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Old 20th July 2001, 06:48 PM   #13 (permalink)
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"Archives of Evil" was published in London by W.H.Allen,1977. Same as his original Autobiography which never reached the US. Are there different publications of this book?
This one gets tricky, but here is what I've found.

The first versions of this title seem to be American paperbacks published in 1976.

- From the Archives of Evil]. New York: Warner Books, 1976. Edited by Michael Parry. Introduction by Christopher Lee. 11 Stories by Bloch, Leiber, Matheson, & Stoker. ISBN:0-446-76884-7

- From the Archives of Evil Number (2) Two. New York: Warner Books, 1976. Edited by Michael Parry. Introduction by Christopher Lee. "A dozen more tales of the macabre to satisfy your taste for terror!" Stories by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; H. P. Lovecraft; John Collier; Jack London; Theodore Sturgeon; Henry Slesar; W. F. Harvey; Ray Bradbury; H. R. Wakefield; Saki; M. R. Jones; and Massimo Bontempelli.

In 1977 we see the first UK hardcover published.

- Archives of Evil: Presented by Christopher Lee. London: W.H. Allen, 1977. Collection of classic horror stories, favourites of Christopher Lee, by celebrated authors including : Conan Doyle, Jack London, Ray Bradbury, M. R. James, Saki and others. Introduced by Lee, eleven tales in all. Wrapparound jacket design by Les Edwards.

Later reprints (note that CL's name is now part of the title)include:

- Christopher Lee's Archives of Evil. London: Granada, 1979. Paperback.
- Christopher Lee's Archives of Evil. Mayflower, 1979.
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