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Title: The Wondrous Tale of Alroy Title Record # 1573556
Author: Benjamin Disraeli
Date: 1833-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Note:
  • The hero Alroy is an eastern Jew, during the 12th century, and is "Prince of the Captivity" as "an asserted descendant of David" who ruled the Jews for many purposes, although they acknowledged conquerors. ... "With regard to the supernatural machinery of this romance, it is Cabalistical and correct." That is, genuinely from "the traditions of the Hebrews". --from pp. ix-xi in the original Preface (Saunders and Otley, 1833)
  • This novel "has some claim to be the first Alternate History tale, with the eponymous false messiah establishing a global empire in the twelfth century, though the alternity is only scattily argued." (underscore represents linked cross-reference) --SFE3, biographical entry by Peter Nicholls and John Clute In the Encyclopedia of Fantasy entry by John Clute, Alroy is a Fantasy of History.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles
Year Title
1833 The Wondrous Tale of Alroy [as by The Author of 'Vivian Grey,' 'Contarini Fleming,' &c.]
1845 Alroy
1846 Alroy: A Romance [as by B. Disraeli, M.P.]
1870 The headings of the two works, on the pages where they begin in the 1870 omnibus publication (the first known use of this title) are: -- Miriam Alroy (page 3) -- The Rise of Iskander (page 85) It's the front cover and title page of the book that display on two lines (punctuation varies):   Miriam Alroy.   A Romance of the Twelfth Century. Strictly, that may be the title of the omnibus only, in which the main work is titled Miriam Alroy. The subtitle refers to the Alroy novel only. See also both omnibus title records.
Miriam Alroy: A Romance of the Twelfth Century [as by The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli]
1904 Alroy; or, The Prince of the Captivity
1906 Alroy [as by Earl of Beaconsfield]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Wondrous Tale of Alroy: The Rise of Iskander 1833-00-00 The Author of 'Vivian Grey,' 'Contarini Fleming,' &c. Saunders and Otley     xxv+
303+
303+
324
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Alroy; Ixion in Heaven; The Infernal Marriage; Popanilla 1845-00-00 Benjamin Disraeli Longmans, Green and Co.     vii+
463
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Alroy: A Romance 1846-00-00 B. Disraeli, M.P. Tauchnitz (Collection of British Authors #101)     vi+
286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Miriam Alroy: A Romance of the Twelfth Century 1870-00-00 The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli D. Appleton & Company (Library of Choice Novels #20)  
$0.50?$: US dollar
108
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.
omni  
Alroy; or, The Prince of the Captivity 1904-00-00 Benjamin Disraeli M. Walter Dunne     xi+
315+
78
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Alroy; Popanilla; Count Alarcos; Ixion in Heaven 1906-00-00 Earl of Beaconsfield John Lane     vii+
691
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Alroy; or, The Prince of the Captivity 2006-12-03 Benjamin Disraeli Project Gutenberg 20002
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
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