Synopsis
In late Victorian England, a young Englishman attempts to discover why a feeling of deep depression seems to overpower all who enter the ancient home of Holmescroft.
Notes
The original, illustrated, serial publication (see the two magazine issues) begins under a three-part heading in three sizes and fonts: The House Surgeon A Story in Two Parts * By Rudyard Kipling where * refers to a footnote statement of Kipling's 1909 copyright. That suggests a longer title of the story, "A House Surgeon: A Story in Two Parts".
Publications (25)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Actions and Reactions | Macmillan and Co. | Collection | 261 | |
| October 1909 | Actions and Reactions | Doubleday, Page & Company | Collection | 283 | |
| 1945 | Best Ghost Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 169 | |
| February 1957 |
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Best Ghost Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 169 |
| 1960 |
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Best Ghost Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 169 |
| 1964 | Best Ghost Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 169 | |
| 1965 |
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Phantoms and Fantasies: 20 Tales | Doubleday | Collection | 1 |
| 1977 |
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Haunts! Haunts! Haunts! | Franklin Watts | Anthology | 24 |
| 1977 |
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Spectres, Spooks and Shuddery Shades | Franklin Watts | Anthology | 24 |
| January 1987 |
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The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling | W. H. Allen | Collection | 355 |
| November 1987 |
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Best Short Stories of Rudyard Kipling | Signet Classic / New American Library | Collection | 312 |
| November 1992 |
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John Brunner Presents Kipling's Fantasy: Stories by Rudyard Kipling | Tor | Collection | 116 |
| November 2000 |
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The Mark of the Beast and Other Horror Tales | Dover Publications | Collection | 160 |
| November 2000 | Actions and Reactions | Project Gutenberg | Collection | ||
| 2006 |
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Strange Tales | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 121 |
| February 2007 |
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The Mark of the Beast and Other Fantastical Tales | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 516 |
| September 2007 |
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The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 88 |
| September 2007 |
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The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories | Robinson | Anthology | 88 |
| January 2008 |
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Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy | Pegasus Books | Collection | |516 |
| November 2008 |
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Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy | Pegasus Books | Collection | |516 |
| April 2009 |
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Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy | Pegasus Books / SFBC | Collection | |
| 2010 |
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Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy | Fall River Press | Collection | 516 |
| November 2010 |
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The Mark of the Beast and Other Fantastical Tales | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |
| May 2012 |
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Strange Tales | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | |9 |
| May 2014 |
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Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy | Pegasus Books | Collection | |516 |