Title: A Thousand Deaths

Title: A Thousand Deaths Title Record # 53863
Author: Jack London
Date: 1899-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: A drowned man is revived by a scientist working on ways to reverse death. In payment for his restored life, he is made to work as a test subject on the scientist's ship.

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1971	Portuguese	Mil mortes
1981^ⓘTranslated by François Postif.	French	Mille fois mort
1982^ⓘTranslated by Peggy Muth	German	Eintausend Tode
1982^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand	German	Eintausend Tode
1983	German	Tausend Tode
1985^ⓘTranslated by Clemens Berger	German	Tausend Tode
1988^ⓘTranslated by Ingo Schwarz.	German	Tausend Tode
1996^ⓘTranslated by Stefano Carducci	Italian	Le mille morti
2005^ⓘTranslated by Mihai Elin and Ion Hobana	Romanian	Să mori într-o mie de feluri^?Sa mori intr-o mie de feluri

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Black Cat, May 1899	1899-05-00	ed. Editors of The Black Cat, H. D. Umbstaetter	The Shortstory Publishing Co.		$0.05^?$: US dollar	68	octavo^?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued	mag	Nelly Littlehale Umbstaetter
The Black Cat, January 1917	1917-01-00	ed. Harold E. Bessom, Editors of The Black Cat	The Shortstory Publishing Co.		$0.10^?$: US dollar	52	octavo^?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued	mag
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1967	1967-09-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Mercury Press, 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	Richard Corben
Magazine de Ficção Científica, June 1971	1971-06-00	ed. Flávio J. Cardozo	Revista do Globo		Cr$3.00	128	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.	mag	Bert Tanner
Curious Fragments: Jack London's Tales of Fantasy Fiction	1975-00-00	Jack London	Kennikat Press	0-8046-9114-2		x+ 223	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Fantastic Pulps	1975-11-00	ed. Peter Haining	Gollancz	0-575-02000-8	£4.50^?£: UK pound	419	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Fantastic Pulps	1976-00-00	ed. Peter Haining	St. Martin's Press	0-312-28175-7	$10.00^?$: US dollar	419	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Battle of the Monsters and Other Stories	1976-06-00	ed. L. W. Currey, David G. Hartwell	Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series)	0-8398-2347-9	$12.00^?$: US dollar	xii+ 238	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Fantastic Pulps	1976-10-00	ed. Peter Haining	Vintage Books	0-394-72109-8 / V-109	$2.95^?$: US dollar	418	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
Future Perfect, Revised Edition	1978-00-00	ed. H. Bruce Franklin	Oxford University Press, USA	0-19-502322-6	$15.00^?$: US dollar	xi+ 404	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Future Perfect, Revised Edition	1978-00-00	ed. H. Bruce Franklin	Oxford University Press	0-19-502323-4	$4.95^?$: US dollar	xi+ 404	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
Thirteen Tales of Terror	1978-07-00	Jack London	Popular Library	0-445-04254-0	$1.95^?$: US dollar	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.	coll
Mille fois mort	1981-00-00	Jack London	Union générale d'éditions (Les maîtres de l'étrange et de la peur)	2-264-00369-3		217	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
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century	1981-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Beaufort Books	0-8253-0038-X	$15.95^?$: US dollar	316	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Verschollene Geschichten	1982-00-00	Jack London	Universitas	3-8004-1009-5	DM 28.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century	1983-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Gollancz	0-575-03305-3	£9.95^?£: UK pound	316	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Science Fiction Erzählungen des 19.Jahrhunderts^?Science Fiction Erzaehlungen des 19.Jahrhunderts	1983-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4022)	3-453-31023-3	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	363	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
Der Rabe, #3	1983-05-00	ed. Gerd Haffmans	Haffmans	3-251-10003-3		260	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.	mag	Friedrich Karl Waechter
Murder Most Foul	1984-00-00	ed. uncredited	Octopus Books	0-7064-2052-7		352	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Stuart Bodek
Der Traumfabrikant: Geschichten von erstaunlichen Erfindungen und phantastischen Abenteuern	1985-00-00	ed. Erik Simon, Olaf R. Spittel	Das Neue Berlin (Klassische Science-fiction-Geschichten)		M 15.40^?M: East German mark	463	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Regine Schulz , Burckhard Labowski , Detlef Ringer
Verschollene Geschichten	1985-00-00	Jack London	Moewig (Moewig Abenteuer #2306)	3-8118-2306-X	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	126	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	Nikolai Lutohin
Verschollene Geschichten	1986-00-00	Jack London	Moewig (Moewig Roman #2429)	3-8118-2429-5	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	126	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
101 Science Fiction Stories	1986-06-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh	Avenel Books	0-517-60669-0	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xvii+ 651	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Romas
Phantastische Erzählungen^?Phantastische Erzaehlungen	1988-00-00	Jack London	Neues Leben	3-355-00368-9	M 11.50^?M: East German mark	363	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gerhard Lahr
Phantastische Erzählungen^?Phantastische Erzaehlungen	1989-00-00	Jack London	Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #243)	3-518-38175-X	DM 14.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	277+ [1]	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	Tom Breuer
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century	1991-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Knightsbridge	1-56129-086-6	$4.95^?$: US dollar	316	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	George Roux
Back from the Dead	1991-03-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #845)	0-88677-472-1	$4.99^?$: US dollar	364	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	Jim Warren
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories	1992-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh	Magpie Books	1-85487-150-1	£3.99^?£: UK pound	xvii+ 651	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	Jim Burns
The Science Fiction Stories of Jack London	1993-04-00	Jack London	Citadel Twilight	0-8065-1407-8	$9.95^?$: US 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.	coll	Kevin Kelly
Future Perfect: American Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century (Revised and Expanded Edition)	1995-02-00	ed. H. Bruce Franklin	Rutgers University Press	0-8135-2152-1	$15.95^?$: US dollar	395	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	Joseph Stella
Il morbo scarlatto	1996-04-00	Jack London	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #153)	88-429-0894-0	Lit 22,000^?Lit: Italian lira	viii+ 336	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	Les Edwards
Fantastic Tales	1998-10-00	Jack London	University of Nebraska Press	0-8032-7979-5	$11.00^?$: US dollar	222	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	R. W. Boeche
Ideomancer, May 2003	2003-05-00	ed. Chris Clarke, Amber van Dyk	Decadent Moon		$0.00^?$: US dollar	[29]	ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	mag
Strange Worlds	2004-00-00	ed. Ron Hanna	Wild Cat Books	37608	$9.95^?$: US dollar	i+ 126	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
Ciuma stacojie	2005-00-00	Jack London	Editura Minerva ( Ion Hobana Prezintă Maeștrii Anticipației Clasice^?Ion Hobana Prezinta Maestrii Anticipatiei Clasice #7)	973-21-0739-1		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.	coll
Before Adam & Other Stories	2005-10-00	Jack London	Leonaur Ltd	1-84677-008-4	£9.99^?£: UK pound	332	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
Before Adam & Other Stories	2005-10-00	Jack London	Leonaur Ltd	1-84677-015-7	£18.99^?£: UK pound	332	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Science Fiction Trails, #5	2010-00-00	ed. David B. Riley	Science Fiction Trails				bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag
Masters of Adventure, #1	2010-04-00	ed. G. W. Thomas	Dark Worlds Club		$18.98^?$: US dollar	156	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.	fanzine	M. D. Jackson
Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 10	2010-08-08	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 Book of the Living Dead	2010-10-00	ed. John Richard Stephens	Berkley Books	978-0-425-23706-9	$15.00^?$: US dollar	xi+ 399	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
The Man Who Found Zero: Early Science Fiction and Weird Fantasy from The Black Cat, 1896–1915	2011-07-19	ed. Gene Christie	Black Dog Books	978-1-884449-18-5	$16.95^?$: US dollar	166	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	Leo Morey
The Wordsworth Collection of Science Fiction	2011-12-00	ed. David Stuart Davies	Wordsworth Editions	978-1-84022-656-0	£6.99^?£: UK pound	xiv+ 1312	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	Nathan Clair
101 Science Fiction Stories	date unknown	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh	Avenel Books	0-517-60669-0	$7.98^?$: US dollar	651	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Romas

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Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years