Title: Mad Monkton
Title Record # 466801
Author: Wilkie Collins
Date: 1857-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Author: Wilkie Collins
Date: 1857-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
Note: According to page 380 of Norman Page's collection of Wilkie Collins short fiction Mad Monkton and Other Stories: "Originally published in two installments in Frasier's Magazine (1857-11/12-10), under the title "The Monktons of Wincot Abby" and described as "edited by Wilkie Collins"; reprinted in The Queen of Hearts as "Mad Monkton"."
According to the Wilkie Collins Information Pages, the story has supernatural overtones and "was originally offered to Household Words in 1853 but declined by Dickens who thought the theme of hereditary madness unsuitable for a family magazine."
Synopsis: "The Monktons are a reclusive, ancient family afflicted by hereditary insanity. The young Alfred Monkton is obsessed by a family curse and haunted by the ghost of his uncle, killed in a duel. Alfred delays his marriage in order to travel to Naples to search for the body, convinced that he will be the last of the line if his uncle is not buried in the family vault. The decomposing corpse is eventually discovered outside a Capuchin convent. Sealed in a lead coffin, it is taken by sea for burial in England but a violent storm sinks the ship and the coffin is irretrievably lost. Monkton dies of brain fever and, last of the line, is buried in the family vault where one niche remains empty, that intended for his uncle."—Wilkie Collins Information Pages
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Queen of Hearts | 1859-00-00 | Wilkie Collins | Harper & Brothers | 427 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Queen of Hearts | 1859-00-00 | Wilkie Collins | Hurst and Blackett |
iii+ 314+ 359+ 307 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | 1931-07-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 8/6?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). |
1147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | 1932-07-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 5/-?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). |
1147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen | 1934-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Daily Express Publications | 1087 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
The Second Century of Creepy Stories | 1937-00-00 | ed. Sir Hugh Walpole | Hutchinson | 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). |
1023 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | 1937-01-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 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). |
1147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | 1948-01-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 8/6?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). |
1147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | 1949-02-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
The Fourth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1967-12-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 1635 | 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). |
192 | 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 | ||
The Fourth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1967-12-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 1635 | 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). |
192 | 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 | Michael Leonard (I) | |
Shapes of the Supernatural | 1969-00-00 | ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley | Doubleday | 0-385-04116-0 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
371 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Covington | |
The Fourth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1969-00-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 192 | 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 | ||||
The Fourth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1971-12-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Beagle Boxer | 95186 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
192 | 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 | ||
Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1972-00-00 | Wilkie Collins | Dover Publications | 0-486-20307-7 | $3.00?$: US dollar |
ix+ 294 |
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 | ||
Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1972-06-00 | Wilkie Collins | Peter Smith Publisher | 0-8446-4725-X | $11.00?$: US dollar |
ix+ 294 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
The Fourth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1972-12-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | £0.25?£: UK pound |
192 | 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 | |||
The Fourth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1978-00-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 0-00-613125-5 | 192 | 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 | |||
Mrs. Zant und ihr Geist | 1983-03-00 | Wilkie Collins | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Phantastische Literatur #72024) |
3-404-72024-5 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
187 | 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 | Johann Peterka | |
The Book of the Dead: Thirteen Classic Tales of the Supernatural | 1986-07-00 | ed. Alan K. Russell | New Orchard | 1-85079-035-3 | £9.95?£: UK pound |
382 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Curses | 1989-09-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-16305-2 / AE6308 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
350 | 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 | J. K. Potter | |
The Best Supernatural Stories of Wilkie Collins | 1990-11-00 | Wilkie Collins | Robert Hale | 0-7090-4224-8 | £14.95?£: UK pound |
303 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Helen Hale | |
Horror Story 4 | 1990-11-00 | ed. uncredited | Garden Editoriale (Horror Story #4) | 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. |
anth | Steve Crisp | |||
Mad Monkton and Other Stories | 1994-00-00 | Wilkie Collins | Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) | 0-19-282260-8 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
xxxviii+ 383 |
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 | Caspar David Friedrich | |
The Queen of Hearts | 2009-01-03 | Wilkie Collins | Project Gutenberg | 1917 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Wilkie Collins: Volume 1 | 2009-07-00 | Wilkie Collins | Leonaur Ltd | 978-1-84677-821-6 | £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 | ||
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Wilkie Collins: Volume 1 | 2009-07-00 | Wilkie Collins | Leonaur Ltd | 978-1-84677-822-3 | £22.99?£: UK pound |
584 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | date unknown | Wilkie Collins | Dover Publications | 0-486-20307-7 | $6.50?$: US dollar |
ix+ 294 |
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 | Fred Walker | |
The Second Century of Creepy Stories | date unknown | ed. Sir Hugh Walpole | Hutchinson | 4/6?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). |
1023 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction