A Note on the Texts
Whenever possible, texts for this series have been based on versions that were published in book form, preferably during Hodgson’s lifetime. The major exceptions to this rule are the stories that appear in volumes edited by Sam Moskowitz. Moskowitz was known to have access to original manuscripts and other source materials. Some stories were published only in serial form, and have been taken from those primary sources.
Over the years, many of Hodgson’s stories have appeared under variant titles, which are noted below. As a rule, the titles used in this series are based on the first book publication of a story, even if the story previously appeared under a different title, in serial form.
Specific textual sources are noted below. The only changes that have been made to the texts have been to correct obvious typographical errors, and to standardize punctuation and capitalization. British and archaic spellings have been retained.
The House on the Borderland is based on the 1908 Chapman & Hall edition.
“The Thing Invisible” is based on its publication in Carnacki The Ghost-Finder (Eveleigh Nash, 1913). It was originally published in The New Magazine No. 34 (January 1912).
“The Gateway of the Monster” is based on its publication in Carnacki The Ghost-Finder (Eveleigh Nash, 1913). It was originally published in The Idler No. 88 (January 1910).
“The House Among the Laurels” is based on its publication in Carnacki The Ghost-Finder (Eveleigh Nash, 1913). It was originally published in The Idler No. 89 (February 1910).
“The Whistling Room” is based on its publication in Carnacki The Ghost-Finder (Eveleigh Nash, 1913). It was originally published in The Idler No. 90 (March 1910).
“The Searcher of the End House” is based on its publication in Carnacki The Ghost-Finder (Eveleigh Nash, 1913). It was originally published in The Idler No. 92 (May 1910).
“The Horse of the Invisible” is based on its publication in Carnacki The Ghost-Finder (Eveleigh Nash, 1913). It was originally published in The Idler No. 91 (April 1910).
“The Haunted Jarvee” is based on its publication in Carnacki The Ghost-Finder (Mycroft & Moran, 1947). It was originally published in The Premier Magazine (March 1929).
“The Find” is based on its publication in Carnacki The Ghost-Finder (Mycroft & Moran, 1947).
“The Hog” is based on its publication in Carnacki The Ghost-Finder (Mycroft & Moran, 1947). It was originally published in Weird Tales 39, No. 9 (January 1947).
“The Goddess of Death” is based on its publication in The Haunted Pampero (Grant, 1991). It was originally published in Royal Magazine 11, No. 6 (April 1904).
“Terror of the Water-Tank” is based on its publication in Out of the Storm (Grant, 1975). It was originally published in Blue Book Magazine 5, No. 5 (September 1907).
“Bullion” is based on its publication in The Haunted Pampero (Grant, 1991). It was originally published in Everybody’s Weekly (March, 1911).
“The Mystery of the Water-Logged Ship” is based on its publication in Grand Magazine No. 75 (May 1911).
“The Ghosts of the Glen Doon” is based on its publication in The Red Magazine No. 64 (December 1, 1911).
“Mr. Jock Danplank” is based on its publication in The Red Magazine No. 72 (April 1, 1912).
“The Mystery of Captain Chappel” is based on its publication in The Red Magazine No. 193 (April 15, 1917).
“The Home-Coming of Captain Dan” is based on its publication in
The Red Magazine No. 217 (May 1, 1918)
“Merciful Plunder” is based on its publication in Argosy-Allstory Weekly 170, No. 4 (July 25, 1925).
“The Haunting of the Lady Shannon” is based on its publication in Out of the Storm (Grant, 1975).
“The Heathen’s Revenge” (AKA “The Way of the Heathen”) is based on its publication in Terrors of the Sea (Grant, 1996). It was initally published as “The Way of the Heathen” in chapbook form in 1988.