Post by demonik on Jun 18, 2006 7:46:30 GMT -5
Today Seabury Quinn (1889-1969) is better remembered - if at all - for the stories "The Phantom Farmhouse", "The Cloth Of Madness" and "Roads", none of which featured his most enduring creation, phantom fighter Jules de Grandin. "The Phantom Farmhouse", the first of his stories to appear in "Weird Tales" (Oct. 1923) is an above average werewolf story and shouldn't prove too troublesome to locate as it's often been included in anthologies. Likewise, "The Cloth Of Madness", a tale of decoration-induced insanity turns up a number of times in Kurt Singer anthologies. "Roads" is a fantasy telling of a soldier present at the crucifixion who, after a number of adventures becomes Santa Claus (it's not as mawkish as it sounds).
The de Grandins were among the most popular stories ever published in "Weird Tales", but when the magazine finally collapsed in the early 'fifties, that was the last we got to read of the fiesty Frenchman's adventures too. Admittedly, he'd maybe overstayed his welcome by then. Of the later stories I've read like "Vampire Kith And Kin", there seems to be a slight lack of spark. Many (but not all) of the best were written and set during the Prohibition era (1920-1933). While de Grandin, Trowbridge and regular guest star Sgt. Costello rarely concluded a story on anything other than a monumental Whiskey binge, de Grandin was forever railing against the draconian law, but this denial of alcohol seemed to bring out the best in the evil scientists, vampires, mummies, demons and sundry monsters and master criminals who set up headquarters in Harrisonville.
In all, there were 93 Jules de Grandin adventures over 26 years. Dr. Samuel Trowbridge, de Grandin's right hand man, had earlier appeared in the story "Stone Image" published in "The Thrill Book". This listing isn't going to be much use to anybody without several thousand pounds to splash, so I'll try and put together some details of the books where many of the stories have been collected or anthologised. For now, here's the 93 in chronological order of appearance in WT.
1. The Horror On The Links (Oct 1925, May 1937)
2. The Tenants Of Broussac (Dec 1925)
3. The Isle Of Missing Ships (Feb 1926)
4. The Vengeance Of India (April 1926)
5. The Dead Hand (May 1926)
6. The House Of Horror (July 1926)
7. Ancient Fires (Sept 1926)
8. The Great God Pan (Oct 1926)
9. The Grinning Mummy (Nov 1926)
10. The Man Who Cast No Shadow (Feb 1927)
11. The Blood-Flower (March 1927)
12. The Veiled Prophetess (May 1927)
13. The Curse Of Everard Maundy (July 1927)
14. Creeping Shadows (Aug 1927)
15. The White Lady Of The Orphanage (Sept 1927)
16. The Poltergeist (Oct 1927)
17. The Gods Of East And West (Jan 1928)
18. Mephistopholes & Co., ltd. (Feb 1928)
19. The Jewel Of Seven Stones (April 1928)
20. The Serpent Woman (June 1928)
21. Body And Soul (Sept 1928)
22. Restless Souls (Oct 1928)
23. The Chapel Of Mystic Horror (Dec 1928, Nov 1952)
24. The Black Master (Jan 1929)
25. The Devil-People (Feb 1929)
26. The Devil's Rosary (April 1929)
27. The House Of Golden Masks (June 1929)
28. The Corpse-Master (July 1929)
29. Trespassing Souls (Sept 1929)
30. The Silver Countess (Oct 1929)
31. The House Without A Mirror (Nov 1929)
32. Children Of Ubasti (Dec 1929)
33. The Curse Of The House Of Phipps (Jan 1930)
34. The Drums Of Damballah (March 1930)
35. The Dust Of Egypt (April 1930)
36. The Brain-Thief (May 1930)
37. The Priestess Of The Ivory Feet (June 1930)
38. The Bride Of Dewer (July 1930)
39. Daughter Of The Moonlight (Aug 1930)
40. The Druid's Shadow (Oct 1930)
41. Stealthy Death (Nov 1930)
42. The Wolf Of St. Bonot (Dec 1930)
43. The Lost Lady (Jan 1931)
44. The Ghost-Helper (Feb-March 1931)
45. Satan's Stepson (Sept 1931)
46. The Devil's Bride (Feb-July 1932)
47. The Dark Angel (Aug 1932)
48. The Heart Of Siva (Oct 1932)
49. The Bleeding Mummy (Nov 1932)
50. The Door To Yesterday (Dec 1932)
51. A Gamble In Souls (Jan 1933)
52. The Thing In The Fog (March 1933)
53. The Hand Of Glory (July 1933)
54. The Chosen Of Vishnu (Aug 1933)
55. Malay Horror (Sept 1933)
56. The Mansion Of Unholy Magic (Oct 1933)
57. Red Gauntlets Of Czerni (Dec 1933)
58. The Red Knife Of Hassan (Jan 1934)
59. The Jest Of Warburg Tantavul (Sept 1934)
60. Hands Of The Dead (Jan 1935)
61. The Black Orchid (Aug 1935)
62. The Dead-Alive Mummy (Oct 1935)
63. A Rival From The Grave (Jan 1936)
64. Witch-House (Nov 1936)
65. Children Of The Bat (Jan 1937)
66. Satan's Palimpsest (Sept 1937)
67. Pledged To The Dead (Oct 1937)
68. Living Buddhess (Nov 1937)
69. Flames Of Vengeance (Dec 1937)
70. Frozen Beauty (Feb 1938)
71. Incense Of Abomination (March 1938)
72. Suicide Chapel (June 1938)
73. The Venomed Breath Of Vengeance (Aug 1938)
74. Black Moon (Oct 1938)
75. The Poltergeist Of Swan Upping (Feb 1939)
76. The House Where Time Stood Still (March 1939)
77. Mansions In The Sky (June-July 1939)
78. The House Of The Three Corpses (Aug 1939)
79. Stoneman's Memorial (May 1942)
80. Death's Bookkeeper (July 1944)
81. The Green God's Ring (Jan 1945)
82. Lords Of The Ghostlands (March 1945)
83. Kurban (Jan 1946)
84. The Man In Crescent Terrace (March 1946)
85. Three In Chains (May 1946)
86. Catspaws (July 1946)
87. Lotte (Sept 1946)
88. Eyes In The Dark (Nov 1946)
89. Claire De Lune (Nov 1947)
90. Vampire Kith And Kin (May 1949)
91. Conscience Maketh Cowards (Nov 1949)
92. The Body Snatchers (Nov 1950)
93. The Ring Of Bastet (Sept 1951)
The six Robert Weinberg edited collections are well worth looking out for as a quick way of collecting 33 plus stories from the series:
The Adventures Of Jules De Grandin (Popular, Aug 1976) has 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, and 13.
The Horror On The Links, The Tenants Of Broussac, The Isle Of Missing Ships, The Dead Hand, The Man Who Cast No Shadow, The Blood-Flower, The Curse Of Everard Maundy.
The Casebook Of Jules De Grandin (Popular, Sept 1976) has 6, 7, 20, 23, 28, 30, 32,
Children Of Ubasti, The House Of Horror, The Silver Countess, The Corpse-Master, Ancient Fires, The Serpent Woman, The Chapel Of Mystic Horror
The Skeleton Closet Of Jules De Grandin (Popular, Oct 1976) has 33, 34, 35, 36, 38 and 39
The Drums Of Damballah, The Curse Of The House Of Phipps, The Dust Of Egypt, The Brain-Thief, The Bride Of Dewer, Daughter Of The Moonlight
The Hellfire Files Of Jules De Grandin (Popular, Dec. 1976) has 8, 18, 22, 25, 42 and 53
The Devil-People, The Great God Pan, Restless Souls, The Wolf Of St. Bonot, Mephistopholes & Co. Ltd, The Hand Of Glory
The Horror Chambers Of Jules De Grandin (Popular, 1977) has 16, 17, 27, 41, 51 and 59
The Gods Of East And West, The Poltergeist, The House Of Golden Masks, The Jest Of Warburg Tantavul, Stealthy Death, A Gamble In Souls
The Devil's Bride (Popular, Nov. 1976) is the novel 46
The de Grandins were among the most popular stories ever published in "Weird Tales", but when the magazine finally collapsed in the early 'fifties, that was the last we got to read of the fiesty Frenchman's adventures too. Admittedly, he'd maybe overstayed his welcome by then. Of the later stories I've read like "Vampire Kith And Kin", there seems to be a slight lack of spark. Many (but not all) of the best were written and set during the Prohibition era (1920-1933). While de Grandin, Trowbridge and regular guest star Sgt. Costello rarely concluded a story on anything other than a monumental Whiskey binge, de Grandin was forever railing against the draconian law, but this denial of alcohol seemed to bring out the best in the evil scientists, vampires, mummies, demons and sundry monsters and master criminals who set up headquarters in Harrisonville.
In all, there were 93 Jules de Grandin adventures over 26 years. Dr. Samuel Trowbridge, de Grandin's right hand man, had earlier appeared in the story "Stone Image" published in "The Thrill Book". This listing isn't going to be much use to anybody without several thousand pounds to splash, so I'll try and put together some details of the books where many of the stories have been collected or anthologised. For now, here's the 93 in chronological order of appearance in WT.
1. The Horror On The Links (Oct 1925, May 1937)
2. The Tenants Of Broussac (Dec 1925)
3. The Isle Of Missing Ships (Feb 1926)
4. The Vengeance Of India (April 1926)
5. The Dead Hand (May 1926)
6. The House Of Horror (July 1926)
7. Ancient Fires (Sept 1926)
8. The Great God Pan (Oct 1926)
9. The Grinning Mummy (Nov 1926)
10. The Man Who Cast No Shadow (Feb 1927)
11. The Blood-Flower (March 1927)
12. The Veiled Prophetess (May 1927)
13. The Curse Of Everard Maundy (July 1927)
14. Creeping Shadows (Aug 1927)
15. The White Lady Of The Orphanage (Sept 1927)
16. The Poltergeist (Oct 1927)
17. The Gods Of East And West (Jan 1928)
18. Mephistopholes & Co., ltd. (Feb 1928)
19. The Jewel Of Seven Stones (April 1928)
20. The Serpent Woman (June 1928)
21. Body And Soul (Sept 1928)
22. Restless Souls (Oct 1928)
23. The Chapel Of Mystic Horror (Dec 1928, Nov 1952)
24. The Black Master (Jan 1929)
25. The Devil-People (Feb 1929)
26. The Devil's Rosary (April 1929)
27. The House Of Golden Masks (June 1929)
28. The Corpse-Master (July 1929)
29. Trespassing Souls (Sept 1929)
30. The Silver Countess (Oct 1929)
31. The House Without A Mirror (Nov 1929)
32. Children Of Ubasti (Dec 1929)
33. The Curse Of The House Of Phipps (Jan 1930)
34. The Drums Of Damballah (March 1930)
35. The Dust Of Egypt (April 1930)
36. The Brain-Thief (May 1930)
37. The Priestess Of The Ivory Feet (June 1930)
38. The Bride Of Dewer (July 1930)
39. Daughter Of The Moonlight (Aug 1930)
40. The Druid's Shadow (Oct 1930)
41. Stealthy Death (Nov 1930)
42. The Wolf Of St. Bonot (Dec 1930)
43. The Lost Lady (Jan 1931)
44. The Ghost-Helper (Feb-March 1931)
45. Satan's Stepson (Sept 1931)
46. The Devil's Bride (Feb-July 1932)
47. The Dark Angel (Aug 1932)
48. The Heart Of Siva (Oct 1932)
49. The Bleeding Mummy (Nov 1932)
50. The Door To Yesterday (Dec 1932)
51. A Gamble In Souls (Jan 1933)
52. The Thing In The Fog (March 1933)
53. The Hand Of Glory (July 1933)
54. The Chosen Of Vishnu (Aug 1933)
55. Malay Horror (Sept 1933)
56. The Mansion Of Unholy Magic (Oct 1933)
57. Red Gauntlets Of Czerni (Dec 1933)
58. The Red Knife Of Hassan (Jan 1934)
59. The Jest Of Warburg Tantavul (Sept 1934)
60. Hands Of The Dead (Jan 1935)
61. The Black Orchid (Aug 1935)
62. The Dead-Alive Mummy (Oct 1935)
63. A Rival From The Grave (Jan 1936)
64. Witch-House (Nov 1936)
65. Children Of The Bat (Jan 1937)
66. Satan's Palimpsest (Sept 1937)
67. Pledged To The Dead (Oct 1937)
68. Living Buddhess (Nov 1937)
69. Flames Of Vengeance (Dec 1937)
70. Frozen Beauty (Feb 1938)
71. Incense Of Abomination (March 1938)
72. Suicide Chapel (June 1938)
73. The Venomed Breath Of Vengeance (Aug 1938)
74. Black Moon (Oct 1938)
75. The Poltergeist Of Swan Upping (Feb 1939)
76. The House Where Time Stood Still (March 1939)
77. Mansions In The Sky (June-July 1939)
78. The House Of The Three Corpses (Aug 1939)
79. Stoneman's Memorial (May 1942)
80. Death's Bookkeeper (July 1944)
81. The Green God's Ring (Jan 1945)
82. Lords Of The Ghostlands (March 1945)
83. Kurban (Jan 1946)
84. The Man In Crescent Terrace (March 1946)
85. Three In Chains (May 1946)
86. Catspaws (July 1946)
87. Lotte (Sept 1946)
88. Eyes In The Dark (Nov 1946)
89. Claire De Lune (Nov 1947)
90. Vampire Kith And Kin (May 1949)
91. Conscience Maketh Cowards (Nov 1949)
92. The Body Snatchers (Nov 1950)
93. The Ring Of Bastet (Sept 1951)
The six Robert Weinberg edited collections are well worth looking out for as a quick way of collecting 33 plus stories from the series:
The Adventures Of Jules De Grandin (Popular, Aug 1976) has 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, and 13.
The Horror On The Links, The Tenants Of Broussac, The Isle Of Missing Ships, The Dead Hand, The Man Who Cast No Shadow, The Blood-Flower, The Curse Of Everard Maundy.
The Casebook Of Jules De Grandin (Popular, Sept 1976) has 6, 7, 20, 23, 28, 30, 32,
Children Of Ubasti, The House Of Horror, The Silver Countess, The Corpse-Master, Ancient Fires, The Serpent Woman, The Chapel Of Mystic Horror
The Skeleton Closet Of Jules De Grandin (Popular, Oct 1976) has 33, 34, 35, 36, 38 and 39
The Drums Of Damballah, The Curse Of The House Of Phipps, The Dust Of Egypt, The Brain-Thief, The Bride Of Dewer, Daughter Of The Moonlight
The Hellfire Files Of Jules De Grandin (Popular, Dec. 1976) has 8, 18, 22, 25, 42 and 53
The Devil-People, The Great God Pan, Restless Souls, The Wolf Of St. Bonot, Mephistopholes & Co. Ltd, The Hand Of Glory
The Horror Chambers Of Jules De Grandin (Popular, 1977) has 16, 17, 27, 41, 51 and 59
The Gods Of East And West, The Poltergeist, The House Of Golden Masks, The Jest Of Warburg Tantavul, Stealthy Death, A Gamble In Souls
The Devil's Bride (Popular, Nov. 1976) is the novel 46
