Title: The Demon Lover
Title Record # 94966
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Date: 1941-11-06
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Date: 1941-11-06
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine The Listener, 6 November 1941.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Demon Lover and Other Stories | 1945-00-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Jonathan Cape | 7/6?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). |
189 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Ivy Gripped the Steps and Other Stories | 1946-00-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Alfred A. Knopf | $2.50?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 233 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Argosy (UK), February 1946 | 1946-02-00 | ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) | The Amalgamated Press | 1/3?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). |
112 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | |||
| The Demon Lover and Other Stories | 1952-00-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Jonathan Cape | 224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll |  |
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| Stories for the Dead of Night | 1957-03-00 | ed. Don Congdon | Dell | B107 | $0.35?$: 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. |
anth | Jeanette Cissman | |
| Stories by Elizabeth Bowen | 1959-00-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Vintage Books | K79 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 305 |
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 | ||
| Masters and Masterpieces of the Short Story: Second Series | 1960-00-00 | ed. Joshua McClennen | Holt-Dryden Books / Henry Holt |
viii+ 562 |
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 | |
|||
| A Day in the Dark and Other Stories | 1965-00-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Jonathan Cape | 21/-?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). |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Englische Gespenstergeschichten | 1965-00-00 | ed. Mary Hottinger | Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei (Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei #666) |
666 | DM 2.60?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
150 | 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 Flora | |
| Owls' Watch | 1965-08-00 | ed. George Brandon Saul | Fawcett Crest | R836 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
238 | 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 | |
|
| The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1966-00-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 1227 | 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). |
252 | 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 | ||
| The Demon Lover and Other Stories | 1966-00-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Penguin Books | 2440 | 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). |
203 | 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 | Shirley Thompson | |
| The Cold Embrace and Other Stories | 1966-00-00 | ed. Alex Hamilton | Corgi | GN7508 | 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). |
188 | 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 | George Underwood | |
| Stories for the Dead of Night | 1967-04-00 | ed. Don Congdon | Dell Laurel-Leaf | 8295 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
240 | 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 Davis | |
| Speak of the Devil | 1967-08-00 | ed. Ned E. Hoopes | Dell | 8184 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
205 | 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 | Blossom | |
| More Stories Strange and Sinister | 1967-09-00 | ed. Laurette Naomi Pizer | Panther | 2333 | 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). |
127 | 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 | ||
| Speak of the Devil | 1968-04-00 | ed. Ned E. Hoopes | Dell | 8184 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
205 | 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 | Blossom | |
| The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1971-09-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Beagle Books | 95138 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
252 | 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 | ||
| London Tales of Terror | 1972-00-00 | ed. Jacquelyn Visick | Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) | 0-00-612921-8 / 2921 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | ||
| Literature of the Supernatural | 1974-00-00 | ed. Robert E. Beck | McDougal, Littell & Co. | 0-88343-124-6 | $5.50?$: 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. |
anth | ||
| The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1974-00-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 0-00-613248-0 | 252 | 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 | |||
| Literature of the Supernatural | 1975-00-00 | ed. Robert E. Beck | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | 0-688-51722-6 | 128 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| London Tales of Terror | 1975-05-00 | ed. Jacquelyn Visick | Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) | 0-00-613958-2 | £0.45?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | Justin Todd | |
| Twice-Told Tales: An Anthology of Short Fiction | 1979-00-00 | ed. Gerard A. Barker | Houghton Mifflin | 0-395-26635-1 |
xiii+ 689 |
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 | |
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| Gespenstergeschichten aus London | 1979-00-00 | ed. Jacquelyn Visick | Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #2817) | 3-596-22817-4 | DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
143 | 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 | Klaus Endrikat , Wenn | |
| The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen | 1980-00-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Jonathan Cape | 0-224-01838-8 | £8.50?£: UK pound |
784 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| The Oxford Book of Short Stories | 1981-00-00 | ed. V. S. Pritchett | Book Club Associates |
xiv+ 547 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Oxford Book of Short Stories | 1981-00-00 | ed. V. S. Pritchett | Oxford University Press | 0-19-214116-3 |
xiv+ 547 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen | 1981-02-09 | Elizabeth Bowen | Alfred A. Knopf | 0-394-51666-4 | 784 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Mysterious, Menacing & Macabre | 1981-09-00 | ed. Helen Hoke | Elsevier / Nelson Books | 0-525-66753-9 | $11.50?$: US dollar |
148 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen | 1982-01-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Vintage Books | 0-394-75296-1 | 782 | 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 Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen | 1983-00-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Penguin Books | 0-14-006265-3 | 784 | 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 | |||
| Ghost Stories | 1983-00-00 | ed. Susan Hill | Hamish Hamilton | 0-241-11102-1 | £7.95?£: UK pound |
254 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Realms of Darkness | 1985-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-86273-244-1 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
796 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Realms of Darkness | 1985-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-86273-244-1 | 796 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Entre chien et loup: anthologie de la peur | 1986-10-00 | ed. Éric Jourdan | Maren Sell | 2-87604-002-6 | F98.00?F: French frank |
361 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth |
Arnold Böcklin?Arnold Boecklin
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| Das GeisterHausBuch: Band 1 | 1987-00-00 | ed. Klaus Seehafer | Otto Maier (Ravensburger Taschenbücher #1652) | 3-473-51652-X | 256 | 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 |
Jindra Čapek?Jindra Chapek
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| Mysterious Motoring Stories | 1987-02-00 | ed. William Pattrick | W. H. Allen | 0-491-03643-4 | £10.95?£: UK pound |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Duel and Other Horror Stories of the Road | 1987-11-00 | ed. William Pattrick | Star | 0-352-32164-4 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
224 | 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 | |
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| Realms of Darkness | 1988-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Chartwell Books | 1-55521-251-4 | 663 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Fictions: Second Edition | 1989-00-00 | ed. C. Wade Jennings, Joseph F. Trimmer | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 0-15-527326-4 |
xi+ 1230 |
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 | Bernard Faucon | ||
| The Houghton Mifflin Anthology of Short Fiction | 1989-00-00 | ed. Patricia Hampl | Houghton Mifflin | 0-395-50048-6 |
xlviii+ 1287 |
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 | |||
| The Houghton Mifflin Anthology of Short Fiction | 1989-03-00 | ed. Patricia Hampl | Houghton Mifflin | 0-395-49695-0 | $32.95?$: US dollar |
xlviii+ 1287 |
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 | ||
| Anthologie de la peur: Entre chien et loup | 1989-04-00 | ed. Éric Jourdan | Seuil (Points #L202) | 2-02-010687-6 | 384 | 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 | Salvador Dali | ||
| Triumph of the Night: Tales of Terror and the Supernatural by 20th Century Masters | 1989-09-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-517-5 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
374 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom McKeveny | |
| The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories | 1990-11-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Robinson | 1-85487-077-7 | £13.95?£: UK pound |
373 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stanley Spencer | |
| The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories | 1991-11-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-780-1 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
373 | 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 | Stanley Spencer | |
| The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories | 1992-03-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Robinson | 1-85487-113-7 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
373 | 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 | Stanley Spencer | |
| The Norton Book of Ghost Stories | 1994-10-00 | ed. Brad Leithauser | W. W. Norton & Company | 0-393-03564-6 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
430 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Léon Spilliaert?Leon Spilliaert
|
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| The Norton Book of Ghost Stories | 1994-11-00 | ed. Brad Leithauser | W. W. Norton / BOMC | $21.95?$: US dollar |
430 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Léon Spilliaert?Leon Spilliaert
|
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| The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women | 1995-05-00 | ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams | Viking UK | 0-670-85907-9 | £17.00?£: UK pound |
xiv+ 560 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leonora Carrington | |
| The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women | 1995-10-00 | ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams | Viking | 0-670-85907-9 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 560 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leonora Carrington | |
| The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen | 1996-00-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Barnes & Noble Books | 0-7607-0348-5 | 782 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women | 1996-08-00 | ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams | Penguin Books | 0-14-024336-4 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
xv+ 560 |
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 | Leonora Carrington | |
| The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories | 1996-10-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Robinson | 1-85487-113-7 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
x+ 374 |
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 | Stanley Spencer | |
| The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen | 1999-06-00 | Elizabeth Bowen | Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) | 0-09-928773-0 | £12.99?£: UK pound |
784 | 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 | ||
| Night Shadows: Twentieth-Century Stories of the Uncanny | 2001-10-00 | ed. Joan Kessler | David R. Godine | 1-56792-180-9 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 298 |
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 | Edward Hopper | |
| The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen | 2006-08-08 | Elizabeth Bowen | Anchor Books | 1-4000-9656-1 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
782 | 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 | Henry Lamb | |
| The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen | 2019-06-05 | Elizabeth Bowen | Anchor Books | 978-0-593-08063-4 | $11.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Into the London Fog: Eerie Tales from the Weird City | 2020-08-20 | ed. Elizabeth Dearnley | The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) | 978-0-7123-5376-2 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
319 | 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 | Enrique Bernardou | |
| Stories by Elizabeth Bowen | date unknown | Elizabeth Bowen | Vintage Books | V79 | $1.65?$: US dollar |
x+ 306 |
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 | Alfred Zalon | |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction