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Das Fräulein von Scuderi?Das Fraeulein von Scuderi
Title Record # 1227922
Author: E. T. A. Hoffmann
Date: 1819-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: German
Note: Although this story has essentially no speculative elements, apart from the rather peculiar mindset of the killer, and is not especially horrific either, it nonetheless belongs to fantastic literature simply by virtue of having been included in it for a long time, alongside Hoffmann's more clearly fantastic tales.
Synopsis: Madeleine de Scudery is an elderly single woman noted as a poet, and a friend of King Louis and his mistress Madame de Maintenon (she is actually a historical figure). She finds herself enveloped in a murky affair when rich men begin to be killed in the street and robbed of fancy jewelry. The killer sends her a present of jewelry; then the jeweler Cardillac is stabbed to death. Cardillac's assistant Olivier is accused of his murder and begs Mlle. de Scudery for help. She manages to disentangle matters by talking to people, convincing them to tell their stories and to behave reasonably.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1826 English Mademoiselle de Scuderi [as by C. T. W. Hoffmann]
1855 English Cardillac, the Jeweller [as by Hoffmann]
1885Translated by J. T. Bealby
English Mademoiselle de Scudéri: A Tale of the Times of Louis XIV [as by E. T. W. Hoffmann]
1885Translated by J. T. Bealby
English Mademoiselle de Scudéri: A Tale of the Times of Louis XIV
1891 English The Goldsmith of the Rue Nicaise [as by uncredited]
1892 English Mademoiselle Scuderi: A Tale of the Times of Louis the Fourteenth [as by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann]
1908Translated by unknown hands, may be Arthur Ransome.
English Mademoiselle de Scudéry [as by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann]
1923Translated by E. Marghita
Romanian
Domnișoara de Scuderi (Povestire din timpul lui Ludovic al XIV-lea)?Domnisoara de Scuderi (Povestire din timpul lui Ludovic al XIV-lea)
1939Translated by V. Cristian
Romanian
Domnișoara de Scuderi?Domnisoara de Scuderi
1943Translated by J. T. Bealby
English Mademoiselle de Scudéry: A Tale of the Times of Louis XIV
1946Translated by Christopher Lazare.
English Mademoiselle de Scudéry [as by Hoffmann]
1960Translated by Tim Maran
Dutch De moordenaar
1962Translated by Michael Bullock
English Mademoiselle de Scudéry
1963Translated by W. E. Reichelt per OCLC which says also abridged
English Mademoiselle de Scuderi
1969Translated by Leonard J. Kent and Elizabeth C. Knight
English Mademoiselle de Scudéri
1973 English Mademoiselle de Scuderi (abridged)
1977Translated by Harry Steinhauer
English Mademoiselle de Scudéry: A Tale from the Age of Louis XIV [as by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann]
1980Translated by Loève-Veimars
French Mademoiselle de Scudéry
1982Translated by Sally Hayward
English Mademoiselle de Scudery [as by Hoffmann]
2016Translated by Uncredited
English Mademoiselle de Scudéri

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
German Stories Selected from the Works of Hoffmann, De La Motte Fouqué, Pichler, Kruse, and Others 1826-00-00 ed. R. P. Gillies, Esq. William Blackwood & Sons     xiv+
333+
358+
363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Hoffmann's Strange Stories from the German 1855-00-00 Hoffmann Burnham Brothers     444
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Weird Tales 1885-00-00 E. T. W. Hoffmann Scribner & Welford & John C. Nimmo     lxxii+
332+
399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Weird Tales 1885-00-00 E. T. W. Hoffmann John C. Nimmo     lxxii+
332+
399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Weird Tales 1885-00-00 E. T. W. Hoffmann Charles Scribner's Sons     359+
401
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Terrible Tales, German 1891-00-00 ed. C. J. T. W. W. Gibbings     180
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Serapion Brethren, Volume II 1892-00-00 Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann George Bell & Sons  
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).
528+
32
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Stories by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann 1908-00-00 Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann T. C. & E. C. Jack (The World's Story Tellers)     xx+
151
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Best Terrible Tales from the German 1912-00-00 ed. C. J. T. William Reeves     193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Povestiri 1923-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann
Cultura Națională?Cultura Nationala
Cultura Natsionala
(
Literatura universală?Literatura universala
)
    199
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  
Povestiri fantastice 1939-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann
Cartea Noastră?Cartea Noastra
    157
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
coll  
The Tales of Hoffmann 1943-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann Heritage Press     xxvi+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Tales of Hoffmann 1943-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann Limited Editions Club     xxiv+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Hoffmann 1946-00-00 Hoffmann A. A. Wyn     509
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Spoken en sproken - de beste keuze uit Hoffmann's vertellingen 1960-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann H. Meulenhoff (Flamingo-Reeks #21) 21   188
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 Khing  
Four Tales 1962-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann Four Square Books (Four Square Classics) 1007
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).
216
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 Tales of Hoffmann 1963-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann Ungar  
$5.00?$: US dollar
248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Robert Jonas  
The Tales of Hoffmann 1963-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann Ungar 2134
$1.75?$: US dollar
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.
coll Robert Jonas  
Tales of Terror and Suspense 1963-10-00 ed. Stewart H. Benedict Dell (Laurel-Leaf Library) 8466
$0.45?$: 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.
anth  
Tales of Terror and Suspense 1967-06-00 ed. Stewart H. Benedict Dell 8466
$0.50?$: 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.
anth Simpson Checkmark
Selected Writings of E. T. A. Hoffmann 1969-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann University of Chicago Press     363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann 1972-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann University of Chicago Press 0-226-34789-3   xxxix+
279
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 of Terror and Suspense 1972-04-00 ed. Stewart H. Benedict Dell (Laurel-Leaf Library) 8466
$0.60?$: 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.
anth  
Tales of Terror and Suspense 1973-10-00 ed. Stewart H. Benedict Dell Laurel-Leaf 8466
$0.75?$: 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.
anth Checkmark
Tales of Terror and Suspense 1974-07-00 ed. Stewart H. Benedict Dell 8466
$0.95?$: 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.
anth Simpson Checkmark
Twelve German Novellas 1977-00-00 ed. Harry Steinhauer University of California Press 0-520-03002-8   xxiii+
618
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  
Contes fantastiques II 1980-00-00 E. T. A. Hoffmann Garnier-Flammarion 2-08-070358-7 / 358   373
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 Checkmark
Tales of Hoffmann 1982-00-00 Hoffmann Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-044392-4
£2.25?£: UK pound
411
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  
Tales of Hoffmann 1984-00-00 Hoffmann Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-044392-4
£2.95?£: UK pound
411
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 Carl Spitzweg Checkmark
Weird Tales, Vol. II 2010-02-28 E. T. A. Hoffmann Project Gutenberg 31439    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Serapion Brethren, Volume II 2010-03-16 Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann Project Gutenberg 31668
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Serapion Brethren, Volume II 2011-01-01 Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann Bottom of the Hill Publishing 978-1-61203-070-8
$19.99?$: US dollar
282
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  
Weird Tales 2014-12-15 E. T. A. Hoffmann LibriVox      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
Murder Mayhem Short Stories 2016-07-15 ed. Laura Bulbeck Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78361-987-0
£20.00?£: UK pound
479
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj Checkmark
Murder Mayhem Short Stories 2016-11-12 ed. Laura Bulbeck Flame Tree Publishing 978-1-78664-512-8
$18.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj  
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