British Library Tales of the Weird Books in Order
British Library Tales of the Weird contains 14 books, published between 1922 and 2024. The first book is The Undying Monster (1922) and the newest is The Weird Tales of Dorothy K. Haynes (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1922–2024
- Pages on record
- 944 in 3 of 14 books
British Library Tales of the Weird is a reprint and anthology line. Fourteen entries are catalogued, dated from 2019 onward apart from The Undying Monster, which the listing dates to its original 1922 appearance. John Miller and Mike Ashley are each credited on three volumes, and Jessie Douglas Kerruish, Vernon Lee, Algernon Blackwood and M.R. James appear on individual books. Recorded subjects are literature and English literature. Titles include Evil Roots (2019), Weird Woods (2020), Polar Horrors (2022) and The Lure of Atlantis (2023).
How many British Library Tales of the Weird books are there?
British Library Tales of the Weird has 14 books, released between 1922 and 2024.
British Library Tales of the Weird Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 British Library Tales of the Weird books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Undying Monster1922 · confirmed 2/41922–2/4
- 1Polar Horrors: Strange Tales from the World’s Ends2022 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420223521/4
- 2The Platform Edge2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 2The Lure of Atlantis: Strange Tales from the Sunken Continent2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 3Evil Roots2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 4Promethean Horrors2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 5Tales of the Tattooed2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 6A Phantom Lover and Other Dark Tales2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 7The Outcast2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 8Weird Woods2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 9Doomed Romances2024 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420243042/4
- 10Eerie East Anglia2024 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420242882/4
- 11The Haunted Trail2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 12The Weird Tales of Dorothy K. Haynes2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
Where to start with British Library Tales of the Weird
Start with The Undying Monster (1922), the earliest published title.
What is the newest British Library Tales of the Weird book?
The Weird Tales of Dorothy K. Haynes (2024) is the newest British Library Tales of the Weird book released so far.
Is there a new British Library Tales of the Weird book coming?
No next British Library Tales of the Weird book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
British Library Tales of the Weird at a glance
- Still running
- British Library Tales of the Weird is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- British Library Tales of the Weird books have appeared about one every 8 years on average.
- Length
- 944 pages across the 3 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most British Library Tales of the Weird books, 9 of 14, were published in the 2020s.
- Attribution
- Of the 14 titles, 3 are credited to John Miller, 3 to Mike Ashley, 1 to Michael Wheatley and 1 to Jessie Douglas Kerruish. A further 17 writers are credited.
What the British Library Tales of the Weird books are about
4 of the 14 British Library Tales of the Weird books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- English literature 1 of 4 books