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Title: Secret Worship Title Record # 83774
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Date: 1908-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: John Silence
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1908 John Silence, Case IV: Secret Worship
Year Language Title
1976Translated by Helge Skolem
Norwegian (Bokmal) Nattlig messe
1977Translated by Roberta Rambelli.
Italian Culto segreto
1987 German Schwarze Riten
1993Translated by Max Duperray
French Culte secret

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1908-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Eveleigh Nash  
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).
390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1909-00-00 Algernon Blackwood John W. Luce & Co.     v+
390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1910-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Eveleigh Nash  
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).
390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1912-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Macmillan and Co.     318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1914-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Eveleigh Nash  
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).
390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1914-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Vaughan & Gomme     390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1917-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Alfred A. Knopf     390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1920-00-00 Algernon Blackwood E. P. Dutton     345
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1922-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Eveleigh Nash & Grayson  
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).
400
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1928-00-00 Algernon Blackwood T. Fisher Unwin  
2/6?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).
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1929-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Eveleigh Nash & Grayson     390
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  
The Second Omnibus of Crime 1932-00-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Coward-McCann  
$2.50?$: US dollar
855
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  
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  
The Tales of Algernon Blackwood 1938-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Martin Secker  
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).
xv+
684
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Tales of Algernon Blackwood 1938-00-00 Algernon Blackwood The Richards Press     xv+
684
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Tales of Algernon Blackwood 1939-00-00 Algernon Blackwood E. P. Dutton  
$2.50?$: US dollar
xv+
684
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1942-00-00 Algernon Blackwood The Richards Press  
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).
390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1943-00-00 Algernon Blackwood The Richards Press  
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).
390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 1947-00-00 Algernon Blackwood The Richards Press  
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).
390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
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 Checkmark
The Evil People 1968-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Leslie Frewin 0-09-086870-6
25/-?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).
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
John Silence: Stories of the Uncanny and Supernatural 1969-00-00 Algernon Blackwood John Baker     390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood 1974-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Dover Publications 0-486-22977-7
$3.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
366
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
The Evil People 1974-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Ensign Books 7235-5197-9
£0.30?£: UK pound
252
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 Joseph Lombardero Checkmark
The Evil People 1975-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Everest Books 0-903925-85-0
£0.50?£: UK pound
251
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 John Holmes  
Tales of the Occult 1975-06-00 ed. Barbara H. Wolf, Jack C. Wolf Fawcett Crest X2455
$1.75?$: US dollar
416
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 Checkmark
Fantasy Crossroads, August 1975 1975-08-00 ed. Jonathan Bacon Jonathan Bacon  
$4.00?$: US dollar
126
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
fanzine Broc Sears Checkmark
Spectre 3 1976-00-00 ed. Richard Davis Abelard-Schuman 0-200-72450-9
£2.95?£: UK pound
vi+
138
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Terence Greer Checkmark
Det onde folket 1976-00-00 ed. Peter Haining
Fredhøis Forlag A/S?Fredhois Forlag A/S
(
Midnattsgrøsseren?Midnattsgrosseren
#34)
82-04-00599-7
nkr 10.00?nkr: Norwegian krone
154
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
López Espí?Lopez Espi
Checkmark
Thirteen Famous Ghost Stories 1977-00-00 ed. Peter Underwood J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library) 0-460-01749-7
£0.75?£: UK pound
203
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 Daniel Wiles Checkmark
Thirteen Famous Ghost Stories 1977-00-00 ed. Peter Underwood J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library) 0-460-00749-1   203
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
John Silence, Investigatore dell'occulto 1977-01-00 Algernon Blackwood Fanucci Editore (Biblioteca di Fantascienza #27)  
Lit 4,500?Lit: Italian lira
321
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 Karel Thole  
Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New 1987-09-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Doubleday / SFBC 10336
$6.98?$: US dollar
xv+
587
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New 1987-09-16 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Doubleday 0-385-18563-4
$15.95?$: US dollar
xv+
587
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey  
Seltsame Labyrinthe 1987-10-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #198) 3-518-37943-7
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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 Tom Breuer Checkmark
John Silence, Investigatore dell'occulto 1989-12-00 Algernon Blackwood Fanucci Editore (I Maestri del Fantastico #12) 88-347-0092-9
Lit 15,00?Lit: Italian lira
322
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  
John Silence 1993-11-00 Algernon Blackwood Payot (Rivages/Mystère #8) 2-86930-717-9   219
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  
The Complete John Silence Stories 1997-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Dover Publications 0-486-29942-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
x+
246
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 Checkmark
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 2001-11-00 Algernon Blackwood House of Stratus 0-7551-0802-7
£6.99?£: UK pound
324
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 Mark Bollon  
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood 2002-05-00 Algernon Blackwood House of Stratus 0-7551-0813-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
vii+
418
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 Mark Bollon  
Three More John Silence Stories 2004-01-09 Algernon Blackwood Project Gutenberg 10659
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
John Silence, "Physician Extraordinary" 2007-11-05 Algernon Blackwood Borgo Press / Wildside Press 978-1-4344-9482-5
$29.95?$: US dollar
356
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, "Physician Extraordinary" 2007-11-05 Algernon Blackwood Borgo Press / Wildside Press 978-1-4344-9481-8
$19.95?$: US dollar
356
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  
John Silence: The Complete Adventures 2009-00-00 Algernon Blackwood Coachwhip Publications 978-1-930585-90-4
$10.95?$: US dollar
300
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 Algernon Blackwood 2012-03-15 Algernon Blackwood Dover Publications 978-0-486-31748-9
$14.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Theodore Menten  
John Silence: Six Strange Cases 2013-03-06 Algernon Blackwood CreateSpace 978-1-4826-8781-1
$6.50?$: US dollar
170
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 First Algernon Blackwood Megapack 2013-10-04 Algernon Blackwood Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4305-2
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Three More John Silence Stories 2014-01-01 Algernon Blackwood Start Publishing (Start Classics) 978-1-60977-135-5
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary / The Wave 2017-10-13 Algernon Blackwood Stark House Press (Stark House Supernatural Classics) 978-1-944520-25-0
$21.95?$: US dollar
488
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.
omni  
The Devil-Worshippers 2018-07-01 ed. The Dark Lords Black Temple Publishing 978-1-64370-092-2
$16.63?$: US dollar
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 2019-10-01 Algernon Blackwood Jaunt Classics (Occult Detectives #1) 978-0-9833317-7-3
$8.99?$: US dollar
268
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  
John Silence, Detective dell'occulto 2022-09-02 Algernon Blackwood Fanucci Editore 978-88-347-4248-8
€16.00?€: Euro
432
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
John Silence, Detective dell'occulto 2022-09-02 Algernon Blackwood Fanucci Editore  
€7.99?€: Euro
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Horror Stories 2023-08-22 Algernon Blackwood Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-80417-709-9
£20.00?£: UK pound
480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Evil People date unknown ed. Peter Haining Popular Library 445-01356-075
$0.75?$: US dollar
207
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 Zuckerberg Checkmark
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