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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Seance
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  • Dedication: For Robin

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Boston, Massachusetts,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Harcourt ,       2008 .
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      Extent: 328p.
      Edition info: 1st ed.
      Note/s:
      • Published February 3rd 2009
      ISBN: 9780151012039
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Jonathan Cape ,       2008 .
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      Extent: 304p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 1 April 2008 (paperback) and 15 April 2008 (hardback).
      • First published in Great Britain (from t.p. verso).
      ISBN: 9780224081863 (hbk), 0224081861 (hbk), 022408187X (pbk), 9780224081870 (pbk)
Alternative title: El Misterio de Wraxford Hall
Language: Spanish
    • Madrid,
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      Spain,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Espasa ,       2008 .
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      Extent: 378p.
      ISBN: 9788467029109
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Works about this Work

The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950 James Doig , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 112-127) According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii)
[Review] The Seance Rachelle Bilz , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Teacher Librarian , February vol. 37 no. 3 2010; (p. 19)
— Review of The Seance John Harwood , 2008 single work novel
Shades of Lady Dedlock Heather O'Donoghue , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 15 August no. 5498 2008; (p. 19)
— Review of The Seance John Harwood , 2008 single work novel
Odd Echoes of Victorian Spirits Lucy Sussex , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 May 2008; (p. 29)
— Review of The Seance John Harwood , 2008 single work novel
The Paranormal Meets Victorian Science Colin Steele , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 May 2008; (p. 15)
— Review of The Seance John Harwood , 2008 single work novel
Voices of the Dark Rebecca Starford , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 300 2008; (p. 26)
— Review of The Seance John Harwood , 2008 single work novel
[Review] The Seance Matthia Dempsey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 87 no. 7 2008; (p. 38)
— Review of The Seance John Harwood , 2008 single work novel
Pick of the Week Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-27 April 2008; (p. 34)
— Review of The Seance John Harwood , 2008 single work novel
Dark Tale Told Well Lucy Clark , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 27 April 2008; (p. 18)
— Review of The Seance John Harwood , 2008 single work novel
The Paranormal Meets Victorian Science Colin Steele , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 May 2008; (p. 15)
— Review of The Seance John Harwood , 2008 single work novel
Haunted by Ghost Stories Samela Harris , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 22 March 2008; (p. 11)
The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950 James Doig , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 112-127) According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii)
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1880s
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