Title: The Master
Title Record # 827153
Author: T. H. White
Date: 1957-00-00
Type: NOVEL [juvenile]
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Language: English
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Author: T. H. White
Date: 1957-00-00
Type: NOVEL [juvenile]
Webpages: kirkusreviews.com, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note:
- Full title: The Master: An Adventure Story --UK and US national library records (and some newspaper coverage) of the 1957 editions, and some library records of some later eds.
- Full reviews in 1957 US newspapers: • Dan Wickenden, "T. H. White Spins a Tale Improbable and Fascinating", New York Herald Tribune -03-24 pE4 • Orville Prescott, "Books of the Times", New York Times -03-29 p19 Shorter reviews in UK newsweeklies: • John Bayley [1925–2015], The Spectator 1957-03-01 p290 • Maurice Richardson, The New Statesman -03-09 p316 All agree the novel is very good, at least, and worth the attention of adults, despite its outlandish and childish plot.
Synopsis:
Set on and inside Rockall, a small island more than 200 miles northwest of Ireland that Britain claimed in September 1955 (and later annexed) --purportedly in response to the world-threatening events featured in this adventure story, which occurred there that summer --on and inside the rock.
Twelve-year-old twins and their pet dog discover a plot to dominate the world, led by a 157-year-old genius physicist and telepath (mad scientist).
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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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| The Master | 1957-00-00 | T. H. White | Jonathan Cape | 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). |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Master | 1957-03-25 | T. H. White | G. P. Putnam's Sons | $3.50?$: US dollar |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Master | 1964-08-00 | T. H. White | Peacock Books / Penguin | PK43 | 4/6?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). |
217 | 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. |
novel | Peter Le Vasseur | |
| The Master | 1967-00-00 | T. H. White | Blackie (Teenage Bookshelf) | 11/6?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). |
xiii+ 236 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Master | 1967-09-00 | T. H. White | Avon Camelot | ZS118 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
175 | 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. |
novel |  |
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| The Master | 1976-00-00 | T. H. White | Puffin | 0-14-030355-3 | 217 | 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. |
novel | Peter Le Vasseur | ||
| Der Herrscher im Fels | 1983-00-00 | T. H. White | Diederichs | 3-424-00754-4 | DM 29.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
219 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| Der Herrscher im Fels | 1988-00-00 | T. H. White | Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #8260) | 3-596-28260-8 | DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
206 | 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. |
novel | ||
| The Master | 2018-12-01 | T. H. White | Faded Page | 20181201 | C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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| The Master | 2018-12-24 | T. H. White | Reading Essentials | 978-1-77323-369-7 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel |
Reviews
- Review by Anthony Boucher (1957) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1957
- Review by Ken Slater [as by Kenneth F. Slater] (1957) in Nebula Science Fiction, Number 22
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1957) in Astounding Science Fiction, September 1957 , reprinted in:
- Astounding Science Fiction, January 1958 (UK) (1958)
- Review by Thomas Marcinko (2006) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2006