Title: El Verdugo
Title Record # 1553270
Author:
Date: 1830-01-30
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: French
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Honoré de Balzac?Honore de Balzac
Date: 1830-01-30
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: French
Note: First published in La Mode, 30 January 1830.
Synopsis: During Napoleon's campaign in Spain, French soldiers are occupying a Spanish town, some of them attending a ball in the local nobleman's house. Believing that the English are about to land, the townsfolk and the noblemen's family massacre the French soldiers without warning. But English reinforcements fail to arrive. The French general orders all of the killers put to death, along with the nobleman's family from oldest to youngest. The nobleman begs that one family member be spared so that his name can continue; the general agrees on the condition that that one behead all the others. The oldest son Juanito is chosen to execute his brothers, sisters, father, and mother.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Unknown Masterpiece | 1900-00-00 |
Honoré de Balzac?Honore de Balzac |
P. F. Collier & Son (Honoré de Balzac in Twenty-Five Volumes #22) | 406 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Magic Skin; The Quest of the Absolute, and Other Stories | 1901-00-00 |
Honoré de Balzac?Honore de Balzac |
Dana Estes & Company |
lxxv+ 344,xiii+ 386 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| 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 |  |
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| Shocking Tales | 1946-00-00 | ed. Robert K. Brunner | Current Books / A. A. Wyn | $2.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 323 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Strange and Fantastic Stories: Fifty Tales of Terror, Horror, and Fantasy | 1946-00-00 | ed. Joseph A. Margolies | Whittlesey House | $3.75?$: US dollar |
x+ 762 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | George Salter | |
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| The Curse of Dracula and Other Terrifying Tales | 1962-00-00 | ed. Charles Higham | Horwitz | PB111 | A3/9?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). |
130 | 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 | Frank Benier | |
| European Tales of Terror | 1968-12-00 | ed. J. J. Strating | Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) | 1852 | 5/-?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 | 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 | ||
| European Tales of Terror | 1970-00-00 | ed. J. J. Strating | Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) | £0.25?£: 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 | |||
| European Tales of Terror | 1975-00-00 | ed. J. J. Strating | Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) | 0-00-611852-6 | 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 | Justin Todd | ||
| Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century | 1983-05-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Beaufort Books | 0-8253-0128-9 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
368 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Classic Chillers | 1986-09-00 | ed. Tim Haydock | Robinson | 0-948164-25-5 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
693 | 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 Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Horror Anthology | 2010-00-00 | ed. Andrew Barger | Bottletree Books | 978-1-933747-22-4 | $12.98?$: US dollar |
250 | 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 | ||
| Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 21 | 2013-07-18 | ed. LibriVox | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
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