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Title: The Stone Ship Title Record # 58907
Author: William Hope Hodgson
Date: 1914-07-01
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in shorter form in The Red Magazine; July 1, 1914 as 'The Mystery of the Ship in the Night'.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1914 The Mystery of the Ship in the Night
Year Language Title
1968Translated by Jacques Baron.
French Le bateau de pierre
1987 German Das steinerne Schiff
1991Translated by Patrizia Tosi
Italian La nave di pietra

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Red Magazine, July 1, 1914 1914-07-01 ed. Editors of The Red Magazine Harmsworth  
-/4.5?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).
144
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
The Luck of the Strong 1916-01-01 William Hope Hodgson Eveleigh Nash  
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).
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 9, 1949 1949-02-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Avon Publishing Co.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
128
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  
Davy Jones' Haunted Locker: Great Ghost Stories of the Sea 1965-00-00 ed. Robert Arthur Random House  
$3.95?$: US dollar
[10]+
204
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Joseph Cellini Checkmark
Deep Waters 1967-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Arkham House  
$5.00?$: US dollar
x+
300
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Utpatel Checkmark
La chose dans les algues 1968-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Planète     271
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 Sorceress in Stained Glass and Other Ghost Stories 1971-11-00 ed. Richard Dalby Tom Stacey 0-85468-115-9
£2.00?£: UK pound
214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Gahan Wilson's Favorite Tales of Horror 1976-00-00 ed. Gahan Wilson Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-12627-3
$1.75?$: US dollar
186
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 Gahan Wilson Checkmark
Gahan Wilson's Favorite Tales of Horror 1976-00-00 ed. Gahan Wilson Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-13523-X   186
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gahan Wilson  
Masters of Terror: Volume One 1977-11-00 William Hope Hodgson Corgi 0-552-10662-3
£0.80?£: UK pound
156
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 Checkmark
La chose dans les algues: suivi de: Deux aventures de Carnacki 1979-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #3) 2-7304-0017-6   335
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Geisterpiraten und andere schauerliche Seegeschichten 1987-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #188) 3-518-37852-X
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
186
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  
Horror Story 9 1991-10-00 ed. uncredited Garden Editoriale (Horror Story #9)  
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
286
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 Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea 2005-06-25 William Hope Hodgson Night Shade Books 1-892389-41-X
$35.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
541
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
Adrift on the Haunted Seas: The Best Short Stories of William Hope Hodgson 2005-08-00 William Hope Hodgson Cold Spring Press 1-59360-049-6
$11.00?$: US dollar
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.
coll Daniel Govar  
La chose dans les algues 2007-06-00 William Hope Hodgson Terre de Brume (Terres Fantastiques) 978-2-84362-350-9
€18.00?€: Euro
255
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 Néstor Martín Fernández de la Torre Checkmark
William Hope Hodgson: Masters of the Weird Tale 2008-08-01 William Hope Hodgson Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale) 978-1-933618-57-9
$450.00?$: US dollar
1100
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Cetus Insolitus: Sea Serpents, Giant Cephalopods, and Other Marine Monsters in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy 2008-12-00 ed. Chad Arment Coachwhip Publications 978-1-930585-66-9
$14.95?$: US dollar
391
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  
Voices in the Night: Rare Stories 2009-11-10 William Hope Hodgson World Library Classics 978-1-55742-804-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
142
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 Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea 2011-10-01 William Hope Hodgson Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-369-4
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Jason Van Hollander  
Horrors from Haunted Seas 2012-04-30 William Hope Hodgson Creation Oneiros 978-1-902197-35-7
$16.95?$: US dollar
259
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 Ghost Pirates and Others: The Best of William Hope Hodgson 2012-12-01 William Hope Hodgson Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-442-4
$16.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Ghost Pirates and Others: The Best of William Hope Hodgson 2012-12-04 William Hope Hodgson Night Shade Books (Night Shade Classics) 978-1-59780-441-7
$16.99?$: US dollar
264
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 Matthew Jaffe Checkmark
The William Hope Hodgson Megapack 2014-05-05 William Hope Hodgson Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0920-4
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories of William Hope Hodgson 2016-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Oldstyle Tales Press 978-1-974623-37-2   473
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 Ivan K. Aivazovsky Checkmark
The Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories of William Hope Hodgson 2017-08-15 William Hope Hodgson   978-1-974623-37-2
$17.00?$: US dollar
362
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 Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea 2018-05-08 William Hope Hodgson Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-941-2
$17.99?$: US dollar
464
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  
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