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Title: John Barrington Cowles Title Record # 75351
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 1884-04-12
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published: Cassell's Saturday Journal Apr 12-19, 1884
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Serializations
Year Title
1884 John Barrington Cowles [as by A. Conan Doyle]
1929 Beautiful Basilisk
1997 John Barrington Cowles [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
Year Language Title
1981Translated by Albert Savine.
French Les trois fiancés morts
1990Translated by Marta Simonetti and Claudio De Nardi
Italian John Barrington Cowles
1992Translated by Sari Kallioinen and/or Anita Puumalainen
Finnish John Barrington Cowles [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
Year Title
1884 John Barrington Cowles (Part 1 of 2)
1884 John Barrington Cowles (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
Cassell's Saturday Journal, April 12, 1884 1884-04-12 ed. Editors of Cassell's Saturday Journal Cassell & Company      
tabloid?11" by 16" magazine, usually newsprint, e.g. British Science Fiction Monthly.
mag  
Cassell's Saturday Journal, April 19, 1884 1884-04-19 ed. Editors of Cassell's Saturday Journal Cassell & Company      
tabloid?11" by 16" magazine, usually newsprint, e.g. British Science Fiction Monthly.
mag  
Dreamland and Ghostland: Volume III 1887-10-00 ed. uncredited George Redway     308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ghost Stories and Presentiments 1888-11-00 ed. uncredited George Redway     308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales 1890-00-00 A. Conan Doyle Longmans, Green and Co.  
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).
315+
14
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Stories 1894-09-03 A. Conan Doyle Rand McNally & Company (Globe Library #188) 188   232
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Captain of the Pole-Star 1914-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Hodder & Stoughton (Sevenpenny Library)  
-/7?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).
258
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Ghost Stories, December 1929 1929-12-00 ed. D. E. Wheeler Constructive Pub. Corp.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
100
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag  
Horrors in Hiding 1973-02-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz, Alden H. Norton Berkley Medallion 0-425-02303-6
$0.75?$: 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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Best Supernatural Tales of Arthur Conan Doyle 1979-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Dover Publications 0-486-23725-7
$6.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
302
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 Lida Moser Checkmark
The Best Supernatural Tales of Arthur Conan Doyle 1979-08-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Dover Publications 0-486-23725-7
$4.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
302
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 Lida Moser Checkmark
The Edinburgh Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle 1981-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Polygon 0-904919-49-8
£3.95?£: UK pound
viii+
86
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll James Hutcheson  
L'horreur des altitudes 1981-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Union générale d'éditions (Les maîtres de l'étrange et de la peur) 2-264-00328-6   248
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 Alain Tercinet  
The Supernatural Tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1988-04-00 Arthur Conan Doyle W. Foulsham & Co. 0-572-01453-8
£12.95?£: UK pound
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Best Horror Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle 1989-03-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Academy Chicago 0-89733-265-2
$6.95?$: US dollar
vi+
294
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 Best Supernatural Tales of Arthur Conan Doyle 1989-06-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Amereon House 0-8488-0752-9
$30.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Il vampiro del Sussex 1990-04-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Fanucci Editore (I Miti di Cthulhu #35) 88-347-0099-6
Lit 15,000?Lit: Italian lira
229
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 Chris Achilleos  
Kun Maa kirkui ja muita epätavallisia tarinoita 1992-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö?Werner Soederstroem Osakeyhtioe
Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio
(FAN)
951-0-18375-X   283
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 Hannu Lipponen Checkmark
Vampires, Wine & Roses 1997-02-00 ed. John Richard Stephens Berkley Books 0-425-15741-5
$14.00?$: US dollar
xv+
384
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 Victor Stabin  
The Supernatural Tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2000-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Gramercy Books 0-517-16201-6
$8.99?$: US dollar
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2004-05-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-068-9
C$60.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xxxviii+
460
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Lowe  
The Best Horror Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle 2005-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Academy Chicago 0-89733-265-2
$17.95?$: US dollar
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.
coll  
Vampires, Wine and Roses 2008-00-00 ed. John Richard Stephens Metro Books 978-1-4351-0832-5
$9.98?$: US dollar
xiv+
366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Vince Locke  
The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales 2008-07-10 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Project Gutenberg 294
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Vampire Stories 2009-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Skyhorse Publishing 978-1-60239-797-2
$14.95?$: US dollar
ix+
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 Adam Bozarth Checkmark
The Parasite and The Watter's Mou' 2009-09-13 ed. Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker Valancourt Books (Valancourt Classics) 978-1-934555-56-9
$16.99?$: US dollar
202
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 Howard Pyle  
The Speculative Conan Doyle 2010-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Coachwhip Publications 978-1-61646-024-2   396
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 Horror of the Heights & Other Strange Tales 2010-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Fall River Press 978-1-4351-2504-9   x+
334
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2012-02-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 978-1-55310-217-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Paul Lowe Checkmark
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2012-02-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 978-1-55310-216-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Paul Lowe  
Gothic Tales 2016-10-01 Arthur Conan Doyle Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) 978-0-19-873429-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Gothic Tales 2016-10-20 Arthur Conan Doyle Oxford University Press 978-0-19-105363-4
£16.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Dracula's Brethren 2017-05-23 ed. Richard Dalby, Brian J. Frost Harper (UK) 978-0-00-821648-1
£8.99?£: UK pound
355
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 Mike Topping  
Entranced by Eyes of Evil: Tales of Mesmerism & Mystery 2018-00-00 ed. Tim Prasil Brom Bones Books (Phantom Traditions Library #1) 978-1-948084-03-1
$14.99?$: US dollar
304
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
Gothic Tales 2018-03-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-873430-7
£9.99?£: UK pound
592
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  
Vampire Stories date unknown Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Clydesdale 978-1-939082-94-7
$7.98?$: US dollar
ix+
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  
Vampires, Wine & Roses date unknown ed. John Richard Stephens Berkley Books 0-425-15741-5
$14.00?$: US dollar
xv+
384
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 Victor Stabin  
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