Title: The People of the Pit
Title Record # 37542
Author: A. Merritt
Date: 1918-01-05
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org, YouTube
Language: English
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Author: A. Merritt
Date: 1918-01-05
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org, YouTube
Language: English
Note:
- First published in the January 5, 1918 All-Story Weekly
- Amazing Stories, March 1927, illustrated by Martin Gambee.
Synopsis: Available on page 291, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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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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All-Story Weekly, January 5, 1918 | 1918-01-05 | ed. Editors of All-Story Magazine | Frank A. Munsey | $0.10?$: US dollar |
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | ||||
Amazing Stories Annual, Vol. 1 | 1927-00-00 | ed. Hugo Gernsback | Experimenter Publishing Co. | $0.50?$: US dollar |
132 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Frank R. Paul | ||
Amazing Stories, March 1927 | 1927-03-00 | ed. Hugo Gernsback | Experimenter Publishing Co. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
108 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Paul | ||
The Third Omnibus of Crime | 1935-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Coward-McCann | $2.50?$: US dollar |
808 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Leaves, Summer 1937 | 1937-00-00 | ed. Robert H. Barlow | Robert H. Barlow | $0.35?$: US dollar |
84 | quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
fanzine | |||
Fantastic Novels Magazine, January 1941 | 1941-01-00 | ed. Mary Gnaedinger | The Frank A. Munsey Company | $0.10?$: US dollar |
132 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Virgil Finlay | ||
The People of the Pit | 1948-00-00 | A. Merritt | Brotherhood of the White Temple | 32 | ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications. |
chap | ||||
The Fox Woman and Other Stories | 1949-00-00 | A. Merritt | Avon Publishing Co. | 214 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
157 | 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 Fox Woman and Other Stories | 1949-00-00 | A. Merritt | Lloyd A. Eshbach | $3.00?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Fox Woman and Other Stories | 1949-00-00 | A. Merritt | Avon Publishing Co. | 214 | C$0.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
157 | 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 | ||
Fantastic, March 1966 | 1966-03-00 | ed. Joseph Ross | Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc. | $0.50?$: US dollar |
164 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Frank R. Paul | ||
Masterpieces of Science Fiction | 1967-02-01 | ed. Sam Moskowitz | World Publishing Co. | $6.50?$: US dollar |
552 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Nueva Dimensión 13 | 1970-01-00 | ed. Editors of Nueva Dimensión | Dronte | 168 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Enrique Torres | |||
Antología de relatos de espanto y terror 20 | 1974-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Dronte | 84-366-0052-5 | 124 | 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 | Xavier Musquera | ||
Masterpieces of Science Fiction | 1974-00-00 | ed. Sam Moskowitz | Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction) | 0-88355-127-6 |
x+ 552 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Masterpieces of Science Fiction | 1974-00-00 | ed. Sam Moskowitz | Hyperion Press | 0-88355-156-X | $4.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 552 |
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 | ||
Les meilleurs récits de Amazing Stories | 1974-09-05 | ed. Jacques Sadoul | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #551) | 312 | 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 R. Paul , H. W. Wesso , Leo Morey | |||
The Fantastic Pulps | 1975-11-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Gollancz | 0-575-02000-8 | £4.50?£: UK pound |
419 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Fantastic Pulps | 1976-00-00 | ed. Peter Haining | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-28175-7 | $10.00?$: US dollar |
419 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Fantastic Pulps | 1976-10-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Vintage Books | 0-394-72109-8 / V-109 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
418 | 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 | ||
Beyond Midnight | 1976-11-00 | ed. Kirby McCauley | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03144-6 / Z3144 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 210 |
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 | Vincent DiFate | |
The Fox Woman and Other Stories | 1977-08-00 | A. Merritt | Avon | 0-380-01709-1 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
205 | 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 | Ken Barr | |
The Fox Woman and Other Stories | 1978-06-00 | A. Merritt | Arno Press (Lost Race and Adult Fantasy Fiction) | 0-405-11000-6 | $12.00?$: US dollar |
205 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
From Wells to Heinlein | 1979-02-00 | ed. James Gunn | Mentor / New American Library | 0-451-61736-3 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
535 | 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 | Paul Stinson | |
From Wells to Heinlein | 1979-02-00 | ed. James Gunn | Mentor / New American Library of Canada | 0-451-61736-3 | C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
535 | 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 | Paul Stinson | |
SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, 10/80 | 1980-10-00 | ed. Helmut G. Gabriel | Pabel | SFPRM1080 | DM 3.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
108+ [2] |
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | Themistokles Kanellakis | |
Friendly Aliens: Thirteen Stories of the Fantastic Set in Canada | 1981-00-00 | ed. John Robert Colombo | Hounslow Press | 181 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
Friendly Aliens: Thirteen Stories of the Fantastic Set in Canada by Foreign Authors | 1981-00-00 | ed. John Robert Colombo | Hounslow Press | $8.95?$: US dollar |
181 | 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 | |||
Racconti senza respiro. Volume primo | 1981-06-05 | ed. Kirby McCauley | Mondadori (Oscar #1364) | 20181-4 | Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira |
236 | 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 | Paolo Tassinari , Pierpaolo Vetta | |
Anthologie de la littérature de Science-Fiction | 1981-10-06 | ed. Jacques Sadoul | Editions Ramsay | 2-85956-231-1 | 670 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tibor Csernus | ||
La femme du bois | 1984-04-00 | Abraham Merritt | Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #105) | 2-7304-0257-8 | 173 | 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 | Jean-Michel Nicollet | ||
Von Wells bis Stapledon | 1988-09-00 | ed. James Gunn | Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #92) | 3-453-02758-2 | DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
350 | 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 | Eric Bach | |
Фата-Моргана 2?Fata-Morgana 2 |
1991-00-00 |
ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov Sergei Barsov |
Флокс?Floks (Фантастика, приключения, детектив?Fantastika, priklyuchenniya, detektiv ) |
58719800105 | 496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho
Boris Vallejo |
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Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown | 1993-08-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye | GuildAmerica Books / SFBC | 1-56865-043-4 / 00588 | $10.98?$: US dollar |
xv+ [3]+ 573 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown | 1994-06-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-11026-X | $24.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 573 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
Une histoire de la science-fiction - 1: 1901-1937: Les premiers maîtres | 2000-01-00 | ed. Jacques Sadoul | Librio (Librio #345) | 2-290-30094-2 | F10.00?F: French frank |
123 | 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 | Bernard Bitler | |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2000-07-18 | ed. Garyn G. Roberts | Prentice-Hall | 0-13-021280-6 | $47.00?$: US dollar |
xviii+ 1166 |
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 | Frank R. Paul | |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2003-00-00 | ed. Garyn G. Roberts | Prentice-Hall | 0-13-021280-6 |
xviii+ 1166 |
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 | Frank R. Paul | ||
Une histoire de la science-fiction - 1: 1901-1937: Les premiers maîtres | 2003-02-00 | ed. Jacques Sadoul | Librio (Librio #345) | 2-290-32110-9 | €2.00?€: Euro |
123 | 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 | Bernard Bitler | |
Monstrum: Classic Tales of Legendary, Beastly, and Ghastly Creatures | 2010-00-00 | ed. Chad Arment | Coachwhip Publications | 978-1-61646-022-8 | 346 | 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 Screaming Skull and Other Classic Horror Stories | 2010-00-00 | ed. Michael Kelahan | Fall River Press | 978-1-4351-2498-1 |
xiv+ 408 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Patrice Kaplan | ||
Masters of Adventure, #1 | 2010-04-00 | ed. G. W. Thomas | Dark Worlds Club | $18.98?$: US dollar |
156 | 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. |
fanzine | M. D. Jackson | ||
The People of the Pit | 2010-07-07 | ed. Gene Christie | Black Dog Books | 978-1-928619-96-3 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
204 | 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 10 | 2010-08-08 | 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. |
anth | ||||
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2011-10-31 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Corvus | 978-0-85789-487-8 | £25.00?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Nic Cheetham | ||
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2012-05-08 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Tor | 978-0-7653-3360-5 | $39.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ 1126 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Nic Cheetham | |
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2012-05-08 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Tor / SFBC | 1356431 | $22.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ 1126 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Nic Cheetham | |
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2012-05-08 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Tor | 978-0-7653-3362-9 | $29.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ 1126 |
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 | Nic Cheetham | |
Amazing Stories Annual, Vol. 1 | 2013-06-20 | ed. Hugo Gernsback | Pulp Tales Press and ERBville Press (Amazing Stories Annual: Pulp Tales Press) | 978-0-615-83472-6 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
131 | 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 | Paul | |
The A. Merritt Megapack: 19 Classic Novels and Stories | 2014-05-07 | A. Merritt | Wildside Press (Megapack) | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
Science Fiction Classics #10 | 2015-06-03 | ed. Hugo Gernsback | Pulp Tales Press | 978-1-5141-5049-8 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
132 | 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 | Frank R. Paul | |
LampLight, September 2016 | 2016-09-00 | ed. Jacob Haddon | Apokrupha | 978-1-5396-7289-0 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
116 | 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. |
mag | ||
LampLight, Volume 5 | 2017-07-03 | ed. Jacob Haddon | Apokrupha | 978-1-5483-7727-4 | $22.99?$: US dollar |
450 | 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 Classic Fantasy Collection | 2018-03-01 | ed. uncredited | Sirius / Arcturus Publishing | 978-1-78828-340-3 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
927 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Peter Ridley | |
Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales | 2018-12-21 | uncredited | Musaicum Books | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | ||||
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection | 2018-12-21 | uncredited | Musaicum Books / OK Publishing | 978-80-272-4813-1 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | |||
HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, Volume II | 2019-09-23 | ed. Ian Gordon | HorrorBabble | $29.95?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | ||||
Strange Lands: Short Stories | 2020-10-21 | ed. uncredited | Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-83964-237-1 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
480 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Realidades alternativas, April 2022 | 2022-04-00 | ed. Gustavo Terranova | Editora Andarilho (Realidades alternativas #1) | R$22.00?R$: Brazilian real |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
mag | Howard V. Brown | |||
More Voices from the Radium Age | 2023-08-01 | ed. Joshua Glenn | The MIT Press (Radium Age) | 978-0-262-54643-0 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
248 | 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 | Seth | |
More Voices from the Radium Age | 2023-08-01 | ed. Joshua Glenn | The MIT Press (Radium Age) | 978-0-262-37608-2 | $15.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Seth | ||
From Wells to Heinlein | date unknown | ed. James Gunn | Mentor / New American Library | 0-451-61859-9 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
535 | 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 | Paul Stinson | |
From Wells to Heinlein | date unknown | ed. James Gunn | Mentor / New American Library | 0-451-61859-9 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
535 | 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 | Paul Stinson |