Title: The Inheritors
Title Record # 31734
Author: William Golding
Date: 1955-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: William Golding
Date: 1955-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: A small tribe of Neanderthalians suddenly comes in contact with modern Homo sapiens, which leads to mutual incomprehension : the former's awe and fear in front of "the new people" has for counterpart the horror and disgust for these forest-dwelling devils they inspire to the latter. Golding opposes, in his usual, pessimistic way, the doomed, slow-witted but gentle and unselfish Homo neanderthalensis to their "inheritors", more intelligent and inventive, but already affected by inner quarrels, jealousy and violence.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| The Inheritors | 1955-00-00 | William Golding | Faber and Faber | 12/6?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). |
233 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Anthony Gross | ||
| The Inheritors | 1962-00-00 | William Golding | Harcourt, Brace & World | $4.50?$: US dollar |
233 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Alfred Zalon |  |
|
| The Inheritors | 1963-12-00 | William Golding | Giant Cardinal / Pocket Books | GC-787 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
213 | 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. |
novel | Charles | |
| The Inheritors | 1981-12-00 | William Golding | Washington Square Press | 0-671-43749-6 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
213 | 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. |
novel | ||
| The Inheritors | 1986-00-00 | William Golding | Washington Square Press / Pocket Books | 0-671-43749-6 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
213 | 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. |
novel | ||
| The Inheritors | 1988-00-00 | William Golding | Harvest / HBJ | 0-15-644379-1 | $13.00?$: US dollar |
240 | 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. |
novel | Joseph Michael Gandy | |
| Three Novels | 1997-08-00 | William Golding | MJF Books | 1-56731-220-9 |
233+ 208+ 253 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |||
| The Inheritors | 2011-08-04 | William Golding | Faber and Faber | 978-0-571-27358-4 | £8.99?£: 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. |
novel | ||
| The Inheritors | 2012-03-15 | William Golding | Faber and Faber | 978-0-571-26748-4 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| The Inheritors | 2015-09-17 | William Golding | Faber and Faber | 978-0-571-32909-0 | £8.99?£: 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. |
novel | ||
| The Inheritors | 2021-10-07 | William Golding | Faber and Faber | 978-0-571-36232-5 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
272 | 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. |
novel | ||
| The Inheritors | date unknown | William Golding | Harvest / Harcourt | 0-15-644379-1 | $13.00?$: US dollar |
233 | 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. |
novel | Joseph Michael Gandy | |
| The Inheritors | date unknown | William Golding | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 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). |
233 | 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. |
novel | |
Reviews
- Review by Avram Davidson (1963) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1963
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1964) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, November 1964
- Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1986)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1987)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1997)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (2014)
- Review [German] by Bernd Eilert (2000) in Der Rabe, #59