Title: Was It a Dream?
Title Record # 96599
Author: Guy de Maupassant
Date: 1903-00-00
Variant Title of: La morte [French] (1887) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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Author: Guy de Maupassant
Date: 1903-00-00
Variant Title of: La morte [French] (1887) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Note: Appeared, with the translator uncredited, in an edition of the works of Maupassant published by M. Walter Dunne, 1903. This record may include other translations also.
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Current Tags: Librivox (1), first person point of view (1), bereavement (1), social commentary (1), Paris (1), cemetery (1), supernatural vision (1), revenants (1), twist ending (1), irony (1), horror (1)
Publications
Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Strong As Death, Useless Beauty, Who Knows? and Other Stories | 1910-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | P. F. Collier & Son (The Miromesnil Edition of Guy de Maupassant #7) | [382] | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Complete Short Stories of De Maupassant | 1941-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Blue Ribbon Books | 1011 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1944-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Modern Library | G72 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1080 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | George Salter | |
Argosy (UK), April 1945 | 1945-04-00 | ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) | The Amalgamated Press | 1/3?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). |
112 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | |||
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1947-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
Selected Tales of Guy De Maupassant | 1950-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Random House | 334 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant | 1955-00-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Hanover House | $5.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 1339 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Horror Stories | 1961-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Paul Elek (Bestseller Library) | 3/6?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). |
255 | 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 Arrow Book of Horror Stories | 1965-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Arrow Books | 799 | 3/6?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). |
255 | 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 | ||
Magazine of Horror, November 1965 | 1965-11-00 | 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 | ||
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1971-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | 0-242-78551-4 | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stein | ||
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1972-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | 0-242-78551-4 | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stein | ||
The Supernatural in Fiction | 1973-00-00 | ed. Leo P. Kelley | McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) | 0-07-033497-8 | $3.96?$: US dollar |
[iv]+ 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 | ||
A Little Night Reading: Twenty Tales of Horror and the Supernatural | 1974-00-00 | ed. Dave Allen | Roger Schlesinger | 0-85093-191-6 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
315 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Tales of the Occult | 1975-06-00 | ed. Barbara H. Wolf, Jack C. Wolf | Fawcett Crest | X2455 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
416 | 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 Little Night Reading | 1975-09-00 | ed. Dave Allen | Orbit / Futura | 0-86007-863-9 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
314 | 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 | ||
Quickie Thrillers: 25 Mini-Mysteries | 1975-10-00 | ed. Dr. Arthur Liebman | Washington Square Press / Pocket Books | 671-48517-2 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
190 | 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 | Roland Descombes | |
Quickie Thrillers: 25 Mini-Mysteries | 1976-01-00 | ed. Dr. Arthur Liebman | Pocket Books | 0-671-48517-2 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
190 | 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 | Roland Descombes | |
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1977-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Book Club Associates | CN 4361 | 832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
The Best Ghost Stories | 1977-06-00 | ed. uncredited | Hamlyn | 0-600-38242-7 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
750 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1982-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise | Hutchinson | 0-09-149720-5 | £8.95?£: UK pound |
832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Ghost Stories | 1988-03-00 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher | 0-86272-323-X | £6.95?£: UK pound |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) | 1990-03-00 | ed. uncredited | Mallard Press | 0-7924-5249-6 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
397 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre | 1990-05-00 | ed. Charles Ardai | Galahad Books | 0-88365-750-3 | $9.98?$: US dollar |
518 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Karen Nelson | |
The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) | 1990-09-00 | ed. uncredited | Ivy Leaf | 0-86363-008-1 | £3.99?£: UK pound |
397 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Ghost Stories | 1991-07-00 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher | 0-86272-802-9 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
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 | ||
Ghost Stories | 1993-03-00 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher (US) (Kingfisher Treasury #5) | 1-85697-884-2 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
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 | Graham Potts | |
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1994-00-00 | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-679-60128-7 | $25.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Henry Fuseli | |
Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1994-10-00 | ed. uncredited | Bracken Books | 1-85891-137-0 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
611 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 1994-10-00 | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-679-60128-7 | $21.00?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Fuseli | |
Tales of Terror and the Supernatural: A Classic Collection | 1996-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Leopard | 1-85891-314-4 |
[vii]+ 611 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Crew's 13: Classic Tales of the Macabre & Fantastic | 1997-00-00 | ed. Gary Crew | ABC Books (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | 0-7333-0564-4 | A$14.95?A$: Australian dollar |
211 | 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 | Shaun Tan | |
Ghost Stories | 1997-04-00 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher | 0-86272-802-9 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
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 | ||
Who Knows? and, Was It a Dream? | 1998-05-00 | Guy de Maupassant | Books of Wonder (Classic Frights) | 0-929605-80-2 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
56 | 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 | Jennifer Dickson | |
Ghost Stories | 2003-09-19 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher (US) | 0-7534-5675-3 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
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 | Graham Potts | |
Spinetinglers: Ghoulish Ghost Stories | 2007-07-15 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher (US) | 978-0-7534-6140-2 | $6.95?$: 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 | ||
Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 2 | 2009-03-26 | ed. LibriVox | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | ||||
The Screaming Skull and Other Classic Horror Stories | 2010-00-00 | ed. Michael Kelahan | Fall River Press | 978-1-4351-2498-1 |
xiv+ 408 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Patrice Kaplan | ||
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! | 2011-09-20 | ed. Otto Penzler | Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books | 978-0-307-74089-2 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
xii+ 810 |
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 | Virgil Finlay | |
Zombies: A Compendium of the Living Dead | 2012-01-01 | ed. Otto Penzler | Corvus | 978-0-85789-027-6 | £19.99?£: UK pound |
xii+ 810 |
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 | ||
Great Supernatural Stories: 101 Horrifying Tales | 2017-07-24 | ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz | Fall River Press | 978-1-4351-6620-2 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
xii+ 737 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Horror Short Stories | 2017-11-30 | ed. Joanna Blythe | Arcturus Publishing | 978-1-78888-181-4 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
Horror Short Stories | 2018-03-15 | ed. Joanna Blythe | Arcturus Publishing | 978-1-78828-406-6 | 384 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! | 2019-12-31 | ed. Otto Penzler | HighBridge Audio | 978-1-68457-672-2 | $34.99?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | |||
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! | 2021-03-01 | ed. Otto Penzler | Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing | 978-1-66517-976-8 | $75.99?$: US dollar |
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks |
anth | |||
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! | 2021-03-01 | ed. Otto Penzler | Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing | 978-1-66517-977-5 | $80.00?$: US dollar |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
anth | |||
Ghost Stories | date unknown | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher (US) | 1-85697-884-2 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
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 | Graham Potts | |
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | date unknown | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-679-60128-7 | $25.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Henry Fuseli | |
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | date unknown | ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise | Modern Library | 0-394-60446-6 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1034 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sara Eisenman | |
Great Supernatural Stories: 101 Horrifying Tales | date unknown | ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz | Fall River Press | 978-1-4351-6620-2 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
xii+ 737 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |