Title: A. V. Laider
Title Record # 572369
Author: Max Beerbohm
Date: 1916-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Max Beerbohm
Date: 1916-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A man tells the tale of how his ability to predict the future through palmistry could not prevent several deaths.
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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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| Century Magazine, June 1916 | 1916-06-00 | ed. Editors of Century Magazine | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
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| Seven Men | 1919-00-00 | Max Beerbohm | William Heinemann | 219 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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| Seven Men | 1920-00-00 | Max Beerbohm | Alfred A. Knopf | 238 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | 1931-07-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 8/6?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). |
1147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Second Omnibus of Crime | 1932-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Coward-McCann | $2.50?$: US dollar |
855 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | 1932-07-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 5/-?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). |
1147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Mystery Book | 1934-00-00 | ed. H. Douglas Thomson | Odhams Press | 1086 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | 1937-01-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 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). |
1147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Tellers of Tales: 100 Short Stories from the United States, England, France, Russia and Germany | 1939-00-00 | ed. W. Somerset Maugham | Doubleday, Doran | $3.75?$: US dollar |
xxxxii+ 1526 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |  |
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| The Pocket Book of Mystery Stories | 1941-08-00 | ed. Lee Wright | Pocket Books (Pocket Book of Mystery Stories #117) |
viii+ 439 |
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 | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | 1948-01-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 8/6?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). |
1147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | 1949-02-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 1147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Seven Men and Two Others | 1950-00-00 | Max Beerbohm | William Heinemann | 283 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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| Seven Men and Two Others | 1954-09-00 | Max Beerbohm | Penguin Books | 1010 | 2/-?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). |
185 | 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 | Max Beerbohm | |
| Seven Men and Two Others | 1959-09-14 | Max Beerbohm | Vintage Books | K80 | $1.10?$: US dollar |
185 | 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 | Milton Glaser | |
| Tall Short Stories | 1960-00-00 | ed. Eric Duthie | Ace Books | K-113 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
352 | 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 | Mona Moore | |
| Seven Men and Two Others | 1961-04-00 | Max Beerbohm | Vintage Books | V80 | $1.10?$: US dollar |
185 | 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 | Milton Glaser | |
| The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1966-00-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 1227 | 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). |
252 | 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 Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1971-09-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Beagle Books | 95138 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
252 | 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 Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories | 1974-00-00 | ed. Robert Aickman | Fontana | 0-00-613248-0 | 252 | 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 World of the Short Story: A Twentieth Century Collection | 1986-00-00 | ed. Clifton Fadiman | Houghton Mifflin | 0-395-36805-7 |
xiii+ 847 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Seven Men | 1998-05-01 | Max Beerbohm | Project Gutenberg | 1306 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction