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Title: The Snake Title Record # 94236
Author: Dennis Wheatley
Date: 1933-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in Nash's Pall Mall Magazine, January 1933.
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Current Tags: fantasy (2), horror (2) Add Tags

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Translations
Year Language Title
1964Translated by Max Roth
French La canne
1976Translated by Helge Skolem
Norwegian (Bokmal) Slangen
1976Translated by Werner Gronwald
German Die Schwarze Mamba

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
A Century of Horror Stories 1935-00-00 ed. Dennis Wheatley Hutchinson  
3/6?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).
1024
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 1943-00-00 Dennis Wheatley Hutchinson  
9/6?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).
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Abbey  
Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 1955-10-00 Dennis Wheatley Hutchinson  
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).
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Best Black Magic Stories 1960-00-00 ed. John Keir Cross Faber and Faber  
16/-?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).
269
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Best Black Magic Stories 1963-00-00 ed. John Keir Cross Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)  
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).
269
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  
Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 1963-03-00 Dennis Wheatley Arrow Books 691
3/6?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).
317
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  
Shafts of Fear 1964-00-00 ed. Dennis Wheatley Arrow Books 760
3/6?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).
288
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
Shafts of Fear 1965-00-00 ed. Dennis Wheatley Arrow Books 760
3/6?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).
288
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  
Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 1966-00-00 Dennis Wheatley Arrow Books 691
3/6?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).
317
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  
Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 1968-00-00 Dennis Wheatley Arrow Books 691
3/6?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).
317
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 Evil People 1968-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Leslie Frewin 0-09-086870-6
25/-?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).
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Dennis Wheatley's First Book of Horror Stories 1968-03-00 ed. Dennis Wheatley Hutchinson  
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).
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Seventh Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories 1972-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Fontana 0-00-612995-1
£0.25?£: 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.
anth  
Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 1972-10-00 Dennis Wheatley Arrow Books 0-09-004510-6
£0.30?£: UK pound
320
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 Evil People 1974-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Ensign Books 7235-5197-9
£0.30?£: UK pound
252
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 Joseph Lombardero Checkmark
The First Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories 1974-00-00 ed. Michel Parry Mayflower 0-583-12332-5
£0.40?£: 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.
anth Les Edwards  
The Evil People 1975-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Everest Books 0-903925-85-0
£0.50?£: UK pound
251
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 John Holmes  
Uncanny Tales 3 1975-00-00 ed. Dennis Wheatley Sphere (The Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult #37) 0-7221-9039-5
£0.60?£: UK pound
235+
[5]
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
Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 1975-01-00 Dennis Wheatley Arrow Books 0-09-909700-1
£0.60?£: UK pound
320
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  
Great Black Magic Stories 1977-11-00 ed. Michel Parry Taplinger 0-8008-3618-9
$8.95?$: US dollar
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Rus Anderson Checkmark
Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 1979-00-00 Dennis Wheatley Arrow Books 0-09-909700-1
£1.10?£: UK pound
320
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  
65 Great Spine Chillers 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-045-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
65 Great Spine Chillers 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer 0-86273-045-7   670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Steve Crisp Checkmark
65 Great Spine Chillers 1983-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-045-7   670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
65 Great Spine Chillers 1985-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1848-4
$8.95?$: US dollar
672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 2014-10-09 Dennis Wheatley Bloomsbury Reader 978-1-4482-1384-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Evil People date unknown ed. Peter Haining Popular Library 445-01356-075
$0.75?$: US dollar
207
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 Zuckerberg Checkmark
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