# Hugh Walpole bibliography

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, a 20th-century English novelist, had a large and varied output. Between 1909 and 1941 he wrote thirty-six novels, five volumes of short stories, two original plays and three volumes of memoirs. His range included disturbing studies of the macabre, children's stories and historical fiction, most notably his "Herries" series, set in the Lake District.

## Books

| Title | First published | British publisher | US publisher | Notes | Online edition |
| The Wooden Horse | 1909 | Smith, Elder | Doran | | The Wooden Horse at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Maradick at Forty: A Transition | 1910 | Smith, Elder | Doran | | Maradick at Forty: A Transition at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Mr Perrin and Mr Traill | 1911 | Mills and Boon | Doran | revised for the US version as The Gods and Mr Perrin: subsequently filmed (1948). | The Gods and Mr Perrin at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Prelude to Adventure | 1912 | Mills and Boon | Doran | | Prelude to Adventure at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Fortitude | 1913 | Martin Secker | Doran | | Fortitude at Project Gutenberg |
| The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death | 1914 | Martin Secker | Doran | | The Duchess of Wrexe: Her Decline and Death at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Golden Scarecrow | 1915 | Cassell | Doran | short stories: Prologue Hugh Seymour Henry Fitzgeorge Strether Ernest Henry Angelina Bim Rochester Nancy Ross 'Enery Barbara Flint Sarah Trefusis Young John Scarlet Epilogue | The Golden Scarecrow at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Dark Forest | 1916 | Martin Secker | Doran | | The Dark Forest at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Joseph Conrad | 1916 | Nisbet | Henry Holt | Biography and criticism | Joseph Conrad at Project Gutenberg |
| The Green Mirror | 1918 | Macmillan | Doran | | The Green Mirror at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Secret City | 1919 | Macmillan | Doran | | The Secret City at Project Gutenberg |
| Jeremy | 1919 | Cassell | Doran | | Jeremy at Project Gutenberg |
| The Art of James Branch Cabell | 1920 | – | R M McBride | | |
| The Captives | 1920 | Macmillan | Doran | | The Captives at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Thirteen Travellers | 1920 | Hutchinson | Doran | short stories: Absalom Jay Fanny Close The Hon Clive Torby Miss Morganhurst Peter Westcott Lucy Moon Mrs Porter and Miss Allen Lois Drake Mr Nix Lizzie Rand Nobody Bombastes Furioso | The Thirteen Travellers at Project Gutenberg |
| The Young Enchanted | 1921 | Macmillan | Grosset and Dunlap | | The Young Enchanted at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Cathedral | 1922 | Macmillan | Doran | | The Cathedral at Project Gutenberg |
| Jeremy and Hamlet | 1923 | Cassell | Doran | | Jeremy and Hamlet at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Crystal Box | 1924 | Privately published by Walpole | – | limited edition of 150 copies | |
| The Old Ladies | 1924 | Macmillan | Doran | | The Old Ladies at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The English Novel: Some Notes on its Evolution | 1924 | Cambridge University Press | – | not published in the US until 1970 (Folcroft edition) | |
| Portrait of a Man with Red Hair | 1925 | Macmillan | Doran | | Portrait of a Man with Red Hair at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Harmer John | 1926 | Macmillan | Doran | | Harmer John at Project Gutenberg Australia |
| Reading: An Essay | 1926 | Jarrolds | – | | |
| Jeremy at Crale | 1927 | Cassell | Doran | | Jeremy at Crale at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Anthony Trollope | 1928 | Macmillan | Macmillan | Biography and criticism | |
| My Religious Experience | 1928 | Benn | – | | |
| The Silver Thorn | 1928 | Macmillan | Doubleday | short stories: The Little Donkeys with the Crimson Saddles The Tiger No Unkindness Intended Ecstasy A Picture Old Elizabeth (A Portrait) The Etching Chinese Horses The Tarn Major Wilbraham A Silly Old Fool The Enemy The Enemy in Ambush The Dove Bachelors | The Silver Thorn: A Book of Stories at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Wintersmoon | 1928 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | Wintersmoon at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Farthing Hall | 1929 | Macmillan | Doubleday | with J B Priestley | |
| Hans Frost | 1929 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | Hans Frost at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Rogue Herries | 1930 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | Rogue Herries at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Above the Dark Circus | 1931 | Macmillan | Doubleday | published in the US as Above the Dark Tumult | Above the Dark Tumult at Project Gutenberg Australia |
| Judith Paris | 1931 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | Judith Paris at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Apple Trees: Four Reminiscences | 1932 | Golden Cockerel Press | | – | limited edition of 500 copies |
| The Fortress | 1932 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | The Fortress at Faded Page (Canada) |
| A Letter to a Modern Novelist | 1932 | Hogarth | | | A Letter to a Modern Novelist at Faded Page (Canada) |
| All Souls' Night | 1933 | Macmillan | Doubleday | short stories: The Whistle The Silver Mask The Staircase A Carnation for an Old Man Tarnhelm – or The Death of my Uncle Robert Mr Oddy Seashore Macabre – A Moment's Experience Lilac The Oldest Talland The Little Ghost Mrs Lunt Sentimental but True Portrait in Shadow The Snow The Ruby Glass Spanish Dusk | All Soul's Night at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Vanessa | 1933 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | Vanessa at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Extracts from a Diary | 1934 | Privately published by Walpole | | | |
| Captain Nicholas | 1934 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | Captain Nicholas at Project Gutenberg Australia |
| Cathedral Carol Service | 1934 | Faber and Faber | – | an episode from "The Inquisitor" | |
| The Inquisitor | 1935 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | The Inquisitor at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Claude Houghton: Appreciations | 1935 | Heinemann | – | with Clemence Dane | |
| A Prayer for My Son | 1936 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | A Prayer for my Son at Project Gutenberg Australia |
| John Cornelius: His Life and Adventures | 1937 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | John Cornelius... at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Head in Green Bronze and Other Stories | 1938 | Macmillan | Doubleday | short stories: Head in Green Bronze The German The Exile The Train The Haircut Let The Bores Tremble The Honey-Box The Fear of Death The Field with Five Trees Having No Hearts The Conjurer | Head in Green Bronze at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Joyful Delaneys | 1938 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | The Joyful Delaneys at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Sea Tower | 1939 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | The Sea Tower at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Roman Fountain | 1940 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | Roman Fountain at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Bright Pavilions | 1940 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | The Bright Pavilions at Faded Page (Canada) |
| The Blind Man's House | 1941 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | The Blind Man's House at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Open Letter of an Optimist | 1941 | Macmillan | – | | |
| The Killer and the Slain | 1942 | Macmillan | Doubleday | | The Killer and the Slain at Project Gutenberg Australia |
| Katherine Christian | 1943 | Macmillan | Doubleday | UK publication 1944 | Katherine Christian at Faded Page (Canada) |
| Mr Huffam and Other Stories | 1948 | Macmillan | | short stories: The White Cat The Train to the Sea The Perfect Close Service for the Blind The Faithful Servant Miss Thom Women are Motherly The Beard The Last Trump Green Tie The Church in the Snow Mr Huffam – A Christmas Story | Mr Huffam and Other Stories at the Internet Archive |

### Book series

Some of Walpole's stories were parts of series with related themes:
* The London Novels were Fortitude, The Duchess of Wrexe, The Green Mirror, The Captives, The Young Enchanted, Wintersmoon, Hans Frost and Captain Nicholas.
* Scenes from Provincial Life included The Cathedral, The Old Ladies, Harmer John and The Inquisitor.
* The Herries Chronicle comprises Rogue Herries, Judith Paris, The Fortress and Vanessa. Two later Herries books were The Bright Pavilions and Katherine Christian.
* The Jeremy stories were Jeremy, Jeremy and Hamlet and Jeremy at Crale.
* Four Fantastic Tales were Maradick at Forty, Prelude to Adventure, Portrait of a Man with Red Hair and Above the Dark Circus.

## Short stories

The following stories appeared in The Windsor Magazine:
* "The Dog and the Dragon in Reminiscence" (October 1923)
* "Red Amber" (December 1923)
* "The Garrulous Diplomatist" (December 1924)
* "The Adventure of Mrs Farbman" (January 1925)
* "The Adventure of the Imaginative Child" (February 1925)
* "The Happy Optimist" (March 1925)
* "The Dyspeptic Critic" (April 1925)
* "The Man Who Lost His Identity" (May 1925)
* "The Adventure of the Beautiful Things" (June 1925)
* "The War Babies are Growing Up!" (November 1934)

## Other works
### Plays

* The Young Huntress, 1933
* The Cathedral (adaptation of his 1922 novel), 1936
* The Haxtons, 1939

### Editor

In 1932 Walpole edited The Waverley Pageant: Best Passages from the Novels of Sir Walter Scott. In 1937 he edited a compilation of short stories, A Second Century of Creepy Stories (Hutchinson, 1937), by a range of writers including Guy de Maupassant, M. R. James, Henry James, Walter de la Mare, Oliver Onions, Walpole himself ("Tarnhelm") and twenty-one others.