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Title: The Man Who Didn't Ask Why

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Title: The Man Who Didn't Ask Why Title Record # 1030348
Author: C. S. Forester
Date: 1957-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: From Masque of the Red Death: Copyright 1957 by C. S. Forester. Reprinted by permission of A.D. Peters
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Translations
Year Language Title
1976Translated by Birgitta Kicherer
German Der Mann, der nicht nach dem Warum fragte
1981Translated by Hans de Groot-Canté
Dutch De man die niet vroeg waarom [as by Cecil Scott Forester]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Masque of the Red Death 1964-10-00 ed. Michael Sissons Panther 1755
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).
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.
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The Masque of the Red Death 1964-10-00 ed. Michael Sissons Anthony Gibbs & Phillips     192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Lucifer Society: Macabre Tales by Great Modern Writers 1972-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Taplinger 0-8008-5042-4
$6.50?$: US dollar
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Lucifer Society: Macabre Tales by Great Modern Writers 1972-06-00 ed. Peter Haining W. H. Allen 0-491-00881-3
£2.50?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Lucifer Society: Macabre Tales by Great Modern Writers 1973-08-00 ed. Peter Haining Signet / New American Library Y5568
$1.25?$: US dollar
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256
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.
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65 Great Tales of Horror 1981-09-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1729-1   688
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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65 Great Tales of Horror 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1729-1   688
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Masters of the Macabre: The Best of the 20th Century 1993-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Robert Hale 0-7090-5068-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
256
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.
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