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Title: The Cat Title Record # 89575
Author: E. F. Benson
Date: 1905-11-27
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A man painting the portrait of a woman who jilted him years before experiences disquieting events.
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Translations
Year Language Title
2000Translated by André Fayot
French Le chat [as by Edward F. Benson]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Illustrated London News, November 27, 1905 1905-11-27 ed. Editors of The Illustrated London News        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
The Room in the Tower and Other Stories 1912-00-00 E. F. Benson Mills & Boon  
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).
vii+
338
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Room in the Tower and Other Stories 1914-00-00 E. F. Benson Mills & Boon (Shilling Cloth Library)  
1/-?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).
296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Room in the Tower and Other Stories 1929-00-00 E. F. Benson Knopf (UK)  
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).
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Satan's Pets 1972-00-00 ed. Vic Ghidalia Manor Books 75-478
$0.75?$: US dollar
224
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 Checkmark
The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson 1992-11-00 E. F. Benson Robinson 1-85487-110-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
624
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 Checkmark
The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson 1992-12-00 E. F. Benson Carroll & Graf 0-88184-857-3
$10.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
624
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 Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson 1996-00-00 E. F. Benson Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0365-2
$12.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
624
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 Kathleen M. Lynch , Barnaby Hall Checkmark
The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson 1996-11-00 E. F. Benson Carroll & Graf 1-85487-110-2
$12.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
624
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 Terror by Night 1998-09-25 E. F. Benson Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-55-9
$49.95?$: US dollar
xviii+
161
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Douglas Walters  
Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson 2012-06-05 E. F. Benson Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-685-0
£2.99?£: UK pound
xi+
705
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 Nathan Clair  
Collected Works of E. F. Benson 2012-09-15 E. F. Benson Benediction Classics 978-1-78139-290-4
$49.99?$: US dollar
994
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The E. F. Benson Megapack 2013-03-13 E. F. Benson Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4699-2
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Cat Megapack: Frisky Feline Tales, Old and New 2013-07-04 ed. John Gregory Betancourt, Mary Wickizer Burgess, Robert Reginald Borgo Press / Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0129-1
$0.99?$: US dollar
308
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
The Room in the Tower and Other Stories 2023-12-15 E. F. Benson Project Gutenberg 72421
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Room in the Tower and Other Stories 2024-01-15 E. F. Benson Faded Page 20240126
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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