Something Near

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Something Near

Dust-jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for Something Near
Author August Derleth
Cover artist Ronald Clyne
Country United States
Language English
Genre fantasy, horror short stories
Publisher Arkham House
Publication date
 1945
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 274 pp
ISBN NA

Something Near is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author August Derleth. It was released in 1945 and was the author's second book published by Arkham House. 2,054 copies were printed.

Most of the stories had appeared earlier in the magazine Weird Tales.

Contents

Something Near contains the following tales:

  1. "A Thin Gentleman with Gloves"
  2. "Mr. Ames' Devil"
  3. "A Wig for Miss Devore"
  4. "Mrs. Corter Makes Up Her Mind"
  5. "Pacific 421"
  6. "Headlines for Tod Shayne"
  7. "No Light for Uncle Henry"
  8. "Lansing's Luxury"
  9. "Carousel"
  10. "Lady Macbeth of Pimley Square"
  11. "Here, Daemos!"
  12. "McElwin's Glass"
  13. "An Elegy for Mr. Danielson"
  14. "The Satin Mask"
  15. "Motive"
  16. "The Metronome"
  17. "The Inverness Cape"
  18. "The Thing That Walked on the Wind"
  19. "Ithaqua"
  20. "Beyond the Threshold"
  21. "The Dweller in Darkness"

References

  • Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. pp. 10–11. ISBN 1-55742-005-X. 
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 28. 
  • Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 30. ISBN 0-87054-176-5. 
  • Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 54. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4. 
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