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M. P. Shiel (1865–1947)

Author of The Purple Cloud

Includes the names: Shiel M P, M.P.shiel, M. P. Sheil, M. P. Shiel, Matthew Shiel, Matthew P. Shiel, Matthew p. Shiel, Matthew Ph. Shiel, Matthew Phipps Shiel, Matthew Phillips Shiel ... (see complete list)
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Works by M. P. Shiel
The Purple Cloud 646 copies, 15 reviews
Prince Zaleski 75 copies, 4 reviews
Xelucha and Others 73 copies, 1 review
Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk 61 copies, 1 review
The Lord of the Sea 57 copies, 1 review
Shapes in the Fire 31 copies, 1 review
The House of Sounds and Others: Including the Purple Cloud (Lovecraft's… 23 copies
The Pale Ape and Other Pulses 16 copies
How the Old Woman Got Home 15 copies
Huguenin's Wife 14 copies
Cold Steel 11 copies, 1 review
The Lost Viol 10 copies
The World, the Flesh and the Devil [1959 film] (Author) 10 copies
The Isle of Lies 10 copies
Dr. Krasinski's Secret 9 copies, 1 review
The Dragon 8 copies
The Last Miracle 8 copies
Xélucha 7 copies
The Yellow Danger: The Story of the World's Greatest War 7 copies, 1 review
Children of the wind 6 copies, 1 review
The Best Short Stories of M. P. Shiel 6 copies
The Black Box 5 copies
The Rajah's Sapphire 5 copies
Here Comes The Lady 4 copies
Contraband of war; a tale of the Hispano-American struggle 4 copies
The Invisible Voices 4 copies
Science, Life and Literature 3 copies
THE MAN-STEALERS 3 copies
The Young Men are Coming! 3 copies
THIS ABOVE ALL 3 copies
Lovecrafts dunkle Idole - Band I & II: Horrorgeschichten 3 copies
The Yellow Wave 3 copies
The Weird O'IT 3 copies
THE EVIL THAT MEN DO 3 copies
Unto the Third Generation 3 copies
Many a Tear 2 copies
Vaila 2 copies
The Pale Ape 2 copies
The Bride 2 copies
Above All Else 2 copies
THIS KNOT OF LIFE 2 copies
Say au r'voir, but not goodbye 2 copies
THE WHITE WEDDING 2 copies
The Stone Of The Edmundsbury Monks 1 copy
Haunts & Horrors: Strange & Supernatural Fiction by M. P. Shiel 1 copy
Il Principe Zaleski 1 copy
The House of Sounds 1 copy
Le Nuage pourpre: roman 1 copy
The Bell of St. Sepulcre by MP Shiel 1 copy
CHINA IN ARMS 1 copy
The House of Sounds [short fiction] 1 copy
Dr. Krasinski's Secret 1 copy
Orazio Calvo 1 copy
8. The Isle of Lies 1 copy
The Case of Euphemia Raphash 1 copy
Collected Works of M P Shiel Parts Edition 1 copy
Delphi Collected Works of M. P. Shiel (Illustrated) 1 copy
The M.P. Shiel Science Fiction MEGAPACK® 1 copy
Phorfor 1 copy
M.P. SHIEL AND THE LOVECRAFT CIRCLE 1 copy
THE NEW KING 1 copy
THE WORKS OF M.P. SHIEL Volume II 1 copy
THE WORKS OF M.P. SHIEL Volume III 1 copy
Science, life, and literature 1 copy
SHIEL IN DIVERSE HANDS 1 copy
THE WORKS OF M.P. SHIEL Volume I 1 copy
Dark Lot Of One Saul 1 copy
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Also by M. P. Shiel
Great Irish Tales of Horror: A Treasury of Fear (Contributor) 312 copies, 2 reviews
Late Victorian Gothic Tales (Contributor) 181 copies
Science Fiction Stories (Contributor) 175 copies, 1 review
Victorian Tales of Mystery and Detection: An Oxford Anthology (Contributor) 167 copies, 2 reviews
Great Tales of Science Fiction (Contributor) 157 copies, 2 reviews
The Phantom of the Opera and Other Gothic Tales (Contributor) 151 copies
Shadows of Carcosa: Tales of Cosmic Horror (Contributor) 120 copies, 3 reviews
H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales (Contributor) 83 copies, 3 reviews
Great Weird Tales: 14 Stories by Lovecraft, Blackwood, Machen and Others (Contributor) 56 copies
The Century's Best Horror Fiction Volume 1 (Contributor) 51 copies, 1 review
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces (Contributor) 43 copies, 1 review
The Screaming Skull and Other Classic Horror Stories (Contributor) 36 copies, 2 reviews
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy) (Contributor) 33 copies
Dark Mind, Dark Heart (Contributor) 32 copies
Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes (Contributor) 25 copies
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Canonical name
Legal name
Shiell, Matthew Phipps
Other names
King Felipe I
Date of birth
1865-07-21
Date of death
1947-02-17
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Montserrat, British West Indies
Place of death
Chichester, UK
Cause of death
Places of residence
Montserrat
Education
Harrison College, Barbados
Kings College, London
Occupations
Novelist
Playwright
Pedophile
Relationships
Tracy, Louis (collaborator)
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Awards and honors
Short biography
Disambiguation notice

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