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Evening Tales for the Winter, Volume Two

Originally published as Volume Two of Tales of Terror, or the Mysteries of Magic (1833); reprinted here in 1856.

Link to Volume Two at Internet Archive.

Story links below will lead to posts about the individual stories. The first link in each post is a link to the story.


Table of Contents and Attributions

The Astrologer of the Nineteenth Century: Translation by T. Dutton of the first part of the novel Der Geisterbanner, by Lorenz Flammenberg (the pen name of Carl Friedrich Kahlert). Originally serialized in The Conjuror's Magazine/The Astrologer's Magazine, June through November, 1793. [Own research; Bleiler; ISFDB]

The Flying Dutchman: by John Howison. First published in Blackwood's Magazine Volume 9, Number 50 (May, 1821). [Own research; ISFDB]

The Tiger's Cave: First appeared in The Monthly Magazine, Volume XI (new series), Number 63 (March 1831). Attributed to Adolph Frederik Elmquist, editor of the Danish literary magazine Laesefrugter. A translation of the German story “Die Tigerhöhle” by Georg(?) Döring, circa 1828. [Own research][Own research, cont.]

Peter Rugg, the Missing Man: by William Austin. First published in New England Galaxy, September 10, 1824. [Bleiler; ISFDB]

The Haunted Forest: Unknown.

The Lonely Man of the Ocean: By "T.C.A.". First published in The Monthly Magazine, Volume XI (new series), Number 62 (February 1831). My post links to two other stories by "T.C.A.," including the excellent "The Demon Ship." [Own research]

The Hungarian Horse Dealer: by Charles Macfarlane. Shortened version of the chapter "Hungarian Robbers" from The Lives and Exploits of Banditti and Robbers in All Parts of the World, vol 2 (1833). [Own research]

The Wreckers of St. Agnes: First appeared in The Monthly Magazine, Volume XIV (new series), Number 82 (October, 1832). A shortened (and possibly plagiarized) version, "The Wrecker's Wager," appeared in The New York Times, March 19, 1871, signed "B". [Own research]