dickens - To Be Taken With A Grain Of Salt Amelia B. Edwards - The Phantom Coach Sheridan Le Fanu - Madam Crowl’s Ghost Jeffrey Farnol - Black Coffee John Galt - The Black Ferry Theophile Gautier - The Dreamland Bride Gerald Griffin - The Dilemma Of Phadrig James Hogg - Mary Burnet W. W. Jacobs - The Three Sisters Arthur Machen - The Bowmen Norman MacLeod - The Doctor’s Ghost Walter De La Mare - Mr. Kempe Sir Walter Scott - The Tapestried Chamber H. Russell Wakefield - The Frontier Guards H. G. Wells - The Red Room Oscar Wilde - The Spinx Without A Secret Apart from the diligent selections, something I adore about collections like these are the little plot outlines against each story on the contents pages, the seventeen full page illustrations (including an Ernest Wallcousin screamer for Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar) and cute little sketches of each author, the exceptions being A. J. Alan and the prolific anonymous, who are represented by a '?'' To prove that Man has a soul - that was Mr. Kempe’s terrifying problem. And there was danger for the stranger on the cliffside where he lived.
The frightful ordeal of a man at the mercy of an iron-tongued monster in a belfry.
How a respectable young medical student became for one night a body-stealer, and what fears and horrors assailed him during his gruesome adventure in a moonlit graveyardJust a few to start with: Hugh Walpole - The Tarn: Ullswater. Fenwick despises Foster. He always makes a success of things while Fenwick flounders in his wake. A clear the air meeting - instigated by Foster who doesn't like to upset anybody - gives Fenwick to do what he's always wanted - murder that simpering, obscenely nice, non-swimming bastard by pushing him in the tarn, that fathomless lake at the back of his house. But the icy water that acted as his accomplice in ridding him of his enemy now comes hunting the murderer. W. E. Aytoun - The Man In The Bell: Shades of Poe's The Pit And The Pendulum as Jack climbs into the Cathedral belfry to unmuffle a clapper while his friend keeps watch below. Unfortunately, said friend is easily distracted and wanders away in pursuit of a pretty passer by. The bell-ringers arrive and, unaware of Jack's current activities, begin their work. Marjorie Bowen - The Folding Doors: The French Revolution gave even De Sade the creeps so no surprise it's led to many horrible horror stories. Camille de Jaures has big plans for tonight. First to elope with fellow closet Royalist sympathiser Hortense, then to rescue the Queen from her midnight date with Madame Guillotine - if he can only sneak away from this wretched party. At present he's trying unsuccessfully to rid himself of the despised Citizen Durosoy - husband of Hortense - who requests that he bandage the finger he cut "slicing peaches" .... Samuel Warren - The Resurrectionist: "It poured with rain and to enhance the dreariness and horrors of the time and place, flashes of lightening followed in quick succession, shedding a transient awful glare over the scene, revealing the white tombstones, the ivy-grown venerable church, and our own figures, a shivering group, come on our unhallowed errand." A bumbling group of Medical students and a stage Irishman named Tip endeavour to steal the corpse of a girl who died of a baffling disease. Tip is terrified of ghosts and it comes to a point where even having a steady stream of gin down his throat won't calm him.
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Post by pulphack on Nov 12, 2008 16:03:57 GMT
ooh, i have this one. picked it up earlier this year. like a oto of this kind of anthology, if you have a few you'll find overlap (i had several at one time - sacrificed to the great god space clearance), but this is as good as any.
i knopw you're not big on crime, dem, but give some of the crime stories a go - there's some goodies in there.
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Post by allthingshorror on Jul 11, 2009 17:19:05 GMT
Odhams Press (1935)Interior Illustrations by Holland, Mooroom, Alfred Sindall and others.STORIES OF MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE
H2, Etc - A J Alan The Smell in the Library - Micheal Arlen The Man in the Bell - W E Aytoun The Mysterious Mansion - Honore De Balzac The Folding Doors - Marjorie Bowen The Lady of Glenwith Grange - Wilkie Collins The New Sun - J S Flethcher Hot Water - Val Gieguld The Island - L P Hartley Edward Randolph's Portrait - Nathaniel Hawthorne The Spectre Bridegroom - Washington Irving The Story of the Greek Slave - Fredrick Marryat The Blue Room - Prosper Merimee The Cafe of Terror - E Phillips Oppenheim The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar - Edgar Allan Poe The Tarn - Hugh Walpole The Ressurectionist - Samuel Warren
STORIES OF CRIME AND DETECTION
The Avenging Chance - Anthony Berkeley The Witness for the Prosecution - Agatha Christie A Lesson in Crime - G D H and M Cole Mr Pemberton's Commission - Freeman Wills Crofts Who Killed Castelvetri - Gilbert Frankau The Aluminium Dagger - R Austin Freeman The Gylston Slander - Herbert Jenkins Arsene Lupin in Prison - Maurice Leblanc The Fenchurch Street Mystery - Baroness Orczy Peacock House - Eden Phillpotts The Vanishing Diamond - John Rhode Bitter Almonds - Dorothy L Sayers The Shadow Man - Edgar Wallace
STORIES OF THE SUPERNATURAL
The Gardener - E F Benson The Willows - Algernon Blackwood The Italian's Story - Catherine Crowe The Ghost of Dorothy Dingley - Daniel Defoe To Be Taken With a Grain of Salt - Charles Dickens Madam Crowl's Ghost - Sheridan Le Fanu Black Coffee - Jeffrey Farnol The Black Ferry - John Galt The Dreamland Bride - Theophile Gautier Mary Burnet - James Hogg The Three Sisters - W W Jacobs Mr Kempe - Walter De La Mare The Tapestried Chamber - Sir Walter Scott The Frontier Guards - H Russell Wakefield The Red Room - H G Wells The Sphinx Without a Secret - Oscar Wilde
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Post by dem bones on Oct 12, 2020 9:58:40 GMT
James Hogg - Mary Burnet: (The Shepherd's Calendar: Tales Illustrative of Pastoral Occupations, Country Life, and Superstitions, 1828). A legend of the lowlands of Scotland of magic and "the Guid folk" who spirited away a village girl. John Allanson, libertine, lusts after the lovely, sylph-like form of the most beautiful girl in Kirkstyle - who wants nothing to do with him. Furious, he calls on the witches and fairies to fetch the wench, and never mind her maidenly principles! The little people do their worst. A spellbound Mary appears to Allanson at the trysting place, only to turn away with a terrible shriek and leap into the loch! The fairy folk replace the dead girl with a changeling who, over the next seven years, leads Allanson a merry dance - to his doom!
Anon - A Spanish Ghost Story: The foreign governess was puzzled and terrified by the strange atmosphere of the new household. At last she discovered its secret. Seville. Mrs Garcia and lover, Father Avila, conspire to poison her husband. Carlos does not take death lying down.
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