The Doll and One Other

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The Doll and One Other
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Dust-jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for The Doll and One Other
Author Algernon Blackwood
Cover artist Ronald Clyne
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre fantasy, horror
Publisher Arkham House
Publication date
1946
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages138 pp

The Doll and One Other is a collection of two fantasy and horror novelettes by author Algernon Blackwood. It was released in 1946 and was the first publication of either novelette. It was published by Arkham House in an edition of 3,490 copies.

The first novelette, "The Doll," was adapted for an episode of the television show Night Gallery . It was also adapted for the December 24, 1944, episode of old time radio show The Weird Circle .

James Agate Jr adapted the story for CBS Radio Mystery Theatre (ep. 1224 - July 22, 1981) under the title Toy Death starring Kristoffer Tabori and Patricia Elliott.

Contents

The Doll and One Other contains the following tales:

  1. "The Doll"
  2. "The Trod"

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