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Title: Madam Crowl's Ghost Title Record # 839807
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Date: 1870-12-31
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Also incorporated into the nongenre novel A Strange Adventure in the Life of Miss Laura Mildmay (1871).
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1870 Madam Crowl's Ghost [as by uncredited]
1945 Madam Crowl's Ghost [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]
1964 Madam Crowl's Ghost [as by J. S. Le Fanu]
1975 Madam Crowl's Ghost [as by Sheridan LeFanu]
2005 Madam Crowl's Ghost [as by Sheridan Le Fanu]
Year Language Title
1963Translated by Rafael Llopis
Spanish El fantasma de Madam Crowl
1975Translated by Jean-Louis Degaudenzi
French Le fantôme de Madame Crowl
1988Translated by Friedrich Polakovics
German Madame Crowls Gespenst
1992Translated by Valeria Leotta
Italian Il fantasma della signora Crowl

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
All the Year Round, December 31, 1870 1870-12-31 ed. Charles Dickens, Jr.    
-/2?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery 1923-00-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu George Bell & Sons  
7/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
viii+
277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Great Ghost Stories 1930-10-00 ed. Harrison Dale Herbert Jenkins  
7/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Ghost Stories 1931-01-00 ed. Harrison Dale Herbert Jenkins  
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Great Book of Thrillers 1935-00-00 ed. H. Douglas Thomson Odhams Press     768
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Green Tea and Other Ghost Stories 1945-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
x+
357
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ronald Clyne Checkmark
The Fireside Book of Ghost Stories 1947-00-00 ed. Edward Wagenknecht Bobbs-Merrill Company  
$3.75?$: US dollar
xxiii+
593
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Warren Chappell  
Cuentos de terror 1963-00-00 ed. Rafael Llopis Taurus     604
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Best Ghost Stories of J. S. Le Fanu 1964-00-00 J. S. Le Fanu Dover Publications T415
$2.00?$: US dollar
xi+
467
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghosts, Spooks and Spectres 1967-00-00 ed. Charles Molin Hamish Hamilton  
18/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
237
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery 1971-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Books for Libraries Press 0-8369-3985-9   viii+
277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghosts, Spooks and Spectres 1971-00-00 ed. Charles Molin Puffin 0-14-030506-8
£0.30?£: UK pound
238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Philip Gough  
Ghosts, Spooks and Spectres 1972-00-00 ed. Charles Molin Puffin 0-14-030506-8   238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Nightfrights: An Anthology of Macabre Tales That Have Terrified Three Generations 1972-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz 0-575-01446-6
£1.60?£: UK pound
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth David Smee  
Ghosts, Spooks and Spectres 1973-00-00 ed. Charles Molin Puffin 0-14-030506-8
£0.30?£: UK pound
238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Philip Gough Checkmark
Nightfrights: Occult Stories for All Ages 1973-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Taplinger 0-8008-5556-6
$6.50?$: US dollar
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Rus Anderson Checkmark
Victorian Tales of Terror 1974-11-11 ed. Hugh Lamb W. H. Allen 0-491-01781-2
£3.50?£: UK pound
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bob Marchant  
The Hours After Midnight... 1975-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Leslie Frewin 0-85632-144-3
£4.50?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Nightfrights: An Anthology of Macabre Tales That Have Terrified Three Generations 1975-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Peacock Books / Penguin 0-14-047082-4
£0.80?£: UK pound
301
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth David Smee Checkmark
Masters of the Macabre 1975-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Doubleday 0-385-03270-6
$6.95?$: US dollar
330
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Cayea Checkmark
Masters of the Macabre 1975-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Doubleday 0-385-00883-X   330
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Le hobereau maudit et autres contes 1975-00-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Cercle européen du livre (CEL - Les chefs-d'œuvre de la science fiction et du fantastique)     454
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll M. de Baudouin , Jean-Marc Faday , John Van Rolleghen  
Victorian Tales of Terror 1975-03-00 ed. Hugh Lamb Taplinger 0-8008-7986-4
$8.50?$: US dollar
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Victorian Tales of Terror 1976-11-00 ed. Hugh Lamb Coronet 0-340-20817-1
£0.80?£: UK pound
287
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Alan Lee Checkmark
The Fourteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1978-00-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana 0-00-615404-2
£0.70?£: UK pound
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Alan Lee  
Uninvited Guests: Thirteen Unwelcome Visitors 1984-10-00 ed. Peter C. Smith William Kimber 0-7183-0526-4
£7.50?£: UK pound
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Der Eingang ins Paradies und andere phantastische Erzählungen 1988-00-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #219) 3-518-38066-4
DM 14.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
355
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Helmut Wenske Checkmark
Le fantôme de madame Crowl 1988-03-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #207) 2-7304-0482-1   209
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Jean-Michel Nicollet  
The Illustrated J.S. Le Fanu: Ghost Stories and Mysteries by a Master Victorian Storyteller 1988-08-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Crucible / Equation 1-85336-047-3
£14.95?£: UK pound
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghost and Horror Stories 1990-07-00 ed. uncredited Tynron Press 1-871948-11-8
£9.95?£: UK pound
579
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Sue Harmer  
Great Tales of Terror 1991-08-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 1-85152-106-2
£2.99?£: UK pound
638
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Horror Story 11 1992-02-00 uncredited Garden Editoriale (Horror Story #11)  
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
284
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Patrito  
Terror by Gaslight: An Anthology of Rare Tales of Terror 1992-10-00 ed. Hugh Lamb Constable & Co. Ltd. 0-09-471720-6
£13.99?£: UK pound
282
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Christopher Brown  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Stories 1994-00-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-218-8   178
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Carmilla and 12 Other Classic Tales of Mystery 1996-10-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Signet Classic / New American Library (Signet Classic) 0-451-52639-2
$4.95?$: US dollar
446
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll John White Alexander Checkmark
Ghost Stories and Other Horrid Tales 1997-00-00 ed. Charles W. Stewart The Folio Society  
£24.95?£: UK pound
xvi+
319+
[20]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Charles W. Stewart  
12 Victorian Ghost Stories 1997-10-00 ed. Michael Cox Oxford University Press (Oxford Twelve) 0-19-288026-8
$9.95?$: US dollar
ix+
213
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery 2000-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Aegypan 1-59818-148-3
$13.95?$: US dollar
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories 2004-00-00 ed. uncredited Wordsworth Editions 1-84022-056-2   1149
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Checkmark
Irish Ghost Stories 2005-00-00 ed. uncredited Wordsworth Editions 1-84022-487-8   1102
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth E. W. Haslehust Checkmark
Mr Justice Harbottle and Others: Ghost Stories 1870–73 2005-03-31 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-079-4
C$58.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xxxvi+
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Douglas Walters Checkmark
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery 2006-00-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-067-4   vii+
178
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Maurice de Vlaminck Checkmark
Tales to Freeze the Blood 2006-09-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Stephen Jones Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1679-7
$15.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
271
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Simon Marsden Checkmark
Madam Crowl's Ghost & Other Stories 2008-01-01 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Wordsworth Editions 978-1-84022-067-4   178
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton 2010-03-04 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu   978-1-153-63889-0
$9.18?$: US dollar
28
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
coll  
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu: Volume 4 2010-04-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Leonaur Ltd 978-0-85706-151-5
£22.99?£: UK pound
584
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu: Volume 4 2010-04-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Leonaur Ltd 978-0-85706-152-2
£14.99?£: UK pound
584
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton 2015-07-10 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu CreateSpace 978-1-5150-0113-3
$8.99?$: US dollar
40
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
The Best Ghost Stories and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu 2017-08-17 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Oldstyle Tales Press (Oldstyle Tales of Murder, Mystery, Horror, and Hauntings #10) 978-1-974661-12-1
$20.00?$: US dollar
434
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll M. Grant Kellermeyer  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton 2018-04-18 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Blurb 978-1-388-64571-7
$29.99?$: US dollar
48
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Tiled House 2019-10-03 J. S. Le Fanu Collins Crime Club (Collins Chillers) 978-0-00-828312-4
$14.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Shutterstock  
Victorian Tales of Terror 2019-10-31 ed. Hugh Lamb Kingsbrook Publishing 978-1-69903-307-4
$11.99?$: US dollar
353
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Richard Lamb Checkmark
The Tiled House 2019-12-10 J. S. Le Fanu HarperCollins (UK) (Collins Chillers) 978-0-00-828311-7
$12.99?$: US dollar
320
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Green Tea: And Other Weird Stories 2020-06-25 Sheridan Le Fanu Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-883588-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
544
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Best Ghost Stories of J. S. Le Fanu date unknown J. S. Le Fanu Dover Publications 486-20415-4
$3.00?$: US dollar
xv+
467
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Theodore Menten Checkmark
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