Title: The Sanctuary Title Record # 742353
Author: E. F. Benson
Date: 1934-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English User Rating: 7.00 (1 vote) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Other Titles

Variant Titles	Translations
Year Title 1976 The Sanctuary [as by Edward Frederick Benson]	Year Language Title 1970ⓘTranslated by Dieter Stössel German Das Heiligtum 1975 German Der Tempel des Bösen 1978ⓘTranslated by Jacques Finné French Le sanctuaire 1988ⓘTranslated by Daniela Galdo and Gianni Pilo Italian Il santuario 1994ⓘTranslated by Michael Koseler German Das Heiligtum

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
More Spook Stories	1934-00-00	E. F. Benson	Hutchinson		7/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	288	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	P. Youngman Carter
More Spook Stories	1935-00-00	E. F. Benson	Hutchinson		2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	288	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Medley Macabre: An Anthology of Stories of the Supernatural, Being Ghosts, Psychical Phenomena, Uncanny Mysteries	1966-00-00	ed. Bryan A. Netherwood	Hammond, Hammond and Company		30/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	544	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Satanists	1969-08-00	ed. Peter Haining	Neville Spearman	0-85435-040-3	25/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	249	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Schwarze Messen: Dichtungen und Dokumente	1970-00-00	ed. Ulrich K. Dreikandt	Hanser (Bibliotheca Dracula #7)		DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	320	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Uwe Bremer
The Satanists	1970-03-00	ed. Peter Haining	Taplinger	0-8008-6995-8	$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	249	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Rus Anderson
The Satanists	1971-08-00	ed. Peter Haining	Mayflower	0-583-11932-8	£0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	191	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Medley Macabre: An Anthology of Stories of the Supernatural, Being Ghosts, Psychical Phenomena, Uncanny Mysteries	1972-00-00	ed. Bryan A. Netherwood	Hammond, Hammond and Company	0-242-78533-6		544	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Satanists	1972-02-00	ed. Peter Haining	Pyramid Books	N2640	$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	255	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Elias Dominguez
The Horror Horn and Other Stories: The Best Horror Stories of E. F. Benson	1974-00-00	E. F. Benson	Panther	0-586-04096-X	£0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	205	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Bruce Pennington
The Second Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories	1974-11-00	ed. Michel Parry	Mayflower	0-583-12333-3	£0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	205	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Les Edwards
15 Satan-Stories	1975-00-00	ed. Peter Haining	Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #47)	3-453-45020-5	DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	255	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Phantasmagoria	1976-12-00	ed. Douglas Menville, R. Reginald	Arno Press (Supernatural and Occult Fiction)	0-405-08152-9	$23.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[357]	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
La chambre dans la tour	1978-00-00	E. F. Benson	Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees ( Le Masque - Fantastique (2ème série)?Le Masque - Fantastique (2eme serie) #7)	2-7024-0728-5		249	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Tibor Csernus
The Tale of an Empty House and Other Ghost Stories	1986-11-14	E. F. Benson	Black Swan	0-552-99222-4	£3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xi+ 232	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Julek Heller
Storie di demoni	1988-09-00	ed. Domenico Cammarota	Fanucci Editore (I Miti di Cthulhu #30)	88-347-0309-X	Lit 15,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	260	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson	1992-11-00	E. F. Benson	Robinson	1-85487-110-2	£7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xvii+ 624	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson	1992-12-00	E. F. Benson	Carroll & Graf	0-88184-857-3	$10.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 624	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Der Mann, der zu weit ging	1994-00-00	E. F. Benson	Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #310)	3-518-38805-3 / 2305	DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	258	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Schwarze Messen: Dichtungen und Dokumente	1994-00-00	ed. Ulrich K. Dreikandt	Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #313)	3-518-38817-7 / 2317	DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	321	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Florian Mitgutsch
The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson	1996-00-00	E. F. Benson	Carroll & Graf	0-7867-0365-2	$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvii+ 624	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Kathleen M. Lynch , Barnaby Hall
The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson	1996-11-00	E. F. Benson	Carroll & Graf	1-85487-110-2	$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 624	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson	1999-00-00	E. F. Benson	Carroll & Graf	0-7867-0365-2	$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvii+ 624	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Kathleen M. Lynch , Barnaby Hall
Sea Mist	2005-02-25	E. F. Benson	Ash-Tree Press	1-55310-078-6	C$59.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	xxxii+ 342	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Douglas Walters
Phantasmagoria	2008-08-30	ed. Douglas Menville, Robert Reginald	Borgo Press / Wildside Press	978-0-941028-49-3	$34.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	360	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Phantasmagoria	2008-08-30	ed. Douglas Menville, Robert Reginald	Borgo Press / Wildside Press	978-0-941028-50-9	$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	360	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson	2012-06-05	E. F. Benson	Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)	978-1-84022-685-0	£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xi+ 705	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Nathan Clair

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Reviews

• Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction