• Publication: The Story Hunter, or, Tales of the Weird and WildPublication Record # 618461
• Author: Ernest R. Suffling
• Date: 1896-00-00
• Publisher: Jarrold & Sons
• Price:
  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).
• Pages: 226
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: COLLECTION
• Cover: The Story Hunter, or, Tales of the Weird and Wild by Paul Hardy
• Notes:

  • Embossed pictorial boards
  • The book was probably available before 1896 as inferred from advertisement "[J&S] New Books" The Bookman 1895-11 p39 (no price); supported by the next items
  • Price from listing in "The New Books of the Month" The Bookman 1895-12 p104
  • Brief reviews: The Spectator 1895-11-30, The Practical Teacher 1895-12, and Contemporary Literature 1896-01 See the collection record.
  • However, the year printed in the book is 1896 (see the Internet Archive link below). So the date here is set to 1896.
  • WorldCat library record OCLC 963737718 reports an ebook/Document, online host not identifed: -- same title, author, publisher, year (no illustrator) -- "1 online resource (252 pages)" -- Summary: "This book of strange stories includes an enchanting little tale called 'A Visitor from Mars'."
  • Book available at the Internet Archive.
• External IDs:
  • OCLC/WorldCat: 6681515
  • Reginald-1: 13843

Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

• 9 • Introduction- A Hypnotist on Wheels • essay by Ernest R. Suffling
• 15 • The Strange Discovery of Doctor Nosidy • short story by Ernest R. Suffling
• 36 • Two Ruined Towers • short story by Ernest R. Suffling
• 64 • A Strange Resurrection • short story by Ernest R. Suffling
• 87 • A Visitor From Mars • short story by Ernest R. Suffling
• 105 • Barbe Rouge • short story by Ernest R. Suffling
• 124 • Robin Hood in Winter • short story by Ernest R. Suffling
• 144 • Eccles Old Tower • short story by Ernest R. Suffling
• 161 • The Monk's Penance • short story by Ernest R. Suffling
• 184 • Doctor Angus Sinclair • short story by Ernest R. Suffling
• 211 • The Phantom Riders • short story by Ernest R. Suffling