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Title: The Parasite Title Record # 53414
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 1894-11-10
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Note: The Project Gutenberg version has a word count of 17,767.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1894 The Parasite [as by A. Conan Doyle]
1987 The Parasite [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
Year Language Title
1983Translated by Karin Balfer
German Der Parasit
1987Translated by Gianni Pilo and Daniela Galdo
Italian Il parassita
1994 French Le parasite [as by Conan Doyle]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Forgotten Fantasy, October 1970 1970-10-00 ed. Douglas Menville, Robert Reginald Nectar Press  
$0.60?$: US dollar
132
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 Bill Hughes Checkmark
The Edinburgh Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle 1981-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Polygon 0-904919-49-8
£3.95?£: UK pound
viii+
86
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll James Hutcheson  
13 Short Horror Novels 1987-12-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers (Baker's Dozen) 0-517-63171-7
$8.98?$: US dollar
ix+
758
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Supernatural Tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1988-04-00 Arthur Conan Doyle W. Foulsham & Co. 0-572-01453-8
£12.95?£: UK pound
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels 1988-09-00 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 0-948164-82-4
£4.95?£: UK pound
518
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 Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels 1988-10-00 ed. Mike Ashley Carroll & Graf 0-88184-429-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
x+
518
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 Bob Marchant Checkmark
Dracula's Brood: Neglected Vampire Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, M. R. James and Others 1989-00-00 ed. Richard Dalby William Kimber 0-7183-0720-8   352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Dracula's Brood: Neglected Vampire Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, M. R. James and Others 1989-07-00 ed. Richard Dalby Equation 1-85336-120-8
£3.99?£: UK pound
348
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  
Shudder Again 1993-12-00 ed. Michele Slung Roc / New American Library 0-451-45185-6
$20.00?$: US dollar
357
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mel Odom (artist) Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels 1994-01-00 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 0-948164-82-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
518
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 Luis Rey  
Shudder Again 1994-02-00 ed. Michele Slung Roc / New American Library / SFBC 01772
$9.98?$: US dollar
357
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mel Odom (artist)  
The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels 1994-04-00 ed. Mike Ashley Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0091-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
518
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 Luis Rey  
Shudder Again 1994-10-00 ed. Michele Slung Roc UK 0-14-023443-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
357
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 Les Edwards  
Shudder Again 1995-01-00 ed. Michele Slung Roc / New American Library 0-451-45346-8
$5.99?$: US dollar
363
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 Mel Odom (artist) Checkmark
Dracula's Brood: Neglected Vampire Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, M. R. James and Others 1996-00-00 ed. Richard Dalby Barnes & Noble Books 0-88029-676-3
$6.98?$: US dollar
348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edvard Munch  
The Supernatural Tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2000-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Gramercy Books 0-517-16201-6
$8.99?$: US dollar
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2004-05-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-068-9
C$60.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xxxviii+
460
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Lowe  
The Parasite 2006-12-12 Arthur Conan Doyle LibriVox      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
chap  
The Parasite and The Watter's Mou' 2009-09-13 ed. Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker Valancourt Books (Valancourt Classics) 978-1-934555-56-9
$16.99?$: US dollar
202
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 Howard Pyle  
The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published 2009-10-00 ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-0-307-47389-9
$25.00?$: US dollar
xix+
1034
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 Checkmark
Forgotten Fantasy: Issue #1, October 1970 2009-12-11 ed. Douglas Menville, Robert Reginald Borgo Press / Wildside Press 978-1-4344-0480-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
130
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 Bill Hughes  
The Speculative Conan Doyle 2010-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Coachwhip Publications 978-1-61646-024-2   396
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 Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published 2010-06-00 ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC 05-1030
$14.99?$: US dollar
xix+
1034
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  
Fangs: The Vampire Archives, Volume 2 2010-08-00 ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-0-307-74185-1
$7.99?$: US dollar
viii+
548
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 Henry Steadman , Sami Sarkis  
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2012-02-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 978-1-55310-217-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Paul Lowe Checkmark
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2012-02-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 978-1-55310-216-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Paul Lowe  
The Conan Doyle Weirdbook 2012-03-18 Arthur Conan Doyle Theaker's Paperback Library 978-0-9561533-2-6
$9.50?$: US dollar
148
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  
Dracula's Brood: Neglected Vampire Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, M. R. James and Others 2017-05-23 ed. Richard Dalby Harper 978-0-00-819448-2
$14.99?$: US dollar
432
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 Parasite and Other Tales of Terror 2021-05-04 Arthur Conan Doyle Poisoned Pen Press (The Haunted Library of Horror Classics #6) 978-1-4926-9980-4
$14.99?$: US dollar
240
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 Jeffrey Nguyen Checkmark
The Parasite and Other Tales of Terror 2021-05-04 Arthur Conan Doyle Poisoned Pen Press (The Haunted Library of Horror Classics #6) 978-1-4926-9981-1
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Jeffrey Nguyen Checkmark
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