Title: The Man Who Went Too Far
Title Record # 570133
Author: E. F. Benson
Date: 1904-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: E. F. Benson
Date: 1904-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: In The Room in the Tower and Other Stories, Benson states "...'The Man who went too Far,' is the germ of what subsequently developed into a book called 'The Angel of Pain.'"
Synopsis: A man finds his life's meaning in Nature.
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Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pall Mall Magazine, June 1904 | 1904-06-00 | ed. Editors of The Pall Mall Magazine | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
| The Room in the Tower and Other Stories | 1912-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Mills & Boon | 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). |
vii+ 338 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Room in the Tower and Other Stories | 1914-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Mills & Boon (Shilling Cloth Library) | 1/-?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). |
296 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Best Ghost Stories | 1919-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Boni & Liveright (The Modern Library (Boni & Liveright)) |
xii+ 217 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Masterpieces of Mystery in Four Volumes: Mystic-Humorous Stories | 1920-00-00 | ed. Joseph Lewis French | Doubleday, Page & Company |
ix+ 265 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |  |
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| Famous Psychic Stories | 1920-04-00 | ed. J. Walker McSpadden | Thomas Y. Crowell (The "Mystery" Library) | $1.25?$: US dollar |
305 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Five Great Ghost Stories | 1922-00-00 | ed. E. Haldeman-Julius | Haldeman-Julius (Ten Cent Pocket Series #145) | $0.10?$: US dollar |
127 | 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 | |||
| The Room in the Tower and Other Stories | 1929-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Knopf (UK) | 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). |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Famous Psychic and Ghost Stories | 1938-02-00 | J. Walker McSpadden | Blue Ribbon Books | $0.98?$: US dollar |
xii+ 305+ x+ 302 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |||
| Famous Ghost Stories | 1944-00-00 | ed. Bennett Cerf | Modern Library (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books #73) | $1.25?$: US dollar |
xi+ 361 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Ghost Stories (selected) | 1947-00-00 | ed. E. F. Benson, Ambrose Bierce, Rudyard Kipling | Happy Hour Library | 94 | 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 | ||||
| Famous Ghost Stories | 1956-00-00 | ed. Bennett Cerf | Modern Library | P21 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 361 |
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 | |
|
| Famous Ghost Stories | 1962-00-00 | ed. Bennett Cerf | Vintage Books | V-140 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
xi+ 361 |
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 | ||
| Bewitched Beings: Phantoms, Familiars and the Possessed in Stories from Two Centuries | 1974-00-00 | ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | 0-688-41657-8 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Emanuel Schongut | |
| Bewitched Beings: Phantoms, Familiars and the Possessed in Stories from Two Centuries | 1974-00-00 | ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | 0-688-51657-2 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Emanuel Schongut | |
| The Best Ghost Stories | 1977-06-00 | ed. uncredited | Hamlyn | 0-600-38242-7 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
750 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Dark Banquet: A Feast of Twelve Great Ghost Stories | 1985-12-17 | ed. Lincoln Child | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-18233-3 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Janet Tingey | |
| The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) | 1990-03-00 | ed. uncredited | Mallard Press | 0-7924-5249-6 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
397 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) | 1990-09-00 | ed. uncredited | Ivy Leaf | 0-86363-008-1 | £3.99?£: UK pound |
397 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 | 1991-09-00 | ed. Richard Dalby | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-701-1 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
658 | 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 | Peter Kettle | |
| The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 | 1991-10-00 | ed. Richard Dalby | Robinson | 1-85487-102-1 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
658 | 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 | Peter Kettle | |
| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1992-11-00 | E. F. Benson | Robinson | 1-85487-110-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
xvii+ 624 |
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 | |
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| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1992-12-00 | E. F. Benson | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-857-3 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 624 |
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 Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1996-00-00 | E. F. Benson | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-0365-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 624 |
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 | Kathleen M. Lynch , Barnaby Hall | |
| The Giant Book of Ghost Stories | 1996-00-00 | ed. Richard Dalby | Parragon | 0-7525-0152-6 | 658 | 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 | |||
| The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 1996-11-00 | E. F. Benson | Carroll & Graf | 1-85487-110-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 624 |
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 Terror by Night | 1998-09-25 | E. F. Benson | Ash-Tree Press | 1-899562-55-9 | $49.95?$: US dollar |
xviii+ 161 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Douglas Walters | |
| Famous Psychic Stories | 2004-08-30 | ed. J. Walker McSpadden | Fredonia Books | 1-4101-0686-1 | $15.99?$: 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. |
anth | ||
| The Best Ghost Stories | 2006-03-01 | ed. uncredited | Project Gutenberg | 17893 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Masterpieces of Mystery: Mystic-Humorous Stories | 2006-11-28 | ed. Joseph Lewis French | Wildside Press | 0-8095-0095-7 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 265 |
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 | ||
| Monstrum: Classic Tales of Legendary, Beastly, and Ghastly Creatures | 2010-00-00 | ed. Chad Arment | Coachwhip Publications | 978-1-61646-022-8 | 346 | 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 | |||
| The Ghost of Fear and Others | 2012-01-01 | ed. S. T. Joshi | Dark Renaissance Books | $16.95?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson | 2012-06-05 | E. F. Benson | Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) | 978-1-84022-685-0 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
xi+ 705 |
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 | Nathan Clair | |
| Collected Works of E. F. Benson | 2012-09-15 | E. F. Benson | Benediction Classics | 978-1-78139-290-4 | $49.99?$: US dollar |
994 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| The Best Ghost Stories | 2012-12-11 | ed. uncredited | CreateSpace | 978-1-4812-2586-1 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
312 | 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 | ||
| The Second Ghost Story Megapack: 25 Classic Ghost Stories | 2013-01-31 | ed. John Gregory Betancourt | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4344-4731-9 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
538 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |
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| The E. F. Benson Megapack | 2013-03-13 | E. F. Benson | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4344-4699-2 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Best Ghost Stories | 2014-07-00 | ed. uncredited | Liongate Press | 123000250706 | $1.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| The Best Ghost Stories | 2014-07-29 | ed. uncredited | Didactic Press | 978-1-5151-0190-1 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Masterpieces of Mystery: Mystic-Humorous Stories | 2015-07-01 | ed. Joseph Lewis French | CreateSpace | 978-1-5147-7117-4 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
142 | 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 | ||
| Chilling Ghost Short Stories | 2015-09-23 | ed. Laura Bulbeck | Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-78361-375-5 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
480 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| H. P. Lovecraft Selects: Classic Horror Stories | 2016-00-00 | Stefan Dziemianowicz | Fall River Press | 978-1-4351-6281-5 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
760 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |
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| Ghost Stories | 2016-10-06 | E. F. Benson | Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) | 978-1-78487-190-1 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
xi+ 174 |
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 | ||
| Ghost Stories | 2016-10-06 | E. F. Benson | Vintage Digital (Vintage Classics) | 978-1-4735-4634-9 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
| Chilling Ghost Short Stories | 2016-11-12 | ed. Laura Bulbeck | Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-78664-508-1 | £12.00?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| The Ghost of Fear and Others | 2016-11-19 | ed. S. T. Joshi | Dark Regions Press | 978-1-62641-222-4 | $20.95?$: US dollar |
372 | 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 | ||
| Weird Woods: Tales from the Haunted Forests of Britain | 2020-08-27 | ed. John Miller | The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) | 978-0-7123-5342-7 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
238 | 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 |
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| Horror Historia Violet | 2023-06-20 | ed. C. S. R. Calloway | CSRC Storytelling (Horror Historia) | 978-1-955382-73-1 | 386 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Mena Bo | |
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| The Room in the Tower and Other Stories | 2023-12-15 | E. F. Benson | Project Gutenberg | 72421 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Room in the Tower and Other Stories | 2024-01-15 | E. F. Benson | Faded Page | 20240126 | C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Two Masterly Ghost Stories | date unknown | ed. uncredited | Haldeman-Julius | 1160 | 62 | ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications. |
anth | |
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| Famous Ghost Stories | date unknown | ed. Bennett Cerf | Vintage Books | 0-394-70140-2 / V-140 | $2.45?$: US dollar |
xi+ 361 |
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 |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction