Walpole was
a popular and critical success in his day, and his 'Herries' books
are still in print. However, his posthumous reputation was
blighted by Somerset Maugham's devastating portrayal of him in
Cakes and
Ale.
Walpole's short stories are appreciated by aficionados of
supernatural fiction.
(Including: "The Silver Mask", "The Staircase", "A
Carnation for an Old Man", "Tarnhelm Or, The Death of My Uncle
Robert", "Seashore Macabre", "The Little Ghost", "Mrs Lunt", "The
Snow".)
The
Thirteen Travellers, Macmillan (London), 1931
(Including: "Miss Morganhurst", "Mrs Porter and
Miss Allen", "Lizzie Rand".)
The
Silver Thorn,
Macmillan (London), 1936
(Including: "The Tarn", "Major Wilbraham", "The
Tiger".)
The
Golden Scarecrow, Cassell & Company (London), 1915
(Including: "Hugh Seymour (A Prologue)",
"Angelina", " ’Enery".)
Head in
Green Bronze,
Macmillan (London), 1938
(including: "The Fear of Death", "Field With Five
Trees", "The Conjurer".)
Mr Huffam
and Other Stories, Macmillan (London), 1948
(including: "The White Cat", "The Perfect Close",
"Mr Huffam, A Christmas Story".)
Tarnhelm:
The Best Supernatural Stories of Hugh Walpole, Tartarus Press
(Carlton-in-Coverdale), 2003
(Including: "‘The Clocks", "The Twisted Inn", "The
Silver Mask", "The Staircase", "A Carnation for an Old Man",
"Tarnhelm Or, The Death of My Uncle Robert", "Seashore Macabre",
"The Little Ghost", "Mrs Lunt", "The Snow", "Miss Morganhurst",
"Mrs Porter and Miss Allen", "Lizzie Rand", "The Tarn", "Major
Wilbraham", "The Tiger", "Hugh Seymour (A Prologue)", "Angelina",
" ’Enery", "The Fear of Death", "Field With Five Trees", "The
Conjurer", "The White Cat", "The Perfect Close", "Mr Huffam, A
Christmas Story".)
Anthology edited by Hugh
Walpole
A Second
Century of Creepy Stories, Hutchinson (London), 1937
(Including:
"Mad Monkton" by W.W. Collins, "Mortmain" by J. Metcalfe, "The
Dead Bride" by Anonymous, "Carmilla" by J. S. Le Fanu, "The Green
Door" by Bartimeus, "Tarnhelm" by Sir H. Walpole, "A Watcher by
the Dead" by A. Bierce, "The Trumpet" by W. de la Mare, "The Most
Maddening Story in the World" by R. Strauss, "Change" by Arthur
Machen, "Keeping His Promise" by A. Blackwood, "The Oak Saplings"
by Ex-Private X, "Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance" by M.R.
James, "The Beckoning Fair One" by O. Onions, "The Horla" by Guy
de Maupassant, "The Upper Berth" by F. Marion Crawford, "The House
in Half Moon Street" by H. Bolitho, "The Inn in the Estuary" by T.
O. Beachcroft, "The Crown Derby Plate" by Marjorie Bowen, "The
Turn of the Screw" by H. James, "Monsieur Seeks a Wife" by
Margaret Irwin, "The Accident" by Ann Bridge, "Mrs. Vaudrey's
Journey" by M. Armstrong, "Browdean Farm" by A.M. Burrage,
"Perchance to Dream" by M. Joyce, "The Drummer of Gordonmuir" by
S. Leslie, "Banquo's Chair" by R. Croft-Cooke.)
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