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Title: The Story of the Unknown Church Title Record # 880798
Author: William Morris
Date: 1856-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the January 1856 issue of The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine. William Morris's first published story.
Synopsis: The ghost of a long-dead stonemason recalls the building of a beautiful church, now lost to time; and how the small personal tragedy of his family is interwoven with the grand church's completion.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1856 The Story of the Unknown Church [as by uncredited]
Year Language Title
1990Translated by Franz Rottensteiner
German Die Geschichte von der unbekannten Kirche

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine, January 1856 1856-01-00 ed. Editors of the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine Bell and Daldy  
1/-?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).
64
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Checkmark
The Story of the Unknown Church, and Other Tales 1902-00-00 William Morris Thomas B. Mosher (The Brocade Series #34)     xi+
96
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  
The Hollow Land and Other Contributions to the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine 1903-00-00 William Morris Longmans, Green and Co.     iii+
332
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Story of the Unknown Church, and Lindenborg Pool 1904-00-00 William Morris J. Thomson (Avon Booklet)     39
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 World of Romance, Being Contributions to the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine, 1856 1906-00-00 William Morris J. Thomson     163
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Early Romances of William Morris in Prose and Verse 1907-00-00 William Morris J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman's Library #261)     xix+
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Prose and Poetry (1856-1870) 1913-00-00 William Morris Oxford University Press     vii+
656
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
William Morris 1923-00-00 William Morris Thomas Nelson & Sons     xii+
420
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Stories in Prose, Stories in Verse, Shorter Poems, Lectures and Essays 1934-00-00 William Morris Nonesuch Press     xxiv+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Golden Wings and Other Stories 1976-03-00 William Morris Newcastle Publishing (Forgotten Fantasy #VIII) 0-87877-107-7 / F-107
$2.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
169
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 Checkmark
Golden Wings and Other Stories 1980-00-00 William Morris Borgo Press 0-89370-507-1   xvi+
169
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Die Sirene und andere phantastische Erzählungen 1990-03-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #264) 3-518-38188-1
DM 14.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
309+
[1]
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 Ralf Gammersbach Checkmark
Classic Tales of the Supernatural 2001-00-00 ed. Robin Brockman Arcturus Publishing 1-84193-013-X   519
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 Paul Ashby Checkmark
Great Ghost Stories: 34 Classic Tales of the Supernatural 2002-00-00 ed. Robin Brockman Gramercy Books 0-517-22095-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
519
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Ashby  
News from Nowhere and Other Writings 2004-00-00 William Morris Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-043330-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
480
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 Morris Checkmark
The World of Romance, Being Contributions to the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine, 1856 2006-03-12 William Morris Project Gutenberg 17973    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Hollow Land and Other Contributions to the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine 2010-06-07 William Morris Forgotten Books (Classic Reprint) 978-1-4510-1289-7
$10.09?$: US dollar
342
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  
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