Title: La torture par l'espérance

Title: La torture par l'espérance Title Record # 1570930
Author: Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Date: 1883-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: French

Note: Borderline speculative, in spite of the fact that it has an epigraph from "The Pit and the Pendulum;" it belongs to the class of non-speculative contes cruels (stories with nasty final twists).

Synopsis: A Jew is imprisoned and tortured by the Spanish Inquisition for his refusal to convert to Catholicism. He is subjected to the ultimate torture by being led to believe he is escaping the day before he is to be burned.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1883	English	The Torture by Hope
1891^ⓘTranslated by M. P. Shiel. Published in the Strand, June 1891.	English	A Torture by Hope
1894^ⓘTranslated by Mary J. Safford. First published in the July 1894 edition of Short Stories magazine.	English	The Torture by Hope [as by Villiers de l'Isle Adam]
1897^ⓘTranslated by Charlotte Porter and Helen A. Clarke	English	The Torture by Hope [as by Villiers de l'Isle Adam]
1909^ⓘTranslated by Mary J. Safford	English	The Torture of Hope
1915^ⓘTranslated by N. Davidescu.	Romanian	Tortura prin Speranță^?Tortura prin Speranta Tortura prin Sperantsa
1920^ⓘTranslated by Hanns Heinz Ewers	German	Die Marter der Hoffnung
1940^ⓘTranslated by Adolfo Bioy Casares and/or Jorge Luis Borges	Spanish	La esperanza [as by Villiers de l'Isle Adam]
1945^ⓘTranslated by uncredited	English	The Torture of Hope
1945	English	Torture by Hope
1946^ⓘTranslated by Mary J. Safford. First published as The Torture by Hope in July 1894.	English	Torture by Hope [as by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam]
1959^ⓘTranslated by Lydia Belinfante	Dutch	De hoop als martelwerktuig [as by Villiers de l'Isle Adam]
1966^ⓘTranslated by Jean A. Schalekamp	Dutch	Foltering door hoop [as by A. de Villiers de l'Isle Adam]
1967^ⓘTranslated by Helene Kühn & Herbert Kühn	German	Die Marter der Hoffnung [as by Jean Marie Villiers de L'Isle-Adam]
1970^ⓘTranslated by N. O. Scarpi	German	Folter durch Hoffnung
1970^ⓘTranslated by G. Marcuson	Romanian	Tortura speranței^?Tortura sperantsei Tortura sperantei
1972^ⓘTranslated by Gretl Friedmann	German	Folter der Hoffnung
1976^ⓘTranslated by unknown.	German	Folter durch Hoffnung
1980^ⓘTranslated by Frans Blankenstein	Dutch	De foltering van de hoop [as by Villiers de l'Isle Adam]
1980^ⓘTranslated by Alexandru George.	Romanian	Tortura speranței^?Tortura sperantei
1981^ⓘTranslated by uncredited	English	The Salvationists [as by Villiers de l'Isle Adam]
1982^ⓘTranslated by unknown	Dutch	De foltering van de hoop
1988^ⓘTranslated by Lydia Belinfante	Dutch	De hoop als martelwerktuig
1988^ⓘTranslated by Надежда Рыкова / Nadezhda Rykova.	Russian	Пытка надеждой^?Pytka nadezhdoy [as by Огюст Вилье де Лиль-Адан^?Ogyust Vil'ye de Lil'-Adan Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam ]
2016^ⓘTranslated by uncredited	English	The Torture of Hope [as by Villiers de l'Isle Adam]

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Clever Tales	1897-00-00	ed. Helen A. Clarke, Charlotte Porter	Copeland and Day			242	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Modern French	1909-00-00	ed. Julian Hawthorne	The Review of Reviews Co.			366	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Vestitorul	1915-00-00	Villiers de l'Isle-Adam	Editura Minerva (Biblioteca Minervei #171)		Lei 0.30^?Lei: Romanian leu	80	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	coll
Geschichten vom Jenseits	1920-00-00	Villiers de l'Isle-Adam	Thespis			320	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
Geschichten vom Jenseits	1920-00-00	Villiers de l'Isle-Adam	Thespis			318	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Masterpieces of Mystery in Four Volumes: Riddle Stories	1920-00-00	ed. Joseph Lewis French	Doubleday, Page & Company			ix+ 258	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Tales of Terror	1925-00-00	ed. Joseph Lewis French	Small, Maynard & Co.		$2.50^?$: US dollar	224	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Weird and Uncanny Tales	1945-00-00	ed. uncredited	Gulliver Books		1/6^?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).	94	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
"Come Not, Lucifer!"	1945-07-00	ed. uncredited	John Westhouse		12/6^?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).	267	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Shocking Tales	1946-00-00	ed. Robert K. Brunner	Current Books / A. A. Wyn		$2.95^?$: US dollar	viii+ 323	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Strange and Fantastic Stories: Fifty Tales of Terror, Horror, and Fantasy	1946-00-00	ed. Joseph A. Margolies	Whittlesey House		$3.75^?$: US dollar	x+ 762	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	George Salter
Nachtelijke cavalcade	1959-00-00	ed. B. Jessurun Lobo	Querido (Salamander #48)	48		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.	anth	Hans Bishoff
Nachtelijke cavalcade	1963-00-00	ed. B. Jessurun Lobo	Querido (Salamander #48)	48		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.	anth	Hans Bishoff
Récits fantastiques et contes nocturnes	1965-01-00	ed. Hubert Juin	Le Livre-club du libraire	180		261	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Magazine of Horror, August 1965	1965-08-00	ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes	Health Knowledge, Inc.		$0.50^?$: US dollar	132	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Carl Kidwell
Terror!	1966-00-00	ed. Larry T. Shaw	Lancer Books	72-139	$0.50^?$: US dollar	192	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
Foltering door hoop en andere griezelverhalen	1966-00-00	A. de Villiers de l'Isle Adam	Meulenhoff (Meesters der Fantastische Vertelkunst #3)	F3	ƒ2.50	154	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	Sanne Sannes
Les chefs-d'œuvre du fantastique^?Les chefs-d'oeuvre du fantastique	1967-00-00	ed. Jacques Bergier, Alex Grall, Jacques Sternberg	Planète (Anthologie Planète)			480	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Christian Broutin
Povestiri fioroase	1970-00-00	Villiers de l'Isle-Adam	Editura Univers (Zenit)			xvii+ 325	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	Done Stan
Terror	1972-00-00	ed. Larry T. Shaw	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #960)	960	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	125	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	Mauritius
18 Gänsehaut-Stories	1976-00-00	ed. Manfred Kluge	Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #53)	3-453-45026-4	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	239	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
Antología de la literatura fantástica	1977-00-00	ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges, Silvina Ocampo	Edhasa + Sudamericana (Pocket Edhasa #8)	84-350-0165-2		435	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 Best Horror Stories	1977-09-00	ed. uncredited	Hamlyn	0-600-38244-3	£2.95^?£: UK pound	751	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Van Edgar Allan Poe tot Roald Dahl: De vijftig beste griezel-verhalen	1980-00-00	ed. Erik Lankester	Publiboek / Baart	90-6513-012-8		514	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Kate Higgins
Povestiri crude și insolite^?Povestiri crude si insolite	1980-00-00	Villiers de l'Isle-Adam	Editura Minerva ( Biblioteca pentru toți^?Biblioteca pentru totsi Biblioteca pentru toti #1036)			271	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	Vasile Olac
SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, 8/80	1980-08-00	ed. Helmut G. Gabriel	Pabel	SFPRM0880	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	64+ viii	quarto^?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued	mag	Themistokles Kanellakis
65 Great Tales of Horror	1981-09-00	ed. Mary Danby	Octopus Books	0-7064-1729-1		688	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
65 Great Tales of Horror	1982-00-00	ed. Mary Danby	Octopus Books	0-7064-1729-1		688	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
De beste griezelverhalen	1982-00-00	ed. Erik Lankester, Peter Loeb	K-Tel (The Golden Label)	90-349-0041-X		243	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
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century	1983-05-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Beaufort Books	0-8253-0128-9	$16.95^?$: US dollar	368	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best Horror Stories	1984-00-00	ed. uncredited	Hamlyn	0-600-38244-3	£5.95^?£: UK pound	751	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Beroemde gruwelverhalen	1988-00-00	ed. B. Jessurun Lobo	Elsevier	90-10-01996-9		274	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Walt de Rijk
Рукопись, зарытая в саду Эдема^?Rukopis', zarytaya v sadu Edema	1989-00-00	ed. Наталья Полторацкая^?Natal'ya Poltoratskaya	Лениздат^?Lenizdat	5-289-00450-5		491	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	В. Б. Мартусевич^?V. B. Martusevich
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
The Best Horror Stories (abridged)	1990-04-00	ed. uncredited	Mallard Press	0-7924-5250-X	$7.98^?$: US dollar	398	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best Horror Stories (abridged)	1990-09-00	ed. uncredited	Ivy Leaf	0-86363-002-2	£3.99^?£: UK pound	398	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Strange Tales from the Strand	1991-11-00	ed. Jack Adrian	Oxford University Press	0-19-212305-X	£15.95^?£: UK pound	xxiii+ 373	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mick Brownfield
Strange Tales from the Strand	1992-10-00	ed. Jack Adrian	Oxford University Press	0-19-282997-1	£6.99^?£: UK pound	xxiii+ 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	Mick Brownfield
Horror by Lamplight	1993-08-00	ed. uncredited	Chancellor Press	1-85152-315-4	£4.99^?£: UK pound	504	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Paul Williams (II)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror	1996-09-00	ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg	Barnes & Noble Books	0-7607-0140-7	$7.98^?$: US dollar	x+ 565	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Cheryl Knippenburg
Lovecrafts dunkle Idole	1999-03-00	ed. Frank Festa	Blitz (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #1)	3-932171-98-5	DM 19.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	171	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	Babbarammdass
Modern French	1999-07-00	ed. Julian Hawthorne	Project Gutenberg	1831			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Lovecrafts dunkle Idole	2000-05-00	ed. Frank Festa	Blitz (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #1)	3-932171-98-5	DM 19.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	171	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	Babbarammdass
Lovecrafts dunkle Idole	2002-06-00	ed. Frank Festa	Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2601)	3-935822-38-3	€16.00^?€: Euro	172	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Babbarammdass
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural: 20 Classics of the Macabre, Chosen by the Master of Horror Himself	2006-08-01	ed. Stephen Jones	Pegasus Books	978-1-60598-201-4			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Randy Broecker
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural: 20 Classics of the Macabre, Chosen by the Master of Horror Himself	2006-09-00	ed. Stephen Jones	Pegasus Books	978-1-933648-01-9	$15.95^?$: US dollar	xxiv+ 483	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	Randy Broecker , John Pocacio
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural: 19 Classics of the Macabre, Chosen by the Master of Horror Himself	2007-06-25	ed. Stephen Jones	Fall River Press	978-0-7607-9123-3	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xxvi+ 354	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Night Season: Lost Tales from the Golden Age of Macabre	2012-08-10	ed. Duane Parsons	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-4108-9	$14.99^?$: US dollar	286	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	Edmund Dulac
The Macabre Megapack: 25 Lost Tales from the Golden Age	2012-08-14	ed. Duane Parsons	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-4828-6	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Edmund Dulac
Great Horror Stories: 101 Chilling Tales	2016-12-29	ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz	Fall River Press	978-1-4351-6441-3	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xii+ 755	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Lovecrafts dunkle Idole Band I & II	2018-07-04	Frank Festa	Festa	978-3-86552-663-2	€13.99^?€: Euro	608	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.	omni	Timo Wuerz
Great Horror Stories: 101 Chilling Tales	date unknown	ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz	Fall River Press (BG-Classic Editions)	978-1-4351-6441-3		xii+ 755	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth

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