LITTLE NOVELS. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., [1977}. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Later edition. A reprint of the text published in three volumes by Chatto & Windus, London, in 1887. Collects fourteen stories. Includes ghost stories ("Mrs. Zant and the Ghost," "Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman," "Miss Bertha and the Yankee," "Miss Dulane and My Lord"), a tale of the occult (Mr. Percy and the Prophet"), stories of murder and attempted poisoning ("Mr. Policeman and the Cook," "Mr. Lepel and the Housekeeper"). "These tales of terror and the supernatural have been considered by many to be comparable to those of Poe, Dickens and Le Fanu." - Bleiler (cover blurb). Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 412. Bleiler (1978), p. 47. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992). A fine copy. (#131255).
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