Title: Sur l'eau
Title Record # 1288902
Author: Guy de Maupassant
Date: 1876-03-10
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: French
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Author: Guy de Maupassant
Date: 1876-03-10
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: French
Note: First published 1876-03-10 in Le Bulletin français as "En canot".
Synopsis: A man is making his way homeward along the Seine in a small boat. He drops his anchor to smoke for a while. At once he is disturbed by strange turbulence in the water. He tries to raise the anchor and is unable to. A thick mist appears along with an intense sensation of terror. After he endures this for a while it dissipates, but a grisly discovery suggests the reason for it.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Modern Ghosts | 1890-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Harper & Brothers (The Continental Classics #15) |
xv+ 225 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |  |
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| Une Vie, Saint Anthony, Minuet, and Other Stories | 1910-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | P. F. Collier & Son (The Miromesnil Edition of Guy de Maupassant #1) | [372] | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Boule de Suif and Other Stories | 1922-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Alfred A. Knopf (The Collected Novels and Stories of Guy de Maupassant #1) | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||||
| Ghosts, Grim and Gentle: A Collection of Moving Ghost Stories | 1926-00-00 | ed. Joseph Lewis French | Dodd, Mead & Co. | $2.00?$: US dollar |
v+ 292 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Golden Book Magazine, July 1928 | 1928-07-00 | ed. Editors of The Golden Book Magazine | Review of Reviews | $0.25?$: US dollar |
144 | 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 | |||
| Weird Tales, February-March 1931 | 1931-02-00 | ed. Farnsworth Wright | Popular Fiction Publishing Co. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
148 | 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 | C. B. Petrie, Jr. | |
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| The Ghost Story Omnibus | 1933-00-00 | Joseph Lewis French | Dodd, Mead & Co. | $2.00?$: US dollar |
vii+ 365+ 292 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |||
| The Complete Short Stories of De Maupassant | 1941-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Blue Ribbon Books | 1011 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant | 1955-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Hanover House | $5.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 1339 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Shapes of the Supernatural | 1969-00-00 | ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley | Doubleday | 0-385-04116-0 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
371 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Covington | |
| Tales of Supernatural Terror | 1972-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Pan Books | 0-330-23397-1 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
xi+ 160 |
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 | ||
| Contes fantastiques complets | 1973-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique #464) |
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. |
coll | ||||
| Tales of Supernatural Terror | 1973-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Pan Books | 0-330-23397-1 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
xi+ 160 |
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 | Josh Kirby | |
| Contes fantastiques complets | 1976-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique #464) |
380+ [4] |
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 | |
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| Fantastische verhalen | 1976-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Het Spectrum (Prisma #1726) | 90-274-0853-X | 153 | 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 Supernatural Terror | 1977-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Pan Books | 0-330-23397-1 | £0.50?£: UK pound |
xi+ 160 |
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 | Josh Kirby | |
| Qui sait ?: et autres histoires étranges | 1981-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Union générale d'éditions (Les maîtres de l'étrange et de la peur) | 2-264-00345-6 | 297 | 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 | Frank Sérac | ||
| Contes fantastiques complets | 1983-01-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique #464) |
2-501-00040-4 | 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. |
coll | |||
| Phantastische Literatur 84 | 1983-12-00 | ed. uncredited | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Phantastische Literatur #72033) |
3-404-72033-4 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
346 | 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 | Stephen Fabian | |
| Beroemde fantastische verhalen | 1985-00-00 | uncredited | Hema | 1-132-92303-4 |
153+ 221+ 135 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |
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| The Dark Side of Guy de Maupassant | 1989-05-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Xanadu | 0-947761-97-7 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
xvi+ 252 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Luigi Loir | |
| The Dark Side of Guy de Maupassant | 1989-06-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-459-4 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 252 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Luigi Loir | |
| A Day in the Country and Other Stories | 1990-04-19 | Guy de Maupassant | Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) | 0-19-282642-5 | 338 | 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 Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 | 1991-09-00 | ed. Richard Dalby | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-701-1 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
658 | 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 | Peter Kettle | |
| The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 | 1991-10-00 | ed. Richard Dalby | Robinson | 1-85487-102-1 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
658 | 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 | Peter Kettle | |
| Campfire Thrillers: The Short and Scary Ones | 1994-00-00 | ed. Rebecca K. Rizzo | Globe Pequot Press | 1-56440-371-8 | 168 | 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 Giant Book of Ghost Stories | 1996-00-00 | ed. Richard Dalby | Parragon | 0-7525-0152-6 | 658 | 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 | |||
| Contes fantastiques complets | 1996-01-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout?Bibliotheque Marabout #9001) |
2-501-00948-7 | 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. |
coll | |||
| The Dark Side | 1997-04-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-0419-5 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 252 |
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 | Maurice de Vlaminck | |
| A Day in the Country and Other Stories | 1998-09-10 | Guy de Maupassant | Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) | 0-19-283863-6 | 336 | 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 | |||
| 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 |
578 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lucy Corvino | |
| Le Horla: et autres récits fantastiques | 2000-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Classique #840) | 2-253-00539-8 | F20.00?F: French frank |
381 | 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 |
Léon Spilliaert?Leon Spilliaert
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| The Necklace and Other Tales | 2003-02-18 | Guy de Maupassant | Modern Library | 0-679-64172-6 |
xxii+ 195 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| The Necklace and Other Tales | 2003-02-18 | Guy de Maupassant | Modern Library | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||||
| The Necklace and Other Tales | 2003-11-11 | Guy de Maupassant | Modern Library (Modern Library Classics) | 0-375-75717-1 |
xxii+ 195 |
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 | |||
| Petit musée des horreurs: Nouvelles fantastiques, cruelles et macabres | 2008-08-00 | ed. Nathalie Prince | Robert Laffont (Bouquins) | 978-2-221-11014-0 | €30.00?€: Euro |
xxvii+ 1104 |
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 | Steve Beck | |
| Tales of Terror | 2008-12-11 | Guy de Maupassant | Tartarus Press | 978-1-905784-12-7 | £32.50?£: UK pound |
xiv+ 283 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Le Horla: et autres récits fantastiques?Le Horla: et autres recits fantastiques |
2011-08-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Classiques #840) | 978-2-253-00539-1 | €3.00?€: Euro |
381 | 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 | Francesco Oller y Cestero | |
| The Necklace and Other Stories: Maupassant for Modern Times | 2015-08-00 | Guy de Maupassant | W. W. Norton & Company | 978-0-87140-368-1 | $29.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 322 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| H. P. Lovecraft Selects: Classic Horror Stories | 2016-00-00 | Stefan Dziemianowicz | Fall River Press | 978-1-4351-6281-5 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
760 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |
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| LampLight, March 2016 | 2016-03-00 | ed. Jacob Haddon | Apokrupha | 978-1-5327-3811-1 | $11.99?$: US dollar |
146 | 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. |
mag | ||
| Guy de Maupassant's Selected Works | 2016-08-00 | Guy de Maupassant | W. W. Norton & Company (Norton Critical Editions) | 978-0-393-92327-8 | 448 | 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 | |||
Η Νέκρη και άλλες δύο Ιστορίες?E Nekre kai alles thύo Istories E Nekre kai alles thuo Istories |
2017-04-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Ars Nocturna ( Μικρά Γοτθικά?Mikra Yotthika ) |
978-618-503225-8 | €5.00?€: Euro |
82 | 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 | ||
| LampLight: Volume 4 | 2017-06-29 | ed. Paul Michael Anderson, Jacob Haddon | Apokrupha | 978-1-5470-2022-5 | $22.99?$: US dollar |
388 | 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 | ||
| Weird Tales (disc 3, part 1) | 2019-00-00 | ed. uncredited | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | ||||||
| The Necklace and Other Tales | date unknown | Guy de Maupassant | Modern Library | 978-1-58836-277-3 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll |
Reviews
- Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)