moxon's master (short story) ambrose bierce, san francisco examiner 16/4/1899
the body snatcher (ss) robert louis stevenson, pall mall (magazine) christmas extra 13/12/1884
the man that was used up (ss) edgar allen poe, burton's gentleman's magazine 8/1839
night (ss) guy de maupassant (in ''a century of thrillers - second series'' ed. anon. 1935; uncredited translation of ''la nuit'' (gil blas 14/6/1887))
rappaccini's daughter (novelette) nathaniel hawthorne, united states magazine and democratic review 12/1844
what was it? (ss) fitz-james o'brien, harper's magazine 3/1859; at least two abbreviated versions exist (source: jessica amanda salmanson 1988): i do not know which of the edited texts this is. pp.
the familiar (ntte) j. sheridan le fanu, ?: traced as far back as in ''in a glass, darkly'' le fanu (r. bentley 1872)
the trial for murder (ss) charles dickens, all the year round, christmas number 7/12/1865 as ''to be taken with a grain of salt''
the spectre bridegroom (ss) washington irving, the spectre of geoffrey crayon, gent. vol. iv 10/11/1819
thrawn janet (ss) robert louis stevenson, cornhill magazine 10/1881
the cask of amontillado (ss) edgar allen poe, godey's magazine & lady's book 11/1846
an occurrence at owl creek (ss) ambrose bierce, san francisco examiner 13/7/1890
the white cat of drumgunniol (ss) j. sheridan le fanu, all the way round 2/4/1870
passeur (ss) robert w. chambers, english illustrated magazine vol. xviii 10/1897, b+w illustrations by raymond potter
reprinted by granada publishing group in mayflower p/b 1969 with new (i)sbn (0)583-11586-1, and new cover art (unsigned) cover design by bob lawrie (credited on back cover: probably the artist)
reprint anthology of twelve short stories and two novelettes drawn from 1819-1899, plus an introduction by the editor; i've seen two different uk h/cvr editions reported, one from david bruce & watson (1973) and a second from severn house (1983), but i've no record of ever having seen copies of these myself.
granada publishing group mayflower books imprint, second printing now with isbn, and new
cover art by bob lawrie (unsigned, credited for cover design on back cover)
cover price 4/- 20p, 50c south africa, 65c australia, 65c new zealand
176pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents, introduction etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)