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Title: The Fly Title Record # 57415
Author: George Langelaan
Date: 1957-06-00
Variant Title of: La mouche [French] (1957) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Translated by an unknown hand
User Rating: 8.00 (2 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: science fiction (1), human experiment (1), matter transmission (1), into-movie (1)

Publications

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Playboy, June 1957 1957-06-00 ed. Editors of Playboy        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Argosy (UK), April 1958 1958-04-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) The Amalgamated Press  
2/-?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).
160
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  
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Third Annual Volume 1958-07-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B119
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
255
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
SF:'58: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy 1958-07-00 ed. Judith Merril Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth W. I. Van der Poel, Jr. Checkmark
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Third Annual Volume 1958-10-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B119
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
255
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories 1960-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books (Pan Giant) X67
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).
319
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 S. R. Boldero  
Stories for Late at Night 1961-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fred Banbery  
Stories for Late at Night 1962-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Max Reinhardt  
20/-?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).
500
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bernard Blatch Checkmark
More Stories for Late at Night 1962-12-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 5815
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
207
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 Fred Banbery  
Out of Time 1964-00-00 George Langelaan Four Square Books 1129
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).
190
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  
Stories for Late at Night: Part One 1964-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books X344
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).
285
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 Glenn Steward  
Stories for Late at Night: Part One 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books X344
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).
285
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 Glenn Steward Checkmark
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1966-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jack Gregory , Seymour Mednick Checkmark
Stories of the Supernatural 1967-02-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services T896
$0.45?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
224
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 Checkmark
Wake Up Screaming 1967-02-00 ed. Richard G. Sheehan, Lee Wright Bantam Books H2950
$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
213
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 Checkmark
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1968-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press BA0115
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
402
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 Jack Gregory , Seymour Mednick Checkmark
Shapes of the Supernatural 1969-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Doubleday 0-385-04116-0
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
371
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Covington Checkmark
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories 1969-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10067-X
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).
319
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 Checkmark
Stories of the Supernatural 1969-09-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services T896
$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
224
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 Checkmark
The Ghouls 1971-02-15 ed. Peter Haining W. H. Allen 0-491-00027-8
£2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Ghouls 1971-04-08 ed. Peter Haining Stein and Day  
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mark Abraham  
The Ghouls 1971-06-00 ed. Peter Haining Stein and Day / BCE 3378   382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mark Abraham Checkmark
The Ghouls 1972-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Pocket Books 78182
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
[1]+
400
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 A. Magee Checkmark
Stories of the Supernatural 1972-12-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services T896
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
224
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 Checkmark
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories 1973-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10067-X
£0.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
319
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  
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown 1974-00-00 ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues Scott, Foresman and Company 0-673-03409-7   384
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 Joan Miro Checkmark
The Ghouls: Book Two 1974-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Orbit 0-86007-808-6
£0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
201
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 John Holmes  
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown 1976-00-00 ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues Scott, Foresman and Company (Fountainhead) 0-673-10225-4   384
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 Joan Miro  
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror 1979-06-00 ed. Leonard Wolf Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-53752-4
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvi+
473
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror 1979-06-00 ed. Leonard Wolf Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-53635-8
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvi+
473
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 Virgil Finlay Checkmark
They Came from Outer Space 1981-03-00 ed. Jim Wynorski Doubleday 0-385-18502-2
$11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xix+
363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
They Came from Outer Space 1981-04-00 ed. Jim Wynorski Doubleday / SFBC 3851
$6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xix+
363+
[32]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Movie Monsters: Great Horror Film Stories 1988-05-00 ed. Peter Haining Severn House 0-7278-1546-6
£10.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
282
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Playboy, January 1989 1989-01-00 ed. Editors of Playboy        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
No, But I Saw the Movie: The Best Short Stories Ever Made Into Film 1989-05-00 ed. David Wheeler Penguin Books 0-14-011090-9
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xviii+
412
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  
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories 1990-04-00 ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget Pan Books 0-330-31100-X
£3.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
348
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 Dave McKean  
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories 1990-04-00 ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget Pan Books 0-330-31565-X
£13.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Dave McKean  
Reel Terror 1992-04-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Xanadu 0-947761-53-5
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
249
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
Reel Terror 1992-06-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Carroll & Graf 0-88184-821-2
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
249
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
The Ghouls 1994-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Bounty Books 1-85152-373-1
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Reel Future 1994-08-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine Barnes & Noble Books / SFBC 03719
$12.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Reel Future 1994-09-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-450-4
$9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxii+
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror 1994-11-00 ed. Leonard Wolf Newmarket Press 1-55704-214-4
$16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
343
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  
Adaptations: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films 2005-04-26 ed. Stephanie Harrison Three Rivers Press 1-4000-5314-5
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xix+
619
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
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror 2012-03-01 ed. Paul Kane, Marie O'Regan Robinson 978-1-78033-039-6
£7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
500
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 Carlos Castro (artist)  
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror 2012-04-00 ed. Paul Kane, Marie O'Regan Running Press 978-0-7624-4432-8
$13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
500
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 Carlos Castro (artist)  
Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science 2019-09-19 ed. Xavier Aldana Reyes The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-5284-0
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
270
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 Enrique Bernardou Checkmark
Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science 2019-09-19 ed. Xavier Aldana Reyes The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-6705-9
$3.69?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Enrique Bernardou  
Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science 2019-10-01 ed. Xavier Aldana Reyes The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-5355-7
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
272
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 Enrique Bernardou  
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories date unknown ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget Pan Books 0-330-31100-X
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xiv+
348
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 Dave McKean Checkmark
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories date unknown ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10067-X
£0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
319
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  
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