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Title: The Most Dangerous Game Title Record # 96695
Author: Richard Edward Connell
Date: 1924-01-19
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: novelette
Webpages: IMDB, pseudopod.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: By chance the big-game hunter Rainsford has been stranded on an island owned by another hunter, General Zaroff. Zaroff reveals that he has grown bored with hunting even the most dangerous animals, and wants to match wits with human prey. Rainsford is to be pitted against him in a desperate effort to survive.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1924 Most Dangerous Game
1924 The Most Dangerous Game [as by Richard Connell]
1971 Most Dangerous Game [as by Richard Connell]
Year Language Title
1958ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand.
 Spanish Un juego peligroso [as by Richard E. Connell]
1959ⓘTranslated by Max Schuchart
 Dutch Het gevaarlijkste spel [as by Richard Connell]
1965ⓘTranslated by Jos Ras.
 French Le plus dangereux des gibiers [as by Richard Connell]
1965ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand
 French Les plaisirs de la chasse [as by Richard Connell]
1969ⓘTranslated by Aníbal Fernandes
 Portuguese A caça do General Zaroff [as by Richard Connell]
1974ⓘTranslated by Hans Maeter.
 German Die Großwildjagd des Generals [as by Richard Connell]
1974ⓘTranslated by Juan Antonio Molina Foix
 Spanish La más peligrosa de las cazas [as by Richard E. Connell]
1979ⓘTranslated by Jos Ras
 French Les chasses du Comte Zaroff [as by Richard Connell]
1981ⓘTranslated by Gianni Montanari and Guido Zurlino
 Italian La pericolosa partita [as by Richard Connell]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Collier's, January 19, 1924 1924-01-19 ed. Editors of Collier's        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1944-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Modern Library G72
$2.95?$: US dollar
 xix+
1080
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth George Salter Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1947-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hammond, Hammond & Co.     832
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Antología de cuentos de misterio y terror 1958-00-00 ed. Juan José López Ibor Editorial Labor (Grandes Antologías Labor)     xxxi+
1319+
[5]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Verhalen die Hitchcock koos 1959-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Het Spectrum (Prisma #425) 425   189
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 R. van Giffen  
13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV 1959-04-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell D281
$0.35?$: 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.
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13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV 1960-10-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell D281
$0.35?$: 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  
Histoires abominables 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #1108-1109)     446
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 Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbinders in Suspense 1967-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-81665-X   206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Harold Isen Checkmark
Great Tales of Action and Adventure 1967-04-00 ed. George Bennett Dell Laurel-Leaf 3202
$0.45?$: US dollar
 256
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 Richard Powers  
Stories and Storytellers 1968-01-01 ed. David Aloian Addison-Wesley     273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Night in Funland and Other Stories from Literary Cavalcade 1968-02-00 ed. Jerome Brondfield Scholastic Book Services TK1056
$0.75?$: US dollar
 238
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 Margaret Howlett Checkmark
Antologia do conto abominável 1969-00-00 ed. Aníbal Fernandes Afrodite (Antologia)     301
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 Carlos Fernandes Checkmark
Night in Funland and Other Stories from Literary Cavalcade 1969-10-00 ed. Jerome Brondfield Scholastic Book Services TK1056
$0.75?$: US dollar
 238
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  
Night in Funland and Other Stories from Literary Cavalcade 1969-12-00 ed. Jerome Brondfield Scholastic Book Services TK1056
$0.75?$: US dollar
 238
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 Margaret Howlett Checkmark
Night in Funland and Other Stories from Literary Cavalcade 1970-02-00 ed. Jerome Brondfield Scholastic Book Services TK1056
$0.75?$: US dollar
 238
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  
A Book of Islands 1971-00-00 ed. John S. Bowman Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
345
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1971-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hammond, Hammond & Co. 0-242-78551-4   832
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Stein Checkmark
The Ghouls 1971-02-15 ed. Peter Haining W. H. Allen 0-491-00027-8
£2.50?£: UK pound
 383
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The Ghouls 1971-04-08 ed. Peter Haining Stein and Day  
$7.95?$: US dollar
 383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mark Abraham  
The Ghouls 1971-06-00 ed. Peter Haining Stein and Day / BCE 3378   382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mark Abraham Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1972-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hammond, Hammond & Co. 0-242-78551-4   832
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Stein  
The Ghouls 1972-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Pocket Books 78182
$1.25?$: US dollar
 xv+
[1]+
400
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 A. Magee Checkmark
17 Horror-Stories 1974-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #43) 3-453-45016-7
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 255
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 Checkmark
Horrorscope: Volumen 1 1974-00-00 ed. Juan Antonio Molina Foix Alfaguara (Nostromo #7) 84-85118-15-4   253
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 Diego Lara  
The Ghouls: Book One 1974-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Orbit 0-86007-807-8
£0.60?£: UK pound
 198
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  
Histoires abominables 1975-03-03 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Policier #1108) 2253009955   446
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 Ghouls: Book One 1976-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Orbit 0-86007-807-8
£0.60?£: UK pound
 198
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 Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1977-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Book Club Associates CN 4361   832
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Thirteen Tales of Terror 1977-00-00 ed. Les Daniels, Diane Thompson Charles Scribner's Sons (Scribner Student Paperbacks #38) 0-684-14845-5
$4.95?$: US dollar
 xviii+
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Great Tales of Action and Adventure 1977-11-00 ed. George Bennett Dell 0-440-93202-5
$1.50?$: US dollar
 256
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV 1978-06-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 0-440-13640-7
$1.50?$: 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  
Histoires abominables 1979-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket #1814) 2-266-00771-8   248
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 Jean Claude Jouannet  
Early September: An Anthology of Short Stories 1980-00-00 ed. James A. MacNeill Nelson (Canada) 0-17-600749-0
$4.95?$: US dollar
 205
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 Checkmark
Al cinema con il mostro. Volume primo 1981-11-11 ed. Peter Haining Mondadori (Oscar #1433) 20569-0
Lit 3,750?Lit: Italian lira
 250
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  
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1982-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hutchinson 0-09-149720-5
£8.95?£: UK pound
 832
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Tales of Fear & Frightening Phenomena 1982-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Lodestar Books / Dutton 0-525-66789-X
$10.50?$: US dollar
 132
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Andrew Rhodes  
Tales of Fear & Frightening Phenomena 1982-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke J. M. Dent 0-460-06118-6
£5.95?£: UK pound
 132
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Pesadillas de celuloide 1984-00-00 ed. Juan Antonio Molina Foix Forum (Spain) (Biblioteca del Terror #57) 84-7574-227-0
Pta 175?Pta: Spanish peseta
 95
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.
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1994-00-00 ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise Modern Library 0-679-60128-7
$25.95?$: US dollar
 xix+
1034
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Henry Fuseli Checkmark
The Ghouls 1994-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Bounty Books 1-85152-373-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
 384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1994-10-00 ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise Modern Library 0-679-60128-7
$21.00?$: US dollar
 xix+
1034
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Fuseli Checkmark
The Big Book of Adventure Stories 2011-05-00 ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-0-307-47450-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
 xvii+
874
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 Rafael DeSoto Checkmark
Psychos: Serial Killers, Depraved Madmen, and the Criminally Insane 2012-09-25 ed. John Skipp Black Dog & Leventhal 978-1-57912-914-9
$18.95?$: US dollar
 vi+
608
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 Red Herring Design Checkmark
Survive, or Die! 21 Ultimate Adventures 2013-00-00 ed. T. M. Gray, Charles G. Waugh Sam Teddy Publishing 978-1-935573-67-8
$19.95?$: US dollar
 432
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.
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100 Doors to Madness 2013-10-00 ed. David Nell Forgotten Tomb Press 978-1-4928-9647-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
 382
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.
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The Big Book of Rogues and Villains 2017-10-00 ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-0-525-43248-7
$25.00?$: US dollar
 xv+
911
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 Leo Fontan Checkmark
The Most Dangerous Game 2020-01-01 Richard Connell Wildside Press  
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
Pseudopod, #684 2020-01-10 ed. Shawn Garrett, Alex Hofelich Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural date unknown ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise Modern Library 0-679-60128-7
$25.95?$: US dollar
 xix+
1034
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Henry Fuseli Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural date unknown ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise Modern Library 0-394-60446-6
$9.95?$: US dollar
 xix+
1034
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Sara Eisenman Checkmark
Les chefs-d'œuvre de l'épouvante?Les chefs-d'oeuvre de l'épouvante
 date unknown ed. Jacques Bergier, Alex Grall, Jacques Sternberg Planète (Anthologie Planète)     472
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gourmelin Checkmark
Verhalen die Hitchcock koos date unknown ed. Alfred Hitchcock Het Spectrum (Prisma #425) 425   189
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 R. van Giffen Checkmark
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