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Title: The Descendant Title Record # 69408
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Date: 1926-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1969ⓘTranslated by Paule Pérez.
 French Le descendant
1991 Portuguese O descendente
1991ⓘTranslated by Paule Pérez.
 French Le descendant [as by Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
2007 Portuguese O descendente
2016 Portuguese O descendente
2017ⓘTranslated by Usch Kiausch
 German Der Nachkomme
2021ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=David%20Camus&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">David Camus</a>
 French Le descendant [as by Howard Phillips Lovecraft]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Leaves, Winter 1938 1938-00-00 ed. Robert H. Barlow Robert H. Barlow  
$0.50?$: US dollar
 66
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
 fanzine  
Marginalia 1944-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 x+
377
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1965-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$6.50?$: US dollar
 ix+
[1]+
413+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1967-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz  
30/-?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).
 413
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1969-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$7.50?$: US dollar
 ix+
[1]+
413+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Lee Brown Coye  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1969-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-02903-6
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).
 190
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 Tony Marshall Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1970-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-02903-6
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).
 190
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 Tony Marshall Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1970-12-00 H. P. Lovecraft Beagle Books / Ballantine (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft #1) 95032
$0.95?$: US dollar
 190
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 Tony Marshall Checkmark
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1971-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$7.50?$: US dollar
 ix+
[1]+
413+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Lee Brown Coye  
The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft 1971-00-00 uncredited Beagle Books (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft) 99146-475
$4.75?$: US dollar
 190+
182+
184+
160+
127
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.
 omni Michael McInnerney Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1971-06-00 H. P. Lovecraft Beagle Books / Ballantine (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft #1) 95032
$0.95?$: US dollar
 190
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 Tony Marshall Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1973-04-00 H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 0-345-03228-4
$0.95?$: US dollar
 190
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 John Holmes Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1974-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-02903-6
£0.35?£: UK pound
 190
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
The Tomb and Other Tales 1974-02-00 H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 0-345-23228-3
$0.95?$: US dollar
 190
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 John Holmes  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1975-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-02903-6
£0.95?£: UK pound
 190
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
The Tomb and Other Tales 1975-01-00 H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 0-345-24689-6
$1.50?$: US dollar
 190
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 John Holmes Checkmark
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1975-11-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House None
$7.50?$: US dollar
 ix+
[1]+
413+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1981-12-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30230-3
$2.25?$: US dollar
 190
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 Michael Whelan  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1982-01-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30230-3
$2.25?$: US dollar
 190
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1984-11-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30230-3
$2.25?$: US dollar
 190
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1985-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-06324-2
£2.95?£: UK pound
 512
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 Tim White Checkmark
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1987-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-039-4   lii+
448
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Raymond Bayless  
The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1987-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Grafton 0-586-06324-2
£3.50?£: UK pound
 512
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 Tim White  
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1987-01-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-039-4
$18.95?$: US dollar
 lii+
448
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Raymond Bayless Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1987-05-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33661-5
$2.50?$: US dollar
 190
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1988-05-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33661-5
$2.95?$: US dollar
 190
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1991-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-039-4   lii+
448
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Raymond Bayless  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1992-03-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33661-5
$4.99?$: US dollar
 190
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1994-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Grafton 0-586-06324-2
£5.99?£: UK pound
 512
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 Tim White Checkmark
The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death 1995-10-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-38421-0
$10.00?$: US dollar
 xi+
387
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 John Jude Palencar  
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1997-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-039-4   lii+
448
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Raymond Bayless  
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 2001-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-039-4
$25.95?$: US dollar
 lii+
448
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tony Patrick  
The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft 2003-03-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-46330-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
Shadows of Death 2005-11-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-48333-2
$6.99?$: US dollar
 xii+
324
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 Christopher Wray-McCann  
The Fiction: Complete and Unabridged 2008-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books (Library of Essential Writers) 978-1-4351-0793-9   xiv+
1098
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Sven Geier  
The Complete Fiction 2011-03-01 H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics) 978-1-4351-2296-3
$20.00?$: US dollar
 xiv+
1098
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Sven Geier  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-0-575-09935-7
£20.00?£: UK pound
 xvii+
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Les Edwards Checkmark
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-0-575-09963-0
£16.99?£: UK pound
 xvii+
538
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  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09936-4
£10.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Les Edwards  
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft 2014-09-09 H. P. Lovecraft Race Point Publishing (Knickerbocker Classics) 978-1-63106-001-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xvii+
1102
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Dave Carson  
The Complete Works 2016-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft uncredited 978-1-5390-3331-8   609
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.
 omni Checkmark
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft 2016-07-01 H. P. Lovecraft Chartwell Books 978-0-7858-3420-5   xvii+
1102
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
Collected Fiction Volume 2: 1926-1930: A Variorum Edition 2016-08-20 H. P. Lovecraft Hippocampus Press 978-1-61498-110-7
$25.00?$: US dollar
 540
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.
 omni  
Collected Fiction Volume 2: 1926-1930: A Variorum Edition 2016-08-23 H. P. Lovecraft Hippocampus Press 978-1-61498-169-5
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction 2017-05-20 H. P. Lovecraft Benediction Classics 978-1-78139-824-1
$14.75?$: US dollar
 480
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  
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction 2017-05-22 H. P. Lovecraft Benediction Classics 978-1-78139-825-8
$24.99?$: US dollar
 728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The H. P. Lovecraft Collection 2017-10-03 H. P. Lovecraft Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78888-069-5
$6.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
Stories of the Dreamlands 2018-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78428-829-7   367
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Collection 2018-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78428-860-0
$59.99?$: US dollar
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction 2019-11-01 H. P. Lovecraft Benediction Classics 978-1-78943-032-5
$24.99?$: US dollar
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2020-03-19 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-1-4732-3064-4
£25.00?£: UK pound
 560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Les Edwards  
The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-38421-0
$13.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
387
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 John Jude Palencar Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-06324-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
 512
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 Tim White Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-06324-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
 512
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 Tim White  
The Tomb and Other Tales date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33661-5
$6.99?$: US dollar
 192
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 Michael Whelan  
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Race Point Publishing (Knickerbocker Classics) 978-1-63106-001-4
£25.99?£: UK pound
 xvii+
1102
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Dave Carson Checkmark
The Complete Fiction date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books 978-1-4351-2296-3   xiv+
1098
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Sven Geier Checkmark
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