Gerald Kersh
Source: "Gerald Kersh Bibliography." Author Wars, https://authorwars.com/authors/gerald-kersh.html".
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Born in Russia, lived in Britain, and finally moved to the US following World War II.
Titles:
Collections
- Unknown. Clock Without Hands
- Unknown. I Got References
- Unknown. Macabere verhalen
- Unknown. Mann ohne Gesicht
- Unknown. Men Without Bones
- Unknown. More Than Once Upon a Time
- Unknown. Neither Man Nor Dog
- Unknown. Nightshade & Damnations
- Unknown. On an Odd Note
- Unknown. Sad Road to the Sea
- Unknown. Selected Stories
- Unknown. The Battle of the Singing Men and Selected Stories
- Unknown. The Brazen Bull
- Unknown. The Brighton Monster and Others
- Unknown. The Horrible Dummy and Other Stories
- Unknown. The Hospitality of Miss Tolliver and Other Stories
- 1954. Guttersnipe: Little Novels
- 1955. Men Without Bones
- 1960. The Ugly Face of Love
- 1960. The Best of Gerald Kersh
- 1962. The Terribly Wild Flowers
- 2003. Karmesin: World's Greatest Criminal – or Most Outrageous Liar
- 2006. The World, the Flesh, & the Devil: Fantastical Writings Volume 1
- 2013. Men Without Bones and Other Haunting Inhabitants
- 2013. Nightshade and Damnations
Essays
- Unknown. Apology (Preface to I Got References)
- Unknown. Banging the Bridegroom
- Unknown. But Sorrow Cometh In the Morning
- Unknown. Foreword (Men Are So Ardent)
- Unknown. John Reader Replies: An Unsatisfactory Story
- Unknown. Love, the Cost of Passion
- Unknown. Not Too Much Water
- Unknown. The First Week
- Unknown. To Whom It May Concern (Preface to Clean, Bright and Slightly Oiled)
- Unknown. Wrestling Is All-In
- 1941. Let the Children Die! Says Mrs. T
- 1941. The Boys Are Cashing-In on Sentiment
- 1944. This Rocket Racket
- 1944. A Tale of Two Women
- 1946. The Old Pray While the Young Play
- 1946. Sprung Beds, Little Lamps Don't Make a Soldier
Non-fiction
Novels
- Unknown. Brock
- Unknown. Faces in a Dusty Picture
- Unknown. Jews Without Jehovah
- Unknown. Men Are So Ardent
- Unknown. Night and the City
- Unknown. Prelude to a Certain Midnight
- Unknown. The Dead Look On
- Unknown. The Great Wash
- Unknown. The Private Life of a Private
- Unknown. The Secret Masters
- Unknown. The Weak and the Strong
- Unknown. They Die With Their Boots Clean
- 1957. Fowlers End
- 1965. A Long Cool Day in Hell
Poems
Reviews
- Unknown. Fantasy of a Hunted Man
- Unknown. Judas Forgiven
- Unknown. Mann ohne Gesicht
- Unknown. Nightshade and Damnations
- Unknown. On an Odd Note
- Unknown. On an Odd Note
- Unknown. On an Odd Note
- Unknown. On an Odd Note
- Unknown. On an Odd Note
- Unknown. Prophet Without Honor
- Unknown. River of Riches
- Unknown. Seed of Destruction
- Unknown. The Brighton Monster and Other Stories
- Unknown. The Epistle of Simple Simon
- Unknown. The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy
- Unknown. The Eye
- Unknown. The Gentleman All in Black
- Unknown. The Secret Masters
- Unknown. The Secret Masters
- Unknown. The Secret Masters
- Unknown. The Secret Masters
- Unknown. The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
- Unknown. White Horse with Wings
Serials
- 1946. Clock Without Hands (Part 1 of 3)
- 1946. Clock Without Hands (Part 2 of 3)
- 1946. Clock Without Hands (Part 3 of 3)
- 1949. Jack of Swords (Part 1 of 5)
- 1949. Jack of Swords (Part 2 of 5)
- 1949. Jack of Swords (Part 3 of 5)
- 1949. Jack of Swords (Part 4 of 5)
- 1949. Jack of Swords (Part 5 of 5)
Short Fiction
- Unknown. "Busto Is a Ghost, Too Mean to Give Us a Fright!"
- Unknown. A Bit of a Change
- Unknown. A Bracelet for Karmesin
- Unknown. A Deal in Overcoats
- Unknown. A Lecture on Military Law
- Unknown. A Little Something in the Bank
- Unknown. A Lucky Day for the Boar
- Unknown. A Matter of Pink Elephants
- Unknown. A Saint
- Unknown. A Tale Told in the Twilight
- Unknown. A Vision of a Lost Child
- Unknown. A Walk in the Snow
- Unknown. An Enemy of Women
- Unknown. An Undistinguished Boy
- Unknown. And If This Ain't Love, Gorblimey
- Unknown. Balaban
- Unknown. Bericht über Gefahr B
- Unknown. Bericht über Gefahr B
- Unknown. Birth of a Love Song
- Unknown. Bitter Pink Paper
- Unknown. Buried Treasure
- Unknown. Camarada Muerte
- Unknown. Carnival on the Downs
- Unknown. Che fine ha fatto il caporale Cuckoo?
- Unknown. Chickenfeed for Karmesin
- Unknown. Comrade Death
- Unknown. Crazy Quarrel
- Unknown. Das Saatkorn des Todes
- Unknown. Das Ungeheuer von Brighton
- Unknown. De aap en het mysterie
- Unknown. De borduurnaald
- Unknown. De duivel die het schaakspel haatte
- Unknown. De kruik van Oxoxoco
- Unknown. De overjassen van Molosso
- Unknown. De verschrikkelijke buiksprekerspop
- Unknown. Der Affe und das Geheimnis
- Unknown. Der Herr in Schwarz
- Unknown. Der Mann, der vom Tod vergessen wurde
- Unknown. Der spanische Gefangene
- Unknown. Dicker als Wasser
- Unknown. Die kupferne Dahlie
- Unknown. Die Oxoxoco-Flasche
- Unknown. Do You Follow Me?
- Unknown. Dr. Ox Will Die at Midnight
- Unknown. Dust of Annan
- Unknown. Eine Kleinigkeit auf der Bank
- Unknown. Elizabeth and Temptation
- Unknown. Envy
- Unknown. Fabulous Bargain
- Unknown. Fairy Gold
- Unknown. Femme Fatale
- Unknown. Flight to the World's End
- Unknown. For a Song
- Unknown. Für ein Lied
- Unknown. Ghost Money
- Unknown. Gomez
- Unknown. Grass
- Unknown. Gratitude
- Unknown. Greek Tragedy
- Unknown. Green Powder
- Unknown. Guttersnipe
- Unknown. Hairy Cohen
- Unknown. Heartless Heidi
- Unknown. Het monster van Brighton
- Unknown. High Stakes at the Swede's
- Unknown. Hoe je het ook bekijkt ...
- Unknown. Honor Among Thieves
- Unknown. Impasse
- Unknown. In a Room Without Walls
- Unknown. Incident in a Tavern
- Unknown. Introduction (Eye in the Sky: Sketches on a Searchlight Site)
- Unknown. Joe Twist and the Great Cockroach Race
- Unknown. Joe Twist and the Pretty Buttercups
- Unknown. Joe Twist on Discipline
- Unknown. Joe Twist on the Use of Mince Pies
- Unknown. Judas Forgiven
- Unknown. Kannibalsky
- Unknown. Kannibalsky Had No Body
- Unknown. Karmesin
- Unknown. Karmesin and Human Vanity
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Big Flea
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Big Frost
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Crown Jewels
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Gorgeous Robes
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Hamlet Promptbook
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Invisible Millionaire
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Man Who Was Mad About Diamonds
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Meter
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Raving Lunatic
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Royalties
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Tailor's Dummy
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Trismagistus Formula
- Unknown. Karmesin and the Unbeliever
- Unknown. Karmesin Beats the Blackmailers
- Unknown. Karmesin et la Formule de Trismagistus
- Unknown. Karmesin Faussaire et Philantrope
- Unknown. Karmesin Meurtrier
- Unknown. Karmesin Takes Pen in Hand
- Unknown. Karmesin the Fixer
- Unknown. Karmesin the Murderer
- Unknown. Karmesin Voleur de Bijoux
- Unknown. Karmesin, Bank Robber
- Unknown. Karmesin, Blackmailer
- Unknown. Karmesin, Con Man
- Unknown. Karmesin, Criminal Lawyer
- Unknown. Karmesin, Jewel Thief
- Unknown. Karmesin, Murderer
- Unknown. Karmesin, Racketeer
- Unknown. Karmesin, Swindler
- Unknown. Kind of Like a Beauty Contest, Sort Of
- Unknown. Knock, Knock!
- Unknown. L'homme qu'on ne pouvait tuer
- Unknown. L'Honneur du Milieu
- Unknown. L'Intermédiaire
- Unknown. La verità su Orlik
- Unknown. Ladies or Clothes
- Unknown. Le secret de la bouteille
- Unknown. Le Voleur qui fit le mort
- Unknown. Les Loups entre eux
- Unknown. Les plantes en folie
- Unknown. Lives
- Unknown. Love, the Marksman
- Unknown. Lunatic's Broth
- Unknown. Macagony's Fist
- Unknown. Mann ohne Gesicht
- Unknown. Mary John
- Unknown. Memory of a Fight
- Unknown. Men Without Bones
- Unknown. Menschen ohne Knochen
- Unknown. Monster
- Unknown. More Than Once Upon a Time
- Unknown. Mr. Pryde and Mr. Mann
- Unknown. Mr. Tomorrow
- Unknown. Mr. Ypsilanti in the Dark
- Unknown. Niebezpieczny sejf
- Unknown. No Matter How You Slice It
- Unknown. Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
- Unknown. Oalámaóa
- Unknown. Old Betsey
- Unknown. On the Other Hand
- Unknown. One Case in a Million
- Unknown. One Guinea's Worth
- Unknown. Open Verdict
- Unknown. Pride of Profession
- Unknown. Prophet Without Honor
- Unknown. Proud Servant
- Unknown. Putting the Bite on Cashel
- Unknown. Qu'est devenu le caporal Cuckoo ?
- Unknown. Red Gentleman of Staffordshire
- Unknown. Reflection in a Brown Eye
- Unknown. Reflections in a Tablespoon
- Unknown. Return of the Dog
- Unknown. Sacred to the Memory
- Unknown. Sad Road to the Sea
- Unknown. Seed of Destruction
- Unknown. Shout Without Sound
- Unknown. Skate's Eyeball
- Unknown. Slaves
- Unknown. Some Late Lark Singing
- Unknown. Some Other Star
- Unknown. Something on His Mind
- Unknown. Somewhere Not Far from Here
- Unknown. Sssst!
- Unknown. Strange Carnival
- Unknown. Strong Greek Wine
- Unknown. Terraces
- Unknown. The Ambiguities of Lo Yeing Pai
- Unknown. The Beggar's Stone
- Unknown. The Beggars' Stone
- Unknown. The Bitter Seas
- Unknown. The Brazen Bull
- Unknown. The Brighton Monster
- Unknown. The Chancer Chances His Arm
- Unknown. The Charcoal Burner
- Unknown. The Conscience of Karmesin
- Unknown. The Copper Dahlia
- Unknown. The Crash of Max Raddish
- Unknown. The Crewel Needle
- Unknown. The Dancing Doll
- Unknown. The Defeat of the Demon Tailor
- Unknown. The Detestable Black Widow
- Unknown. The Dogs Bark, But the Caravan Passes (excerpt from An Ape, a Dog and a Serpent)
- Unknown. The Drunk and the Blind
- Unknown. The Dungeon
- Unknown. The Epistle of Simple Simon
- Unknown. The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy
- Unknown. The Eye
- Unknown. The Fabulous Fido
- Unknown. The Frenchman Who Understood Women
- Unknown. The Geometry of the Skirt
- Unknown. The Guardian
- Unknown. The Hack
- Unknown. The Hat
- Unknown. The Haunted Typewriter
- Unknown. The Hero Worshipped
- Unknown. The History of Dancing Oliver
- Unknown. The Horrible House with the Secret Pipes
- Unknown. The Hospitality of Miss Tolliver
- Unknown. The Host
- Unknown. The House of Relish
- Unknown. The King Who Collected Clocks
- Unknown. The Lady Who Played the Fool
- Unknown. The Last Battle
- Unknown. The Laughing-Stock
- Unknown. The Laughingstock
- Unknown. The Life and Times of the Dog Basta
- Unknown. The Madwoman
- Unknown. The Man Who Saw God
- Unknown. The Memorial
- Unknown. The Molosso Overcoats
- Unknown. The Musicians
- Unknown. The Nimroud Rug
- Unknown. The Oxoxoco Bottle
- Unknown. The Persian Bedspread
- Unknown. The Person in Solferino Park
- Unknown. The Personal History of a Mouse
- Unknown. The Pettifer Collection
- Unknown. The Queen of Pig Island
- Unknown. The Sailor's Farewell to His Horse
- Unknown. The Spanish Prisoner
- Unknown. The Story of Johnnie Boots
- Unknown. The Sympathetic Souse
- Unknown. The Tarleton Twins
- Unknown. The Terribly Wild Flowers
- Unknown. The Tremendous Trifle
- Unknown. The Truth About Orlik
- Unknown. The Ugly Face of Love
- Unknown. The Unbroken Heart
- Unknown. The Undefeated Radetski
- Unknown. The Unkillable Man
- Unknown. The Violin Maker
- Unknown. The Whisper
- Unknown. The White-Washed Room
- Unknown. The Woman in the Mud
- Unknown. Thicker Than Water
- Unknown. Thirty-One Seconds
- Unknown. This Stuff Is Like Cigarette Ash
- Unknown. Time Is the Illusion
- Unknown. Tread Lightly
- Unknown. Two Gentlemen of Bucharest
- Unknown. Vergebung für Judas
- Unknown. Visitors for Tea
- Unknown. Voices in the Dust of Annan
- Unknown. Wachtraum eines Gehetzten
- Unknown. Wat is er toch gebeurd met korporaal Cuckoo?
- Unknown. Wealth of Nations
- Unknown. Whatever Happened to Corporal Cuckoo?
- Unknown. Zo veilig als de bank
- Unknown. ¿Qué le ocurrió al cabo Cockoo?
- Unknown. ¿Qué le ocurrió al caporal Cuckoo?
- 1936. The Devil That Troubled the Chess-Board
- 1936. The Devil That Troubled the Chessboard
- 1937. The Scar
- 1937. The Conqueror Worm
- 1937. Doctor Ox Will Die at Midnight
- 1937. Wolf! Wolf!
- 1938. The Cat Finds His Way Home
- 1938. Grey Old She-Wolf
- 1938. The Old Burying Place
- 1938. The Old Burying Place ...
- 1938. The Wolf Dies in Silence
- 1938. Prometheus
- 1938. The Earwig
- 1938. Will to Power
- 1939. Shaggy Yellow Dog
- 1939. Flesh and Grass
- 1939. The Battle of the Singing Men
- 1939. Let Lying Dogs Sleep
- 1940. The Naked Man
- 1940. A Ruby Worth Eleven Hundred Pounds
- 1941. The Stone
- 1941. The Undefeated
- 1941. The Fortunes of the Pryskys
- 1941. Frozen Beauty
- 1941. The Last Coin of Mr. Baer
- 1942. Maria's Christ
- 1942. The Gentleman All in Black
- 1942. Blast!..
- 1942. Who Wants a Liver-coloured Cat?
- 1942. A Bang on the Head for Dutoit
- 1942. Seed
- 1942. The Barber of Seville
- 1942. Fantasy of a Hunted Man
- 1942. The Evil Destiny of Dr. Polacek
- 1942. A Legend of Truth
- 1942. The Ten Old Tigers
- 1942. The Ruined Wall
- 1942. Dudelsack
- 1942. A Small and Dirty Dog
- 1942. Dustin – the Broken Man
- 1943. Lady Faith
- 1943. The Woman and the Doll
- 1943. The Man and the Spirit
- 1943. Destiny and the Bullet
- 1943. Irongut and the Brown Mouse
- 1943. All That One Man Remembered
- 1943. The White Flash
- 1943. Uncle Kuzma
- 1944. Karmesin!
- 1944. A Saint Who Scorned the Scarlet
- 1944. The Affair Of The Stuffed Head
- 1944. The Widow at the Dun Cow
- 1944. The House Near Charing Cross!
- 1944. The Woman and the Fire
- 1944. Inscrutable Providence
- 1945. Neither Man Nor Dog
- 1946. Hero-Worship
- 1946. The Scene of the Crime
- 1946. Between Two Sleeps
- 1946. In a Misty Window
- 1946. Clock Without Hands
- 1946. Angel Face
- 1947. Miracle of the Winged Rescue
- 1947. White Horse with Wings
- 1947. Note on Danger B
- 1947. The Royal Imposter
- 1947. Voices in the Dust
- 1948. The Monster
- 1948. The Ape and the Mystery
- 1948. The Mysterious Smile of Mona Lisa
- 1948. The End of a Wise Guy
- 1949. The Forbidding Doorway
- 1949. Jack of Swords
- 1949. Intruders for Tea
- 1951. The Spellbinder
- 1952. The Terrible Ride of Colonel Tessier
- 1954. Collector's Piece
- 1954. The Thief Who Played Dead
- 1954. Last Love
- 1954. Teeth and Nails
- 1954. A Tomb for Karmesin
- 1955. Ou Est the Corpse de Ma Tante?
- 1957. The Murderer's Eye
- 1957. A Slight Miscalculation
- 1957. Bracelet for a Man of Genius
- 1957. The Secret of the Bottle
- 1958. River of Riches
- 1958. Apprentice Assassin
- 1958. The Incorruptible Tailor
- 1959. The Shady Life of Annibal
- 1960. Prophet Without Honour
- 1962. The Unsafe Deposit Box
- 1962. Bone for Debunkers
- 1962. The Karmesin Affair
- 1963. A Bargain with Cashel
- 1968. Trip Out on Red Lizzie
- 1968. Crooked Bone
- 1975. Qu'est-il arrivé au caporal Cuckoo ?
- 1983. Bakrena dalija
- 2003. Oalamaoa
- 2006. Dr Ox Will Die at Midnight
Genres/Themes:
- horror (3 books)
- post-apocalypse (2 books)
- london (2 books)
- post apocalypse (2 books)
- Brighton (1 book)
- timeslip (1 book)
- fantasy (1 book)
- first person (1 book)
- contemporary (1 book)
- Amazon River (1 book)
- Indians (1 book)
- con man (1 book)
- science fiction (1 book)
- longevity (1 book)
- Renaissance (1 book)
- military (1 book)
- fairies (1 book)
- Siberia (1 book)
- suspended animation (1 book)
- Martians (1 book)
- humanity (1 book)
- Paris (1 book)
- France (1 book)
- deals with the devil (1 book)
- body swap (1 book)
- racism (1 book)
- cursed objects (1 book)
- bad blood (1 book)
- kafkaesque (1 book)
- unnatural cats (1 book)
- alternate history (1 book)
- Shakespeare (1 book)