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Richard Lawrence Dalby

リチャード・ローレンス・ダルビー

Richādo Rōrensu Darubī

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-04-15 （London）
Died
2017-05-04 age 68
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
London → Scarborough, Yorkshire

Career

Occupations
book editor, bookseller, literary researcher, anthologist
Active Years
1971-2017
Affiliations
Foyles, Ghost Story Press
Influenced By
H. Russell Wakefield, L. A. Lewis, H. Rider Haggard, Bram Stoker

Education

Haberdashers' Aske's School for Boys
Period: 7歳から
Country: United Kingdom
Did not attend university

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Sorceress in Stained Glass and Other Ghost Stories

1971 Ghost stories

Anthology of ghost stories

ghostssupernatural

The Best Ghost Stories of H. Russell Wakefield

1978 Ghost stories

Best ghost stories by H. Russell Wakefield

ghostshorror

Dracula's Brood

1987 Vampire stories

Stories related to Dracula's brood

vampires

Bibliography

  • The Sorceress in Stained Glass and Other Ghost Stories (1971)
  • The Best Ghost Stories of H. Russell Wakefield (1978)
  • Dracula's Brood (1987)
  • Ghosts and Scholars (1987)
  • The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century, Volume One (1987)
  • The Virago Book of Ghost Stories (1988)
  • Ghosts for Christmas (1988)
  • Chillers for Christmas (1989)
  • Mystery for Christmas (1990)
  • The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories (1990)
  • The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 (1991)
  • The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two (1991)
  • Crime for Christmas (1991)
  • Tales of Witchcraft (1991)
  • The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson (1992)
  • Vampire Stories (1992)
  • Horror for Christmas (1992)
  • Shivers for Christmas (1995)
  • The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (1995)
  • Best Ghost and Horror Stories by Bram Stoker (1997)
  • Twelve Gothic Tales (1998)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Specialist in ghost story anthologiesUnearthing rare and forgotten works
Recurring Motifs
ghostssupernaturalChristmas horror

Health

  • diabetes
    16歳から2017年まで
    Died of diabetic ketoacidosis

Legacy

Editor and literary researcher noted for his anthologies of ghost stories