EDGAR WALLACE

THE DEATH ROOM
STRANGE AND STARTLING STORIES

Published by William Kimber & Co. Ltd., London, 1986

All of the stories in this compilation were published during Edgar Wallace's lifetime. The title and place and date of first known publication of each story is given below with a link to our HTML edition of the story itself. EPUB editions are also available and can be accessed by clicking here. All obtainable illustrations published with the original versions of the stories have been included in the PGA/RGL editions

1. The Poisoners (illustrated)
   The Novel Magazine, May 1912
2. Before Witnesses
   The Story-Teller, February 1924
3. Halle y's Comet, the Cowboy and Lord Dorrington
   The Weekly Tale-Teller, May 21, 1910
4. Lord Exenham Creates a Sensation
   The Grand Magazine, February 1918
5. One Night in Somerset
   Britannia and Eve, July 1929
6. The Barford "Snake" (illustrated)
   The Pall Mall Magazine, May 1909
7. The Black Grippe (illustrated)
   The Strand Magazine, March 1920
8. The Day the World Stopped (The Sodium Lines)
   The Lyons Mail, December 1923
9. The Death Room
   Cassell's Magazine, March 1923
10. The Devil Light
    All-Story Weekly, July 22, 1916
11. The Limp of the Clan Chen (illustrated)
    Everybody's Magazine, October 1921
12. The Slip
    Printers' Pie, Winter 1918
13. While the Passengers Slept
    The Premier Magazine, March 1915
14. The Forest of Happy Thoughts (illustrated)
    The Pall Mall Magazine, Nov 1909