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Title: Dickon the Devil Title Record # 590917
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Date: 1872-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Martin Hesselius
Language: English
Note: Originally published in London Society, December 1872 (Christmas issue) according to E. F. Bleiler in Ghost Stories and Mysteries and to a note in Phaïcon 2.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1872 Dickon the Devil [as by uncredited]
1936 Dickon the Devil [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]
1975First published in London Society, 1872 as by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Dickon the Devil [as by J. S. Le Fanu]
1992 Dickon the Devil [as by J. S. LeFanu]
2005First published in 1872 as by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Dickon the Devil [as by Sheridan Le Fanu]
Year Language Title
1975Translated by Friedrich Polakovics
German Dickon der Teufel

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
London Society, December 1872 1872-12-00 ed. Editors of London Society Richard Bentley & Son      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
A Stable for Nightmares; or, Weird Tales 1896-00-00 ed. uncredited New Amsterdam Book Co.     256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery 1923-00-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu George Bell & Sons  
7/6?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).
viii+
277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Grimoire and Other Supernatural Stories 1936-11-00 ed. Montague Summers Fortune Press  
7/6?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).
xxxvi+
295
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Green Tea and Other Ghost Stories 1945-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
x+
357
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ronald Clyne Checkmark
Macabre Mysteries and Horrors 1966-00-00 ed. uncredited K & G Publications  
9/6?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).
152
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  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery 1971-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Books for Libraries Press 0-8369-3985-9   viii+
277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Hours After Midnight... 1975-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Leslie Frewin 0-85632-144-3
£4.50?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghost Stories and Mysteries 1975-00-00 J. S. Le Fanu Dover Publications 0-486-20715-3   ix+
372
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  
Phaïcon 2?Phaicon 2
1975-00-00 ed. Rein A. Zondergeld Insel (Insel Taschenbuch #154) 3-458-01854-9
DM 7.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
256+
[20]
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.
mag Jan Peter Tripp Checkmark
A Stable for Nightmares; or, Weird Tales 1976-12-00 ed. uncredited Arno Press (Supernatural and Occult Fiction) 0-405-08147-2
$15.00?$: US dollar
256+
3
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Die Büßerinnen aus dem Gnadenkloster?Die Buesserinnen aus dem Gnadenkloster
1979-12-00 ed. Rein A. Zondergeld Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #40) 3-518-37132-0
DM 5.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
[2]+
121+
[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.
anth Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder Checkmark
Great Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 ed. John Grafton Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions) 0-486-27270-2
$1.00?$: US dollar
viii+
100
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
Great Ghost Stories 1993-04-00 ed. uncredited Troll Associates (Watermill Classic) 0-8167-0468-6
$3.95?$: US dollar
91
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 Mia Tavonatti  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Stories 1994-00-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-218-8   178
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 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 Checkmark
Carmilla and 12 Other Classic Tales of Mystery 1996-10-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Signet Classic / New American Library (Signet Classic) 0-451-52639-2
$4.95?$: US dollar
446
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 John White Alexander Checkmark
12 Gothic Tales 1998-00-00 ed. Richard Dalby Oxford University Press (Oxford Twelve) 0-19-288094-2
£5.99?£: UK pound
viii+
221
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 Nasir Hamid  
Dread, Fall 1999 1999-09-00 ed. Bill Hughes Rampant Moose Publishing  
$3.00?$: US dollar
60
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Zach Mann  
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery 2000-00-00 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Aegypan 1-59818-148-3
$13.95?$: US dollar
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories 2004-00-00 ed. uncredited Wordsworth Editions 1-84022-056-2   1149
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 Checkmark
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5 2004-06-01 J. S. Le Fanu Project Gutenberg 12592
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
Irish Ghost Stories 2005-00-00 ed. uncredited Wordsworth Editions 1-84022-487-8   1102
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 E. W. Haslehust Checkmark
Mr Justice Harbottle and Others: Ghost Stories 1870–73 2005-03-31 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-079-4
C$58.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xxxvi+
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Douglas Walters Checkmark
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery 2006-00-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-067-4   vii+
178
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 Checkmark
Madam Crowl's Ghost & Other Stories 2008-01-01 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Wordsworth Editions 978-1-84022-067-4   178
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  
A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales 2008-08-28 ed. uncredited Project Gutenberg 26451    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales 2010-04-19 ed. uncredited Forgotten Books (Classic Reprint) 978-1-4400-6735-8
$9.16?$: 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.
anth  
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan le Fanu: Volume 3 2010-04-29 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Leonaur Ltd 978-0-85706-149-2
£22.99?£: UK pound
600
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan le Fanu: Volume 3 2010-04-29 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Leonaur Ltd 978-0-85706-150-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
600
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  
Ghost Stories and Mysteries 2012-09-11 J. S. Le Fanu Dover Publications 978-0-486-14469-6
$24.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Weiser Book of Horror and the Occult 2014-10-01 ed. Lon Milo DuQuette Weiser Books 978-1-57863-572-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
xxvi+
313
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 Symonenko Viktoriia  
The Weiser Book of Horror and the Occult 2014-10-01 ed. Lon Milo DuQuette Weiser Books 978-1-60925-970-9
$11.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Symonenko Viktoriia  
The Best Ghost Stories and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu 2017-08-17 J. Sheridan Le Fanu Oldstyle Tales Press (Oldstyle Tales of Murder, Mystery, Horror, and Hauntings #10) 978-1-974661-12-1
$20.00?$: US dollar
434
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 M. Grant Kellermeyer  
The Classic Horror Collection 2017-11-30 ed. uncredited Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78888-263-7
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
The Classic Horror Collection 2018-03-15 ed. uncredited Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78828-401-1   928
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Classic Horror Collection 2018-05-01 ed. uncredited Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78828-538-4
$19.99?$: US dollar
928
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Ghost Stories date unknown ed. John Grafton Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions) 0-486-27270-2
$1.50?$: US dollar
viii+
100
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
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