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Title: The Man in the Bell Title Record # 1140889
Author: William Maginn
Date: 1821-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: babel.hathitrust.org
Language: English
Note: First published in Blackwood's, November 1821 as by uncredited
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1821 The Man in the Bell [as by uncredited]
1935While credited to W. E. Aytoun, text comparison shows this as the same story as also credited to William Maginn. Since it was first published in 1821 (as uncredited), it could not be Aytoun as he would have been only 8 years old at the time.
The Man in the Bell [as by W. E. Aytoun (in error)]
Year Language Title
1943Translated by unknown hands
Spanish Bajo la campana

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, November 1821 1821-11-00 ed. William Blackwood William Blackwood & Sons      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Short Stories, November 1893 1893-11-00 ed. Editors of Short Stories Current Literature Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
128
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Checkmark
Ten Tales 1933-00-00 William Maginn Eric Partridge, Ltd.     192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Great Book of Thrillers 1935-00-00 ed. H. Douglas Thomson Odhams Press     768
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Narraciones Terroríficas, No 40?Narraciones Terrorificas, No 40
1943-00-00 ed. uncredited Editorial Molino  
Ar$0.50?Ar$: Argentine peso. ISO code: ARS
93
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Joan Pau Bocquet  
The Clans of Darkness: Scottish Stories of Fantasy and Horror 1971-06-00 ed. Peter Haining Taplinger 0-8008-1621-8
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Clans of Darkness: Scottish Stories of Fantasy and Horror 1971-06-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (3)) 0-575-00630-7   272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Clans of Darkness: Scottish Stories of Fantasy and Horror 1971-07-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (3)) 0-575-00630-7   272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Clans of Darkness: Scottish Stories of Fantasy and Horror 1972-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Sphere 0-7221-4260-9
£0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
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 Checkmark
Romantic Gothic Tales, 1790-1840 1979-00-00 ed. G. Richard Thompson Perennial Library / Harper & Row 0-06-080343-6 / P343
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
337
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 Honi Werner Checkmark
The Edgar Allan Poe Bedside Companion: Morgue and Mystery Tales 1980-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz 0-575-02908-0
£5.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
188
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Scottish Stories of Fantasy & Horror 1988-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-65500-4   288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Hector Garrido Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror 1991-08-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 1-85152-106-2
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
638
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tales of Terror from Blackwood's Magazine 1995-11-00 ed. Chris Baldick, Robert Morrison Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 0-19-282366-3
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xxiii+
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 Antoine Wiertz  
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment 1998-10-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0855-X
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
578
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lucy Corvino Checkmark
Tales of Terror from Blackwood's Magazine 1999-00-00 ed. Chris Baldick, Robert Morrison Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 0-19-283781-8
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xxiv+
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 Antoine Wiertz  
Horror Stories: Classic Tales from Hoffmann to Hodgson 2014-10-09 ed. Darryl Jones Oxford University Press 978-0-19-968543-1
£14.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xlii+
510
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Simon Marsden  
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