Title: Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe
Title Record # 992895
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Date: 1834-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Date: 1834-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note:
- Though this story of mystifying events is ultimately non-supernatural, it has the atmosphere of a ghost story, and is included in some collections of ghost stories.
- First published in the New England Magazine, December 1834.
Synopsis: "Dominicus Pike, an itinerant tobacco peddler, is informed of the hanging of wealthy old Mr. Higginbotham of Kimballton. He spreads the rumor as he travels, only to have it denied by persons who have seen the old man since his supposed death. Hearing again of the hanging, and being contradicted by Higginbotham's niece, he goes to Kimballton and arrives just in time to save her uncle from actual murder." - The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature
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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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Twice-Told Tales | 1837-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | American Stationers Co. | 334 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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Twice-Told Tales | 1842-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | James Munroe | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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Great Short Stories: A New Collection of Famous Examples from the Literatures of France, England and America | 1906-00-00 | ed. William Patten | P. F. Collier & Son |
430+ 428+ 432 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
Twice-Told Tales | 1907-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Houghton Mifflin |
ix+ 597 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Mystery Book | 1934-00-00 | ed. H. Douglas Thomson | Odhams Press | 1086 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
The Complete Novels and Selected Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne | 1937-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Modern Library (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books) |
xvi+ 1223 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||||
The Story Survey | 1939-00-00 | ed. Harold Blodgett | J. B. Lippincott | 797 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
The Best Known Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne | 1941-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Literary Classics | 379 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||||
Seven More Strange Stories | 1945-00-00 | ed. John L. Hardie | Art & Educational Publishers | 1/3?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). |
80 | 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 | |||
Selected Tales and Sketches | 1950-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Rinehart (Rinehart Editions #33) |
xxx+ 410 |
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 | ||||
Twice-Told Tales | 1965-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Airmont Books (Airmont Classics #66) | CL66 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
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. |
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Selected Tales and Sketches | 1970-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Holt, Rinehart and Winston (Rinehart Editions #33) | 0-03-079790-X |
xxvi+ 627 |
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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Tales and Sketches | 1982-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | The Library of America (The Library of America #2) | 0-940450-03-8 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
1493 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
Selected Tales and Sketches | 1987-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) | 0-14-039057-X |
xl+ 440 |
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 | |||
Twice-Told Tales | 1989-10-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Reader's Digest | 0-89577-332-5 | 335 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Lars Hokanson | ||
Twice-Told Tales | 2001-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Modern Library (Modern Library Classics) | 0-375-75788-0 |
xxiv+ 405 |
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 Ghost Stories | 2003-08-07 | ed. William Patten | Fredonia Books | 1-4101-0331-5 | $15.99?$: US dollar |
436 | 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 | ||
Twice-Told Tales | 2004-10-11 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Project Gutenberg | 13707 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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Tales and Sketches | 2007-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | The Library of America (The Library of America #2) | 978-0-940450-03-5 | 1493 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |||
The Snow-Image and Other Stories of the Supernatural | 2008-10-23 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Tartarus Press | 978-1-905784-09-7 | £32.50?£: UK pound |
xvi+ 417 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frederick Church | |
Twice-Told Tales | 2010-08-06 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Gray Rabbit Publications | 978-1-60459-945-9 | $11.99?$: US dollar |
312 | 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 | ||
Twice-Told Tales | 2012-06-14 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | ReadHowYouWant | 978-1-4250-3242-5 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
440 | 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 | ||
Selected Tales and Sketches | date unknown | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) | 0-14-039057-X | $10.95?$: US dollar |
xl+ 440 |
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 | ||
Tales and Sketches | date unknown | Nathaniel Hawthorne | The Library of America (The Library of America #2) | 0-940450-03-8 | $39.50?$: US dollar |
1493 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
The Complete Novels and Selected Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne | date unknown | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Modern Library (Modern Library Classics) |
xvi+ 1223 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||||
Twice-Told Tales | date unknown | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Airmont Books (Airmont Classics #66) | 0-8049-0066-3 | 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. |
coll |