Title: The Wives of the Dead
Title Record # 1384040
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Date: 1832-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Date: 1832-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published (signed "F.") in The Token, 1832.
Synopsis: Two women, the wives of brothers who were killed within days of each other, are comforting each other and staying in the same house. They go to bed but sleep badly; separately, each one receives a visit from a messenger telling her that her husband isn't dead, but it's left unclear whether either or both of them is dreaming.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Snow-Image, and Other Tales | 1851-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Henry G. Bohn (Bohn's Shilling Series #37) | 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). |
vi+ 176 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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| The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales | 1852-01-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Ticknor, Reed, and Fields | 273 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| 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 | ||||
| Hawthorne's Short Stories | 1962-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Dodd, Mead & Co. (Great Illustrated Classics) | 422 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories | 1963-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Signet / New American Library (Signet Classic) | CP153 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
301 | 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 Birthmark and Other Stories | 1968-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Scholastic Book Services (Master Storytellers Series) | TK-700 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
240 | 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 Modern Tradition: An Anthology of Short Stories | 1968-00-00 | ed. Daniel F. Howard | Little, Brown |
xvi+ 539 |
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 | ||||
| The Birthmark and Other Stories | 1968-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Scholastic Book Services (Master Storytellers Series) | TK-700 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
240 | 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 | ||
| 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. |
coll | |
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| The Snow-Image and Uncollected Tales | 1974-00-00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Ohio State University Press (Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne #11) | 0-8142-0204-7 |
xi+ 488 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |||
| The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Volume 4 | 2011-12-12 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Leonaur Ltd | 978-0-85706-806-4 | £14.99?£: UK pound |
540 | 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 Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Volume 4 | 2011-12-12 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Leonaur Ltd | 978-0-85706-805-7 | £22.99?£: UK pound |
540 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| The Oxford Book of American Short Stories | 2012-08-00 | ed. Joyce Carol Oates | Oxford University Press | 978-0-19-974439-8 | $21.95?$: US dollar |
896 | 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 | Edward Hopper | |
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |