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Title: Feathertop: A Moralized Legend Title Record # 594113
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Date: 1852-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: eldritchpress.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Story was first published in two parts in The International Magazine, edited by Rufus Wilmot Griswold, in February and March 1852. It was later collected in 1854 as part of Mosses from an Old Manse, second edition.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Serializations
Year Title
1852First published in International Magazine, February-March 1852. First published in book form in the second edition of Mosses from an Old Manse (1854).
Feathertop
1852 Puritan Passions
Year Language Title
1966Translated by Jacques Papy for his anthology Histoires d'outre-monde, 1966.
French Plumet (fable morale)
1974Translated by Hans Maeter.
German Die Vogelscheuche
1974Translated by Eduardo Goligorsky
Spanish Feathertop
1981Translated by Gianni Montanari and Guido Zurlino
Italian Passioni puritate
1990Translated by Arvi Tamminen
Finnish Töyhtöhattu: opettavainen tarina
2021Translated by Antonella Castello + Federica Marsili.
Italian Testadipiuma [as by N. Hawthorne]
Year Title
1852 Feathertop: A Moralized Legend (Part 1 of 2)
1852 Feathertop: A Moralized Legend (Part 2 of 2)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The International Magazine, February 1852 1852-02-00 ed. Editors of The International Magazine, Rufus Wilmot Griswold        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
The International Magazine, March 1852 1852-03-00 ed. Editors of The International Magazine, Rufus Wilmot Griswold        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Mosses from an Old Manse 1854-00-00 Nathaniel Hawthorne Ticknor and Fields     286+
297
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Romance, November 1892 1892-11-00 ed. Editors of Romance (1891) W. H. Benton  
$0.25?$: US dollar
160
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
Short Stories of Various Types 1920-00-00 ed. Laura F. Freck Charles E. Merrill (Merrill's English Texts)  
$0.75?$: US dollar
327
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Complete Novels and Selected Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne 1937-00-00 Nathaniel Hawthorne Modern Library (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books)     xvi+
1223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Weird Tales, April 1938 1938-04-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: 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 Virgil Finlay Checkmark
30 Tales of Romance and Adventure 1945-00-00 ed. Arnold Shaw Dorene Publishing  
$0.25?$: US dollar
126
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 Pierre Fortier  
Hawthorne's Short Stories 1962-00-00 Nathaniel Hawthorne Dodd, Mead & Co. (Great Illustrated Classics)     422
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Histoires d'outre-monde 1966-00-00 ed. Jacques Papy Casterman     337
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Birthmark and Other Stories 1968-00-00 Nathaniel Hawthorne Scholastic Book Services (Master Storytellers Series) TK-700
$0.60?$: US dollar
240
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 Birthmark and Other Stories 1968-00-00 Nathaniel Hawthorne Scholastic Book Services (Master Storytellers Series) TK-700
$0.75?$: US dollar
240
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  
Selected Tales and Sketches 1970-00-00 Nathaniel Hawthorne Holt, Rinehart and Winston (Rinehart Editions #33) 0-03-079790-X   xxvi+
627
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 Checkmark
The Ghouls 1971-02-15 ed. Peter Haining W. H. Allen 0-491-00027-8
£2.50?£: UK pound
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Ghouls 1971-04-08 ed. Peter Haining Stein and Day  
$7.95?$: US dollar
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mark Abraham  
The Ghouls 1971-06-00 ed. Peter Haining Stein and Day / BCE 3378   382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mark Abraham Checkmark
The Ghouls 1972-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Pocket Books 78182
$1.25?$: US dollar
xv+
[1]+
400
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 A. Magee Checkmark
Horrorscope: Volumen 1 1974-00-00 ed. Juan Antonio Molina Foix Alfaguara (Nostromo #7) 84-85118-15-4   253
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 Diego Lara  
17 Horror-Stories 1974-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #43) 3-453-45016-7
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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.
anth Checkmark
The Ghouls: Book One 1974-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Orbit 0-86007-807-8
£0.60?£: UK pound
198
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 John Holmes  
The Ghouls: Book One 1976-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Orbit 0-86007-807-8
£0.60?£: UK pound
198
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 John Holmes Checkmark
The Haunted Dolls 1980-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Doubleday 0-385-15654-5
$10.95?$: US dollar
x+
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fred Marcellino  
The Haunted Dolls 1980-06-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Doubleday 0-385-15363-5
$10.95?$: US dollar
x+
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fred Marcellino  
Al cinema con il mostro. Volume primo 1981-11-11 ed. Peter Haining Mondadori (Oscar #1433) 20569-0
Lit 3,750?Lit: Italian lira
250
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 John Holmes  
Tales and Sketches 1982-00-00 Nathaniel Hawthorne The Library of America (The Library of America #2) 0-940450-03-8
$35.00?$: US dollar
1493
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Pesadillas de celuloide 1984-00-00 ed. Juan Antonio Molina Foix Forum (Spain) (Biblioteca del Terror #57) 84-7574-227-0
Pta 175?Pta: Spanish peseta
95
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  
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1988-05-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 10513
$6.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1988-12-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell St. Martin's Press 0-312-02250-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture 1991-11-00 ed. Jack Zipes Viking 0-670-83053-4
$30.00?$: US dollar
xxxiv+
814
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Warwick Goble  
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture 1992-12-01 ed. Jack Zipes Penguin Books (US) 0-14-012783-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
848
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edmund Dulac  
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales 1993-05-00 ed. Alison Lurie Oxford University Press 0-19-214218-6
£17.95?£: UK pound
xviii+
455
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Maxfield Parrish  
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales 1993-06-00 ed. Alison Lurie Oxford University Press 0-19-214218-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
455
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Maxfield Parrish Checkmark
The Ghouls 1994-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Bounty Books 1-85152-373-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales 1994-08-00 ed. Alison Lurie Oxford University Press 0-19-282385-X
£7.99?£: UK pound
455
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 Maxfield Parrish  
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales 1994-10-00 ed. Alison Lurie Oxford University Press 0-19-282385-X
$13.95?$: US dollar
455
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 Maxfield Parrish  
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1996-02-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 1-56865-174-0 / 10703
$10.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
American Fairy Tales: From Rip Van Winkle to the Rootabaga Stories 1998-06-00 ed. Neil Philip Hyperion Books 0-7868-1093-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
160
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 Michael McCurdy  
The American Fantasy Tradition 2002-09-00 ed. Brian M. Thomsen Tor 0-765-30152-0
$27.95?$: US dollar
604
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Witches' Brew 2002-10-00 ed. Yvonne Jocks Berkley Books 0-425-18609-1
$13.00?$: US dollar
ix+
326
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
Classic Horror Stories: Sixteen Legendary Stories of the Supernatural 2003-00-00 ed. Charles A. Coulombe Lyons Press 1-59228-200-8
$9.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
333
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  
Paholainen käsikirjoituksessa 2003-00-00 Nathaniel Hawthorne Like 952-471-146-X   175
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 Tommi Tukiainen Checkmark
The American Fantasy Tradition 2003-09-00 ed. Brian M. Thomsen Tor 0-765-30456-2
$17.95?$: US dollar
604
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
Tales and Sketches 2007-00-00 Nathaniel Hawthorne The Library of America (The Library of America #2) 978-0-940450-03-5   1493
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Snow-Image and Other Stories of the Supernatural 2008-10-23 Nathaniel Hawthorne Tartarus Press 978-1-905784-09-7
£32.50?£: UK pound
xvi+
417
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frederick Church  
Hawthorne After Dark: 22 Strange Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne 2009-00-00 Nathaniel Hawthorne Coachwhip Publications 978-1-61646-003-7
$12.95?$: US dollar
314
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  
Weird Tales (disc 4, part 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth  
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy: The Ultimate Collection 2019-07-02 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-43556-3
$25.00?$: US dollar
xix+
822
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 Grandville Checkmark
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy: The Ultimate Collection 2019-07-02 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-43557-0
$12.99?$: US dollar
xix+
822
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Grandville  
Damned Yankees 2020-00-00 ed. Rick Hautala, Charles G. Waugh Sam Teddy Publishing 978-1-943022-11-3
$32.95?$: US dollar
402
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  
Grimorio 2021-10-20 ed. Antonella Castello, Federica Marsili ABEditore (Ombre e Creature) 978-88-6551-347-7
€15.00?€: Euro
368
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 Marco Calvi  
Tales and Sketches date unknown Nathaniel Hawthorne The Library of America (The Library of America #2) 0-940450-03-8
$39.50?$: US dollar
1493
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Complete Novels and Selected Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne date unknown Nathaniel Hawthorne Modern Library (Modern Library Classics)     xvi+
1223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
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