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Author: Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Date: 1874-05-07
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: French
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Véra?Vera
Title Record # 1570929
Author: Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Date: 1874-05-07
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: French
Note: This story first appeared in La Semaine parisienne, May 7, 1874, under the title : "Véra : Histoire mystérieuse", and later collected in Contes cruels, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1883.
Synopsis: The grieving Comte d'Athol tries to evoke the presence of his dead wife Vera, and succeeds better and better over the course of a year.
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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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| La France fantastique de Balzac à Louÿs | 1973-00-00 | ed. Jean-Baptiste Baronian | Marabout (Anthologie du Fantastique) | 443 | 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 | ||||
| La dimension fantastique | 1996-12-00 | ed. Barbara Sadoul | Librio (Librio #150) | 2-277-30150-7 | F10.00?F: French frank |
155 | 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 | J. K. Potter |  |
| Contes cruels | 2001-09-19 | Villiers de l'Isle-Adam | Presses Pocket (Pocket Classiques #6135) | 2-266-04909-7 | 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 | M. Allandrieu | |
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| Histoires démoniaques et luxurieuses | 2002-01-00 | ed. Jean-Paul Bouchon, Claude Deméocq | Terre de Brume (Terres Fantastiques) | 2-84362-127-5 | €18.00?€: Euro |
182 | 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 | Gustave Adolf Mossa | |
| La dimension fantastique | 2003-01-00 | ed. Barbara Sadoul | Librio (Librio #150) | 2-290-31418-8 | 155 | 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 | J. K. Potter | ||
| La dimension fantastique - 1 | 2005-12-00 | ed. Barbara Sadoul | Librio (Librio #150) | 2-290-33532-0 | €2.00?€: Euro |
155 | 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 | J. K. Potter | |
| Petit musée des horreurs: Nouvelles fantastiques, cruelles et macabres | 2008-08-00 | ed. Nathalie Prince | Robert Laffont (Bouquins) | 978-2-221-11014-0 | €30.00?€: Euro |
xxvii+ 1104 |
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 | Steve Beck | |
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 | |
Reviews
- Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction