Mr. George and Other Odd Persons is a collection of fantasy and horror

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 short stories

Short Stories

Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...

 by American author August Derleth

August Derleth

August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P...

 written under the pseudonym of Stephen Grendon

August Derleth

August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P...

. It was released in 1963

1963 in literature

The year 1963 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*First United States printing of John Cleland's 1749 novel, Fanny Hill . The book is banned for obscenity, triggering a court case by its publisher.*Leslie Charteris publishes his final collection of stories...

 by Arkham House

Arkham House

Arkham House is a publishing house specializing in weird fiction founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to preserve in hardcover the best fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. The company's name is derived from Lovecraft's fictional New England city, Arkham. Arkham House...

 in an edition of 2,546 copies. Most of the stories had appeared previously in the magazine Weird Tales

Weird Tales

Weird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....

. Two appeared in The Arkham Sampler

The Arkham Sampler

The Arkham Sampler was an American fantasy and horror fiction magazine first published in Winter 1948. The magazine, edited by August Derleth, was the first of two magazines published by Arkham House. The cover design was prepared by Ronald Clyne and was printed in alternating colors for the eight...

. The title story was dramatized for the Thriller

Thriller (US TV series)

Thriller is an anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of macabre horror tales and suspense thrillers....

 TV series.

Contents

Mr. George and Other Odd Persons contains the following tales:

1. "Introduction" by August Derleth
   August Derleth
   August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P...
   
   
2. "Mr. George"
3. "Parrington's Pool"
4. "A Gentleman From Prague"
5. "The Man on B-17"
6. "Blessed Are the Meek"
7. "Mara"
8. "The Blue Spectacles"
9. "Alannah"
10. "Dead Man's Shoes"
11. "The Tsantsa in the Parlor"
12. "Balu"
13. "The Extra Passenger"
14. "The Wind in the Lilacs"
15. "Miss Eperson"
16. "The Night Train to Lost Valley"
17. "Bishop's Gambit"
18. "Mrs. Manifold"

Reprints

• New York: Belmont, 1964 (by August Derleth).
• London: Tandem, 1965 (as When Graveyards Yawn by August Derleth).