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Title: A Wicked Voice Title Record # 62397
Author: Vernon Lee
Date: 1890-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note:
  • This story was initially written in French under the title "Voix maudite", and published in Les Lettres et les arts, August 1887.
  • It was re-written in English by the author in 1889, and then published in her collection Hauntings : Fantastic Stories, London, Heinemann, 1890, under the title "A Wicked Voice".
  • This English version was then translated back into French by Michel Chrestien in Lee's collection Les Epées de l'Effroi ; histoires surnaturelles, 1970, under the new title Une voix maléfique.
  • This last French version was reproduced in Anne Richter's anthology Le fantastique féminin d'Ann Racliffe à nos jours, 1977.
  • The English version was translated again into French by Sophie Geoffroy-Menoux under the title La voix maudite, and included in the collection La voix maudite in 2001.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1967Translated by G. W. Roos
Dutch Een verfoeilijke stem
1970Translated by Michel Chrestien.
French
Une voix maléfique?Une voix malefique
1979Translated by M. von Berthoff
German Die verruchte Stimme
2001Translated by Sophie Geoffroy-Menoux.
French La voix maudite

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Hauntings: Fantastic Stories 1890-00-00 Vernon Lee William Heinemann     ix+
237
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Hauntings: Fantastic Stories 1890-02-27 Vernon Lee F. F. Lovell (Lovell's International Series #73)  
$0.50?$: US dollar
xi+
237
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".
coll  
Ghost Stories 1939-00-00 ed. John Hampden J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman's Library #952)  
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).
xvii+
366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Snake Lady and Other Stories 1954-00-00 Vernon Lee Grove Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Supernatural Tales: Excursions Into Fantasy 1955-00-00 Vernon Lee Peter Owen  
15/-?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).
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Virgin of the Seven Daggers 1962-00-00 Vernon Lee Corgi SN1163
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).
158
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 Fritz Wegner  
Ghost Stories 1972-07-00 ed. John Hampden J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman's Library) 0-460-01952-X
£0.50?£: UK pound
xvi+
366
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 Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1986-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-214163-5
£12.95?£: UK pound
xvii+
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Supernatural Tales: Excursions Into Fantasy 1987-02-00 Vernon Lee Peter Owen 0-7206-0680-2
£10.95?£: UK pound
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1987-05-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-214163-5
$18.95?$: US dollar
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Supernatural Tales: Excursions Into Fantasy 1988-11-00 Vernon Lee Arena (UK) 0-09-957520-5
£2.99?£: UK pound
222
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 Pierre Lacombe  
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1989-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-282666-2
£5.95?£: UK pound
xvii+
504
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 Atkinson Grimshaw  
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1995-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-282666-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
504
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw  
Hauntings: The Supernatural Stories 2002-02-00 Vernon Lee Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-030-1
C$65.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xix+
370
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Singer Sargent  
Hauntings: Fantastic Stories 2002-05-01 Vernon Lee Wildside Press 1-58715-673-3
$18.95?$: 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.
coll  
Hauntings: Fantastic Stories 2002-05-01 Vernon Lee Wildside Press 1-58715-672-5
$29.95?$: US dollar
212
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Supernatural Tales: Excursions Into Fantasy 2004-00-00 Vernon Lee Peter Owen 0-7206-1194-6
£9.95?£: UK pound
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  
Supernatural Tales: Excursions Into Fantasy 2004-03-00 Vernon Lee Dufour Editions 0-7206-1194-6
$19.95?$: 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  
Hauntings: Fantastic Stories 2006-02-01 Vernon Lee Project Gutenberg 9956    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Virgin of the Seven Daggers 2008-10-02 Vernon Lee Penguin Books (Penguin Red Classics) 978-0-14-103878-0
£7.99?£: UK pound
240
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  
The Virgin of the Seven Daggers 2008-10-02 Vernon Lee Penguin Books (Penguin Red Classics) 978-0-14-190017-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Hauntings: Fantastic Stories 2013-06-08 Vernon Lee CreateSpace 978-1-4903-9131-1
$6.99?$: US dollar
98
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  
Hauntings: Fantastic Stories 2014-12-09 Vernon Lee CreateSpace 978-1-5033-7300-6
$9.99?$: US dollar
112
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 Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 1 2016-10-24 ed. Alastair Gunn Wimbourne Books  
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Sir Hubert von Herkomer  
The Classic Horror Collection 2017-11-30 ed. uncredited Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78888-263-7
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 1 2018-01-07 ed. Alastair Gunn Wimbourne Books 978-0-9929828-4-3
$12.99?$: US dollar
350
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 Classic Horror Collection 2018-03-15 ed. uncredited Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78828-401-1   928
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Classic Horror Collection 2018-05-01 ed. uncredited Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78828-538-4
$19.99?$: US dollar
928
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
A Phantom Lover and Other Dark Tales 2020-04-16 Vernon Lee The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-5381-6
£8.99?£: UK pound
285
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
Sandra Gómez?Sandra Gomez
Checkmark
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories date unknown ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-282666-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
504
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
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