Title: The Purple Cloud
Title Record # 14970
Author: M. P. Shiel
Date: 1901-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: M. P. Shiel
Date: 1901-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Originally serialised in The Royal Magazine from January to June 1901. Collected in hardcover in September 1901 according to "Shiel and Heard: The Neglected Thinkers of SF" by Sam Moskowitz, Fantastic, August 1960.
Synopsis: Around 1900, the author receives a packet of writings of a psychic, who recounts her vision of the multi-decade diary of an arctic explorer of the future, the first to reach the north pole; but during his multiyear trek, an unknown eruption temporarily poisons the atmosphere with cyanide, killing all human and animal life, sparing only the arctic latitudes and leaving him the last man on earth.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Purple Cloud | 1901-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Chatto & Windus | 463 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
| The Royal Magazine, January 1901 | 1901-01-00 | ed. Editors of The Royal Magazine | C. Arthur Pearson | -/4?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). |
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | ||||
| The Royal Magazine, February 1901 | 1901-02-00 | ed. Editors of The Royal Magazine | C. Arthur Pearson | -/4?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). |
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | ||||
| The Royal Magazine, March 1901 | 1901-03-00 | ed. Editors of The Royal Magazine | C. Arthur Pearson | -/4?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). |
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | ||||
| The Royal Magazine, April 1901 | 1901-04-00 | ed. Editors of The Royal Magazine | C. Arthur Pearson | octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | |||||
| The Royal Magazine, May 1901 | 1901-05-00 | ed. Editors of The Royal Magazine | C. Arthur Pearson | -/4?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). |
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | ||||
| The Royal Magazine, June 1901 | 1901-06-00 | ed. Editors of The Royal Magazine | C. Arthur Pearson | octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | |||||
| The Purple Cloud | 1929-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Gollancz | 42/-?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). |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Purple Cloud | 1930-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Vanguard Press | $2.50?$: US dollar |
ix+ 294 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel |  |
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| The Purple Cloud | 1931-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Gollancz | 2/6?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). |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Purple Cloud | 1946-11-00 | M. P. Shiel | World Publishing Co. | F-135 | $1.00?$: US dollar |
202 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Soshensky | |
| Famous Fantastic Mysteries, June 1949 | 1949-06-00 | ed. Mary Gnaedinger | All-Fiction Field, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
132 | 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 | Lawrence | |
|
| The Purple Cloud | 1963-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Gollancz (Rare Works of Imaginative Fiction #1) | 18/-?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). |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
||
| The Purple Cloud | 1963-08-00 | M. P. Shiel | Paperback Library | 52-232 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
191 | 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. |
novel | Richard Powers | |
| The Purple Cloud | 1966-04-00 | M. P. Shiel | Paperback Library | 52-944 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
191 | 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. |
novel | |
|
| The Purple Cloud | 1966-04-00 | M. P. Shiel | Paperback Library | 52-944 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
191 | 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. |
novel | |
|
| La nube purpurea | 1967-06-00 | M. P. Shiel | Adelphi Edizioni (Biblioteca Adelphi #13) | 88-459-0047-9 / 061132 | Lit 3,000?Lit: Italian lira |
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. |
novel | Max Ernst | |
| The Purple Cloud | 1969-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Panther | 027068 | 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). |
221+ [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. |
novel | |
|
| Le nuage pourpre | 1972-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #149-150) |
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. |
novel | |||||
| Le nuage pourpre | 1972-07-24 | M. P. Shiel | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #149-150) |
311 | 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. |
novel | ||||
| The Purple Cloud | 1973-11-00 | M. P. Shiel | Warner Paperback Library | 0-446-75477-3 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
191 | 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. |
novel | Chuck Sovek | |
| La nube purpurea | 1975-08-19 | Matthew P. Shiel | Mondadori (Oscar #626) | 12548 | Lit 1,200?Lit: Italian lira |
274 | 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. |
novel | Paolo Guidotti | |
| The Purple Cloud | 1977-06-00 | M. P. Shiel | Gregg Press | 0-8398-2381-9 | $20.00?$: US dollar |
xviii+ iv+ 463 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| The Purple Cloud | 1978-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Gollancz (Gollancz Fantasy) | 0-575-02581-6 | £4.50?£: UK pound |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| The Empress of the Earth 1898; The Purple Cloud 1901; Some Short Stories | 1979-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Reynolds Morse Foundation (Works of M.P. Shiel #1) | 0-934236-00-3 |
xxxii+ 148+ vi+ 60+ iv+ 157 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Works of M. P. Shiel, Volume 1: The Writings | 1979-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Reynolds Morse Foundation | 0-934236-00-3 |
xxxii+ 148+ vi+ 60 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Die purpurne Wolke | 1982-01-00 | Matthew Phipps Shiel | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3859) | 3-453-30789-5 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
332 | 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. |
novel | Giuseppe Festino | |
| The Purple Cloud | 1986-00-00 | M. P. Shiel | Allison & Busby | 0-85031-625-1 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
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. |
novel | William Holman Hunt | |
| The Purple Cloud | 2000-09-00 | M. P. Shiel | Bison Books (Bison Frontiers of Imagination) | 0-8032-9279-1 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 294 |
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. |
novel | R. W. Boeche | |
| The Purple Cloud | 2004-02-01 | M. P. Shiel | Project Gutenberg | 11229 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | ||||
| The Purple Cloud | 2004-03-17 | M. P. Shiel | Tartarus Press | 1-872621-81-3 | £30.00?£: UK pound |
xv+ 286 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| The House of Sounds and Others | 2005-07-00 | M. P. Shiel | Hippocampus Press (Lovecraft's Library) | 0-9748789-6-0 | $20.00?$: US dollar |
299 | 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 Purple Cloud | 2012-07-26 | M. P. Shiel | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) | 978-0-14-119642-8 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
352 | 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. |
novel | ||
| The Purple Cloud | 2012-07-26 | M. P. Shiel | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) | 978-0-14-196758-5 | £6.49?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| The Purple Cloud | 2013-02-09 | M. P. Shiel | CreateSpace | 978-1-4825-0679-2 | $8.99?$: US dollar |
188 | 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. |
novel | ||
| The Purple Cloud | 2013-06-14 | M. P. Shiel | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | ||||
| The Purple Cloud | 2022-05-31 | M. P. Shiel | Blackstone Publishing | $32.87?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | ||||
| Die purpurne Wolke | 2023-08-31 | Matthew Phipps Shiel | Die Andere Bibliothek (Die Andere Bibliothek #462) | 978-3-8477-0462-1 | €48.00?€: Euro |
317+ [2] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Mike Topping | |
| The Purple Cloud | date unknown | M. P. Shiel | Allison & Busby (Allison & Busby Fantastic Fiction Library) | 0-85031-625-1 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
288 | 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. |
novel | William Holman Hunt | |
Reviews
- Review by uncredited (1930) in Wonder Stories, December 1930
- Review by J. Michael Rosenblum (1940) in Spaceways, March 1940
- Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel , reprinted in:
- '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel (1953)
- Review by Avram Davidson (1964) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1964
- Review [German] by Franz Rottensteiner (1964) in Quarber Merkur, #4
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1964) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, November 1964
- Review by Walter Gillings [as by Valentine Parker] (1969) in Cosmos: Science-Fantasy Review, May 1969
- Review by Richard Barycz [as by R. Barycz] (1969) in Vector 53 Spring / Summer 1969
- Review [French] by Denis Philippe (1973) in Fiction, #230
- Review by T. E. D. Klein (1982) in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, August 1982
- Review [German] by Gunnar Schmidt (1983) in Science Fiction Times, November 1983
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)
- Review [French] by uncredited (1988) in 10 Catastrophes
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years (Pages 545 - 998)
- Review by Joseph Milicia (2001) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, January 2001
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (2001) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 2001
- Review by H. P. Lovecraft (2004) in The World's Greatest Horror Stories
- Review by Reggie Oliver (2004) in All Hallows, June 2004
- Review by L. J. Hurst (2013) in Vector 272 Spring 2013
- Review by Robert Silverberg (2019) in Asimov's Science Fiction, September-October 2019
- Review [German] by Horst Illmer (2024) in phantastisch!, #93