Title: The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying

Title: The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying Title Record # 4251
Author: William Morris
Date: 1891-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Published June to September 1890 in The English Illustrated Magazine; and by Kelmscott "set, with minor alterations, from" that edition. --BL 002556577 The 1891 Kelmscott edition was the first book printed by the Kelmscott Press. British Library records of the 1891 and 1894 Kelmscott editions provide much descriptive information and fashion the full title thus: The Story of the Glittering Plain: which has been also called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Un[-]dying (1891 hyphen, 1894 no hyphen) --BL 002556577, BL 002556579 extended title per Reginald1: The Story of the Glittering Plain, Which Has Been Called the Land of Living Men, or the Acre of the Undying

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Year	Title
1891	The Glittering Plain
1891	The Story of the Glittering Plain
1891	The Story of the Glittering Plain, or the Land of Living Men

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying	1891-00-00	William Morris	Kelmscott Press			188	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying	1891-10-00	William Morris	Roberts Brothers		$2.50^?$: US dollar	187	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying	1894-00-00	William Morris	Kelmscott Press				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying	1913-00-00	William Morris	Longmans, Green and Co.			161	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying	1973-09-00	William Morris	Newcastle Publishing (Forgotten Fantasy #I)	0-87877-100-X / F-100	$2.95^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 174	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Douglas Menville
The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying	1980-00-00	William Morris	Borgo Press	0-89370-500-4		xvi+ 174	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Glittering Plain	2001-02-00	William Morris	Wildside Press (Wildside Fantasy Classics)	1-58715-350-5	$17.50^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 173	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying	2001-03-01	William Morris	Project Gutenberg	2565	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Story of the Glittering Plain: Or the Land of Living Men	2008-06-25	William Morris	The Echo Library	978-1-4068-9161-4	£5.90^?£: UK pound	100	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Story of the Glittering Plain	2009-12-01	William Morris	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-0843-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	194	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Story of the Glittering Plain	2012-06-14	William Morris	ReadHowYouWant	978-1-4250-8151-5	$18.99^?$: US dollar	292	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Story of the Glittering Plain, or the Land of Living Men	2012-12-14	William Morris	Gregg Press (II)	978-1-4474-7054-0	$9.95^?$: US dollar	182	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Story of the Glittering Plain	2013-06-01	William Morris	Leaves of Gold Press (Tolkien's Bookshelf #3)	978-0-9875554-1-0	$19.99^?$: US dollar	240	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Walter Crane
The Story of the Glittering Plain	2014-12-23	William Morris	Eccentric Books	978-618-812324-3		124	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	William Morris
The Story of the Glittering Plain	2019-06-12	William Morris	Dover Publications	978-0-486-83491-7	$19.95^?$: US dollar	192	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Walter Crane
The Story of the Glittering Plain	2019-06-12	William Morris	Dover Publications	978-0-486-84085-7	$19.95^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Walter Crane

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Reviews

Review by Lin Carter (1975) in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories
Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)
Review by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock (1988) in Fantasy: The 100 Best Books , reprinted in:
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1988)
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1988)
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1991)