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Title: The Landlady Title Record # 811757
Author: Roald Dahl
Date: 1959-11-28
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Hans Edinga
Dutch De hospita
1961Translated by Pentti Saarikoski
Finnish Vuokraemäntä
1966Translated by Wolfheinrich von der Mülbe
German Die Wirtin
1985Translated by an unknown hand
German Die Wirtin
2003The Landlady Translated by Elisabeth Gaspar as La logeuse
French La logeuse

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The New Yorker, November 28, 1959 1959-11-28 ed. Editors of the New Yorker        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Kiss Kiss 1960-00-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph  
15/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1960-00-00 Roald Dahl McClelland & Stewart  
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1960-02-08 Roald Dahl Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1961-00-00 Roald Dahl Dell F128
$0.50?$: US dollar
288
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Op weg naar de hemel 1961-00-00 Roald Dahl Meulenhoff (Meulenhoff Editie #11) E11   244
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.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1962-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 1832
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
233
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Op weg naar de hemel 1963-00-00 Roald Dahl Meulenhoff (Meulenhoff Editie #11) E11 ƒ4.50 244
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.
coll Hiemstra / Bouthoorn Checkmark
Kiss Kiss 1965-00-00 Roald Dahl Dell 4572
$0.60?$: US dollar
223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll George Ziel  
Kiss Kiss 1966-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 1832
4/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
233
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Küsschen, Küsschen! 1966-00-00 Roald Dahl Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rororo #835) 835
DM 2.20?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
182
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Jürgen Wulff?Juergen Wulff
 
Kiss Kiss 1968-10-00 Roald Dahl Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Charles E. Skaggs Checkmark
Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl 1969-11-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph 0-7181-0697-0
£?£: UK pound
442
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Kiss Kiss 1970-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books     232
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Omnific  
Küsschen, Küsschen! 1970-00-00 Roald Dahl Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rororo #835) 3-499-10835-6 DM2.80 182
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Jürgen Wulff?Juergen Wulff
 
Kiss Kiss 1972-11-00 Roald Dahl Pocket Books 0-671-77559-6
$0.95?$: US dollar
229
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Bedside Book of Horror 1973-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Arthur Barker 0-213-16428-0
£3.00?£: UK pound
x+
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
In Fear and Dread 1974-00-00 ed. Arthur J. Arkley Nelson (UK) (Getaway) 0-17-432054-X   92
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Küsschen, Küsschen! 1976-00-00 Roald Dahl Büchergilde Gutenberg 3-7632-1986-2   252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Lammkeule und andere Geschichten 1977-00-00 Roald Dahl Volk und Welt  
M 6.20?M: East German mark
304
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.
coll  
The Best of Roald Dahl 1978-05-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-394-72549-2 / V-549
$6.95?$: US dollar
xv+
401
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.
coll  
Tales of the Unexpected 1979-02-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph 0-7181-1751-4
£5.95?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of the Unexpected 1979-02-22 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-005131-7
£?£: UK pound
282
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Tales of the Unexpected 1979-09-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-394-74081-5 / V-81
$2.95?$: US dollar
[6]+
471+
[2]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Tales of the Unexpected 1980-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-005131-7
£0.95?£: UK pound
181
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Küßchen, Küßchen!?Kuesschen, Kuesschen!
1980-10-00 Roald Dahl Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft 01079 3   446
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Wolfgang Lauter Checkmark
65 Great Tales of Horror 1981-09-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1729-1   688
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
65 Great Tales of Horror 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1729-1   688
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The 24th Pan Book of Horror Stories 1983-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-28093-7
£1.50?£: UK pound
158
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Lammkeule und andere Geschichten 1983-00-00 Roald Dahl Volk und Welt 6471633
M 6.40?M: East German mark
304
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Regine Schulz , Burckhard Labowski Checkmark
Kiss Kiss 1984-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-001832-8
£1.95?£: UK pound
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Rakkaani, kyyhkyläiseni / Joku kaltaisesi 1985-00-00 Roald Dahl Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho 951-643-680-3   258+
198
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Rabenschwarze Geschichten 1985-00-00 ed.
Jutta Grützmacher?Jutta Gruetzmacher
Klett (Lesehefte) 3-12-261430-8
DM 4.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
127
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.
anth Eva Johanna Rubin  
Completely Unexpected Tales 1986-09-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-009820-8
£2.95?£: UK pound
405
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.
omni  
Horror Stories 1987-00-00 ed. uncredited Hamlyn 0-600-57098-3
£2.99?£: UK pound
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Thirteen Modern English and American Short Stories 1988-09-00 ed. Henri Yvinec Le Livre de Poche 2-253-04684-1   233
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Emil Nolde Checkmark
Tales of the Unexpected 1990-08-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-679-72989-5
$10.95?$: US dollar
471
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.
coll Seth Jaben  
The Best of Roald Dahl 1990-08-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-679-72991-7
$10.95?$: US dollar
vi+
520
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.
coll Jo Bonney  
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl 1991-09-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph 0-7181-3545-8
£15.99?£: UK pound
iv+
762
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Tales of Horror and Mystery 1993-10-00 ed. uncredited Dean & Son 0-603-55222-6
£2.99?£: UK pound
378
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Luis Rey  
The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings 1997-00-00 ed. Dennis Pepper Oxford University Press 0-19-278151-0
£12.99?£: UK pound
viii+
216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Simon Marsden  
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories 1998-05-00 Roald Dahl Viking 0-670-87854-5
$16.99?$: US dollar
279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Brian Cairns  
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories 2000-07-00 Roald Dahl Puffin / Penguin Books (US) 0-14-130271-2
$6.99?$: US dollar
279
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.
coll Brian Cairns  
Nasty Endings 2 2001-00-00 ed. Dennis Pepper Oxford University Press 0-19-275143-3
£4.99?£: UK pound
153
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.
anth Paul B. Davies  
The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories 2001-09-27 Roald Dahl Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) 0-14-131150-9
£5.99?£: UK pound
264
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.
coll Martin O'Neill  
Kiss Kiss 2003-03-24 Roald Dahl Gallimard (Folio #1029) 2-07-037029-1
F8.00?F: French frank
304
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.
coll William Wilson  
A Taste of the Unexpected 2005-05-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books (Pocket Penguin 70's #10) 0-14-102298-1
£1.50?£: UK pound
55
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.
coll Billie J.  
Collected Stories 2006-10-17 Roald Dahl Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #300) 0-307-26490-4
$30.00?$: US dollar
xxxviii+
850
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of the Unexpected 2008-09-01 Roald Dahl Penguin Books Australia (Popular Penguins) 978-0-14-103757-8
A$9.95?A$: Australian dollar
282
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories 2008-11-25 Roald Dahl Paw Prints 978-1-4395-7880-3
$16.99?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Brian Cairns  
Küsschen, Küsschen! 2012-11-00 Roald Dahl Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rororo #10835) 978-3-499-10835-8   182
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Jürgen Wulff?Juergen Wulff
 
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories 2013-06-20 Roald Dahl Speak / Penguin Books (US) 978-1-101-63628-2
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Martin O'Neill  
The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories 2013-09-05 Roald Dahl Puffin (Roald Dahl Short Stories) 978-0-14-134788-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
272
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.
coll Martin O'Neill  
Kiss Kiss date unknown Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-001832-8
£3.99?£: UK pound
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories date unknown Roald Dahl Viking 0-670-87854-5
$16.99?$: US dollar
279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Brian Cairns  
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl date unknown Roald Dahl Penguin Books India 978-0-14-015807-6 Rs 499.00 762
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.
omni Elizabeth Thomas  
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