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THE LIGHT INVISIBLE.
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1907. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-vii] viii [ix-x] [1-3] 4-250 [251-255: ads] [256: blank] 24 page publisher's catalog inserted at rear, title leaf printed in red and black, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in white and black, spine panel stamped in gold. Later printing. The author's first book. Fifteen weird tales, including the noted ghost story, "The Traveller." Religious ghost stories, dogmatism offset by strong atmosphere, especially "The Watcher," "The Blood-Eagle," "Poena Damni," and "The Traveller." Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 32. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 148. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia if Horror and the Supernatural, p. 30. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-18. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 70. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01139.
A MIRROR OF SHALOTT: COMPOSED OF TALES TOLD AT A SYMPOSIUM ...
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1907. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-301 [302: blank] [303-312: ads], original green cloth, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Benson's best collection of short fiction. "... Montague Summers said of A MIRROR OF SHALOTT... that 'there are few better stories of this kind.' It is a series of stories recounted by a group of priests, much in the Canterbury Tales vein, each telling of his supernatural experiences." - Ashley , Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p.32. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-18. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 149. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, Volume II, p. 21 (recording the earlier UK edition). Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 28-31. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-19. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 71. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01141.