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Title: The Mystery of the Derelict Title Record # 58904
Author: William Hope Hodgson
Date: 1907-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Sargasso Sea
Language: English
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Current Tags: horror (1), fantasy (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1951 The Mystery of the Sargasso
Year Language Title
1968Translated by Jacques Baron.
French Le mystère de l'épave
1979Translated by Solveig Rasmussen.
Swedish Vrakets hemlighet
1990Translated by Lydia Di Marco
Italian Il mistero del Mar dei Sargassi
1991Translated by Patrizia Tosi
Italian Il mistero del relitto

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translationsDo not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Story-teller, July 1907 1907-07-00 ed. Editors of The Story-teller Cassell & Company  
-/4.5?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).
180
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag  
Men of the Deep Waters 1914-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Eveleigh Nash  
7/6?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).
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Men of the Deep Waters 1921-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Holden & Hardingham  
2/6?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).
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Avon Fantasy Reader, #17 1951-11-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Avon Novels, Inc.  
$0.35?$: 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 Harry Barton Checkmark
Deep Waters 1967-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Arkham House  
$5.00?$: US dollar
x+
300
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Utpatel Checkmark
La chose dans les algues 1968-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Planète     271
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  
Masters of Terror: Volume One 1977-11-00 William Hope Hodgson Corgi 0-552-10662-3
£0.80?£: UK pound
156
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 Checkmark
Forgotten Tales of Terror 1978-11-00 ed. Hugh Lamb Eyre Methuen 0-413-45450-9
£3.50?£: UK pound
170
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alun Hood  
Forgotten Tales of Terror 1978-11-00 ed. Hugh Lamb Magnum 0-417-02830-X
£0.85?£: UK pound
170
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 Alun Hood  
La chose dans les algues: suivi de: Deux aventures de Carnacki 1979-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #3) 2-7304-0017-6   335
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Spökspegeln och andra rysar-noveller 1979-00-00 ed. Hugh Lamb
B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom
B. Wahlstroem
(
Kalla Kårar, ryslig midnattsläsning?Kalla Kaarar, ryslig midnattslaesning
#55)
91-32-50173-0
skr 7.95?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
155
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
López Espí?Lopez Espi
 
Millemondiestate 1990: 1 Romanzo breve e 15 Racconti 1990-06-00 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori (Millemondi #37)  
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
304
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 Karel Thole  
Horror Story 9 1991-10-00 ed. uncredited Garden Editoriale (Horror Story #9)  
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
286
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 Boats of the "Glen Carrig" and Other Nautical Adventures 2003-07-15 William Hope Hodgson Night Shade Books 1-892389-39-8
$35.00?$: US dollar
xi+
513
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
Adrift on the Haunted Seas: The Best Short Stories of William Hope Hodgson 2005-08-00 William Hope Hodgson Cold Spring Press 1-59360-049-6
$11.00?$: US dollar
243
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 Daniel Govar  
La chose dans les algues 2007-06-00 William Hope Hodgson Terre de Brume (Terres Fantastiques) 978-2-84362-350-9
€18.00?€: Euro
255
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 Néstor Martín Fernández de la Torre Checkmark
Cetus Insolitus: Sea Serpents, Giant Cephalopods, and Other Marine Monsters in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy 2008-12-00 ed. Chad Arment Coachwhip Publications 978-1-930585-66-9
$14.95?$: US dollar
391
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 Boats of the "Glen Carrig" and Other Nautical Adventures 2011-10-01 William Hope Hodgson Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-367-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Jason Van Hollander  
Horrors from Haunted Seas 2012-04-30 William Hope Hodgson Creation Oneiros 978-1-902197-35-7
$16.95?$: US dollar
259
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  
The Ghost Pirates and Others: The Best of William Hope Hodgson 2012-12-01 William Hope Hodgson Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-442-4
$16.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Ghost Pirates and Others: The Best of William Hope Hodgson 2012-12-04 William Hope Hodgson Night Shade Books (Night Shade Classics) 978-1-59780-441-7
$16.99?$: US dollar
264
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 Matthew Jaffe Checkmark
William Hope Hodgson 2014-04-00 William Hope Hodgson Centipede Press (The Centipede Press Library of Weird Fiction) 978-1-61347-049-7
$60.00?$: US dollar
733
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The William Hope Hodgson Megapack 2014-05-05 William Hope Hodgson Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0920-4
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories of William Hope Hodgson 2016-00-00 William Hope Hodgson Oldstyle Tales Press 978-1-9746-2337-2   473
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 Ivan K. Aivazovsky Checkmark
The Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories of William Hope Hodgson 2017-08-15 William Hope Hodgson   978-1-9746-2337-2
$17.00?$: US dollar
362
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  
The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" and Other Nautical Adventures 2017-09-05 William Hope Hodgson Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-920-7
$17.99?$: US dollar
xi+
497
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  
Black Infinity, Fall 2019 2019-10-18 ed. Tom English Rocket Science Books 978-1-7324344-4-8
$9.50?$: US dollar
212
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.
mag Checkmark
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