Errata for the B&N volume

Celephaïs
110.33: murmuring seas, and of plains] murmuring seas, of plains
110.35: thick forests; an then we] thick forests; and then we
*111.38: watched the ginkgo trees] watched the gingko trees
112.16: the ripples sparked beneath] the ripples sparkled beneath
112.34: somewhere in space,and] somewhere in space, and
*113.7: such a beauty] such beauty
*114.11: travelled more softly, till] travelled more swiftly, till
114.12: flying uncan nily as if] flying uncannily as if
*114. 12: In a dim dawn] In the dim dawn
*114.25: of the city of Celephaïs, and] of the city Celephaïs, and
 
From Beyond
116.20: less a fanatic; but his] less a fanatic, but his
116.30: growing curiosity of fascination.] growing curiosity and fascination.
118.25: the revelation and the abrupt] the revelation and of the abrupt
 
The Picture in the House
124.4: the Miskatonic valley, both] the Miskatonic Valley, both
124.23: while vines have crawled] while the vines have crawled
124.29: has ever seen.] has never seen.
125.17: the house nonetheless impressed] the house none the less impressed
126.7: but her the antiquity] but here the antiquity
128.28: was becoming obnoxious,] was becoming rather obnoxious,
128.30: read, an wondered how] read, and wondered how
128.31: which adorned his room.] which adorned the room.
*129.12: Holt, ‘That’s suthin’ ta] Holt, ‘Thar’s suthin’ ta
129.13: read the Scripter about] read in Scripter about
129.35: seemed not to notice.] seemed not to notice it.
129.37: on ye—As ye love] on ye— As ye love
130.1: I did—They say] I did— They say
130.2: I wondered if ’twudn’t] I wondered ef ’twudn’t
130.6: very simple through somewhat] very simple though somewhat
130.15: glance,and beheld] glance, and beheld
 
Ex Oblivione
131.13: the irradiate refute of sleep.] the irradiate refuge of sleep.
131.26: damply form trunk to] damply from trunk to
131.28: the might vine-grown] the mighty vine-grown
131.33: in the might wall, I felt] in the mighty wall, I felt
132.8: had haunted and therefore read] had haunted, and I therefore read
132.12: cross for ever into] cross forever into
 
Sweet Ermengarde
*133.22: about 5 feet 5.33 … inches tall,] about 5ft 5.33 …in tall, ["ft" and "in" raised up]
*133.30: of rich gold!! “Aha!”] of rich GOLD!! “Aha!” ["GOLD" written in small caps]
*135.20: the sinister ’Squire. “I will] the sinister ’squire. “I will
136.16-17: clearly no gentleman. And] clearly no gentlemen. And
139.4: chauffeur. Stuck by something] chauffeur. Struck by something
*139.7: survived—that much was] survived—this much was
139.13: just as ’squire Hardman] just as ’Squire Hardman
139.14: the mortgage an ordering] the mortgage and ordering
*139.17: whilst the ’Squire twisted his] whilst the ’squire twisted his
139.26: it sufficient repayment if] it sufficient payment if
*139.33: my child!” Then a] my child?” Then a
140.2: years ago! And if] years ago? And if
 
The Nameless City
144.4: The temple, as] This temple, as
148.32: I shrank form the idea] I shrank from the idea
 
The Quest of Iranon
[No errors to report! :)
I would, however, like to point out that the phrase "and thither shouldst thou go an thou wouldst sing and have men listen to thee" on p. 153 is correct. In this case "an" is an archaic word meaning "if".]
 
The Moon-Bog
*158.22: Book of Invaders it] Book of Invaders it [too much space between “of” and “Invaders”? However, the forum automatically edits it, so I can't show it here.]
*158.23: all buried in Tallaght,] all buried at Tallaght,
160.28: and its soundless secrets,] and its sunless secrets,
161.23: reverberated throughout the castle] reverberated through the castle
162.14: speed, splashed awkwarly after] speed, splashed awkwardly after
 
The Outsider
*165.36: thing, and I knew that I must] thing, and knew I must
168.11: bone-revealing outlines and leering,] bone-revealing outlines a leering,
 
The Music of Erich Zann
*175.11-12: in the Rue d'Auseil kept by] in the Rue d'Auseil, kept by
*175.17: his name Erich Zann,] his name as Erich Zann,
178.22-23: intense and frightening listening.] intense and frightened listening.
*179.25: pen could ever suggest.] pen could even suggest.
 
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Herbert West--Reanimator
180.36: likewise become clear that,] likewise became clear that,
184.10: delicate cerebral ceils might] delicate cerebral cells might
*188.6: with the remnants of West’s bottles] with the broken remnants of West’s bottles
188.7: open window told us what had] open window told what had
188.25-26: receiving tomb, here a small] receiving tomb, where a small
*189.9: against the wall of a padded] against the walls of a padded
189.11: disgusted the researchers of] disgusted the searchers of
193.37: one. West head never] one. West had never
195.25: obtain what the had] obtain what he had
199.31: over a queerly incubating burner,] over a queer incubating burner,
200.37: caused at the instant] caused at that instant
203.26: had happened to Sefton Asylum] had happened at Sefton Asylum
 
Hypnos
206.28: once been the deepest] once been of the deepest
208.8: and look affightedly out] and look affrightedly out

[The text in The Fiction is based on a T.Ms. that was not available when Dagon and Other Macabre Tales was published. I have not bothered listing the textual differences.]
 
What the Moon Brings
212.19: of calm, dead forces.] of calm, dead faces.
213.15: raised my eye I saw] raised my eyes I saw
 
The Hound
*218.5: over the far swamps and] over far swamps and
221.18: the ivied church pointing a jeering] the ivied church pointed a jeering
 
The Lurking Fear
222.8: recalls “Facts concerning the Late] recalls “Facts Concerning the Late
226.30: I partly awakened, probably] I partly awaked, probably
226.32: was attending his duties] was attending to his duties
*228.29-30: stretches of morbidly overnourished] stretches of the morbidly overnourished
232.28: to his head, he fitted] to his health, he fitted
233.22: returned with a spade and] returned with spade and
235.14: sheet lightnings illumined the] sheet lightnings illumed the
235.20: claw and eye had] claw and eyes had
*238.26: accursed midnight forest and] accursed midnight forests and
 
The Rats in the Walls
240.21: horror greater that that of] horror greater than that of
241.4: our planter neighbors, we] our planter neighbours, we
241.17-18: through the line to] through the lines to
243.15: reticence and cloudly evasiveness.] reticence and cloudy evasiveness.
243.18: the occasional disappearance of] the occasional disappearances of
243.23: few members. Temperment rather] few members. Temperament rather
243.29-30: after her marraige to] after her marriage to
245.4: some very circumstatial accounts] some very circumstantial accounts
247.1: cook remembered that actions] cook remembered the actions
250.3-4: what I though I was] what I thought I was
250.16-17: with decreasing fevour at the] with decreasing fervour at the
250.22: abandon his effort when] abandon his efforts when
251.24: Nigger-Man was quietly] Nigger-Man was still quietly
252.17: only an aeronaut could] only an aëronaut could
253.10: three hundred years, or a] three hundred, or a
254.30: howls blindly to the] howls blindly in the darkness to the
 
The Unnamable
258.4: dark, upon the riven tomb] dark, upon that riven tomb
*258.18: grow up, and look into] grow up, look into
258.21: my friend was not] my friend Manton was not
259.19: door, but let the whole] door, but left the whole
 
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