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Title: The Old Nurse's Story Title Record # 86473
Author: Mrs. Gaskell
Date: 1852-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1852 The Old Nurse's Story [as by uncredited]
1935 The Old Nurse's Story [as by Elizabeth Gaskell]
1937 The Old Nurse's Story [as by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell]
1986 The Old Nurse's Story [as by Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell]
Year Language Title
1975Translated by Leni Sobez
German Die Geschichte der alten Kinderfrau
1980Translated by J. Verheydt & H.M. Verheydt
Dutch Het Verhaal van de Oude Kindermeid
1988Translated by Marisa Sestito
Italian Il racconto della vecchia balia [as by Elizabeth Gaskell]
1992Translated by Valeria Leotta
Italian Il racconto della vecchia balia [as by Elizabeth Gaskell]
2000Translated by Jacques Finné
French L'histoire de la vieille nurse [as by Elizabeth Gaskell]
2021Translated by Annarita Tranfici.
Italian Il racconto della vecchia balia [as by Elizabeth Gaskell]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors 1910-09-00 ed. Adam L. Gowans Gowans & Gray (Gowans's New Sixpenny Series #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).
128
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors 1912-06-00 ed. Adam L. Gowans Gowans & Gray (Gowans's Cosmopolitan 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).
225
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Famous Ghost Stories 1918-07-00 ed. J. Walker McSpadden Thomas Y. Crowell (The "Mystery" Library)  
$1.25?$: US dollar
x+
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors 1919-01-00 ed. Adam L. Gowans Gowans & Gray (Gowans's Cosmopolitan Library #2)  
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).
225
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Famous Ghost Stories by English Authors 1920-10-00 ed. Adam L. Gowans Gowans & Gray (Gowans's Cosmopolitan Library #2)     225
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
A Muster of Ghosts 1924-00-00 ed. Bohun Lynch Cecil Palmer  
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).
354
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bohun Lynch  
The Best Ghost Stories 1924-00-00 ed. Bohun Lynch Small, Maynard & Co.  
$2.50?$: US dollar
xvii+
326
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
More Ghosts and Marvels: A Selection of Uncanny Tales from Walter Scott to Michael Arlen 1927-00-00 ed. V. H. Collins Oxford University Press (The World's Classics #323)  
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).
viii+
498
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Weird Tales, October 1927 1927-10-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag C. C. Senf  
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  
A Century of Ghost Stories 1936-00-00 ed. uncredited 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).
1013
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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  
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1964-00-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 1055
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).
256
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 Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1964-00-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 1055
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).
256
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 Giorgio de Gaspari  
The Gentlewomen of Evil: An Anthology of Rare Supernatural Stories from the Pens of Victorian Ladies 1967-05-00 ed. Peter Haining Robert Hale  
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).
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Gentlewomen of Evil: An Anthology of Rare Supernatural Stories from the Pens of Victorian Ladies 1967-06-00 ed. Peter Haining Taplinger  
$4.50?$: US dollar
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Walk in Dread 1970-00-00 ed. uncredited Hutchinson 0-09-101810-2   319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1971-06-00 ed. Robert Aickman Beagle Boxer 95094
$0.95?$: US dollar
256
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
Walk in Dread: Twelve Classic Eerie Tales 1972-10-00 ed. Dorothy Tomlinson Taplinger 0-8008-8037-4
$6.95?$: US dollar
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1972-12-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 1055
£0.25?£: UK pound
256
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
Small Shadows Creep 1974-00-00 ed. Andre Norton E. P. Dutton 0-525-39505-9
$6.95?$: US dollar
ix+
195
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth David K. Stone Checkmark
Small Shadows Creep 1976-00-00 ed. Andre Norton Chatto & Windus 0-7011-5096-3
£2.95?£: UK pound
ix+
195
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Small Shadows Creep 1979-00-00 ed. Andre Norton Puffin 0-14-031074-6
£0.75?£: UK pound
185
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 Sarah Simpson  
Tales from Beyond the Grave 1982-00-00 ed. uncredited Octopus Books 0-7064-1798-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
377
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mick Brownfield Checkmark
Ghost Stories 1983-00-00 ed. Susan Hill Hamish Hamilton 0-241-11102-1
£7.95?£: UK pound
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Handle with Care 1985-00-00 ed. Joan Kahn Greenwillow Books / William Morrow 0-688-04663-0
$10.25?$: US dollar
xii+
209
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tune in for Fear: A Choice of Supernatural Radio Stories 1985-05-00 ed. Peter Haining William Kimber 0-7183-0558-2
£7.50?£: UK pound
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ionicus  
The Twelve Frights of Christmas 1986-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Avon (Avon Horror) 0-380-75098-8
$3.50?$: US dollar
263
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 Daly Checkmark
Tales from Beyond the Grave 1989-00-00 ed. uncredited Gallery Books / W. H. Smith 0-8317-8628-0
$6.98?$: US dollar
377
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mick Brownfield  
Famous Ghost Stories 2004-08-30 ed. J. Walker McSpadden Fredonia Books 1-4101-0687-X
$15.99?$: US dollar
316
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  
Curious, If True: Strange Tales 2008-03-21 Mrs. Gaskell Project Gutenberg 24879    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
World's 25 Most Popular Ghost Stories (of the 19th Century) 2013-00-00 ed. T. M. Gray, Charles G. Waugh Sam Teddy Publishing 978-1-935573-60-9   496
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
The Phantom Coach: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Ghost Stories 2014-08-26 ed. Michael Sims Bloomsbury USA 978-1-62040-324-2
$11.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
The Old Nurse's Story 2014-12-03 Mrs. Gaskell Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-4474-9982-4
$3.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Weird Tales (disc 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth  
The Twelve Frights of Christmas date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Avon 0-380-75098-8
$3.50?$: US dollar
263
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 Daly  
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