Title: Of Missing Persons
Title Record # 57643
Author: Jack Finney
Date: 1955-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
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Language: English
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Author: Jack Finney
Date: 1955-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Blogspot, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: An unusual travel agency offers select customers the opportunity to spend the rest of their lives in the free and careless environment of Verna.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Housekeeping, March 1955 | 1955-03-00 | ed. Editors of Good Housekeeping | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
| S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy | 1956-05-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | B103 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
342 | 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 |  |
| S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy | 1956-07-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Gnome Press | $3.95?$: US dollar |
342+ [12] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ed Emshwiller | |
|
| The Third Level | 1957-00-00 | Jack Finney | Rinehart | $3.00?$: US dollar |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ben Feder | |
|
| The Third Level | 1957-12-00 | Jack Finney | Rinehart / SFBC | $1.00?$: US dollar |
188 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ben Feder | |
|
| The Clock of Time | 1958-00-00 | Jack Finney | Eyre & Spottiswoode | 13/6?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). |
189 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| My Favorites in Suspense | 1959-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Random House | $4.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 502 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Third Level | 1959-03-00 | Jack Finney | Dell | D274 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
192 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| The Clock of Time | 1960-01-00 | Jack Finney | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 42 | 5/6?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). |
189 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
|
| Nieuwe verhalen die Hitchcock koos | 1961-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Het Spectrum (Prisma #686) | 686 | 176 | 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 | Friso | |
|
| The Clock of Time | 1961-00-00 | Jack Finney | Panther | 1193 | 2/6?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). |
156 | 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 | ||
| More of My Favorites in Suspense | 1961-05-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | 3620 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
286 | 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 | ||
| Stories of Suspense | 1963-09-00 | ed. Mary E. MacEwen | Scholastic Book Services | T487 | $0.45?$: US dollar |
iii+ 220 |
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 | Irv Docktor | |
| Stories of Suspense | 1963-11-00 | ed. Mary E. MacEwen | Scholastic Book Services | T487 | $0.45?$: US dollar |
iii+ 220 |
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 | Irv Docktor | |
| More of My Favorites in Suspense | 1964-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | 3620 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
286 | 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 | ||
| Tales of Time and Space | 1969-00-00 | ed. Ross R. Olney | Whitman / Western Publishing Company (Whitman Classics) | 1628 | 212 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Harvey Kidder | |
|
| Stories of Suspense | 1969-03-00 | ed. Mary E. MacEwen | Scholastic | T487 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
220 | 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 | Irv Docktor | |
| Kleine science fiction omnibus 2 | 1971-00-00 | ed. Aart C. Prins | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1402) | 90-229-1402-X | ƒ3.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder |
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 | Dick Bruna | |
| Stories of Suspense | 1972-12-00 | ed. Mary E. MacEwen | Scholastic | T487 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
iii+ 220 |
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 | Irv Docktor | |
| Science Fiction | 1973-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | McDougal, Littell & Co. | 247 | 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 | ||||
| Fantasy: The Literature of the Marvelous | 1974-00-00 | ed. Leo P. Kelley | McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) | 0-07-033502-8 | $3.96?$: US dollar |
vi+ 305 |
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 | ||
| Histoires d'extraterrestres | 1974-04-17 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) | 2-253-00060-4 | 414 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | |
|
| Histoires d'extraterrestres | 1974-06-11 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) | 2-253-00060-4 | 414 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Histoires d'extraterrestres | 1974-11-15 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) | 2-253-00060-4 | 414 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Histoires d'extraterrestres | 1975-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) | 2-253-00060-4 | 414 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Science Fiction | 1975-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | 0-688-41723-X | 247 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ben Cunningham | |
|
| Science Fiction | 1975-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | 0-688-51723-4 |
247+ [6] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ben Cunningham | |
|
| Stories of Suspense | 1975-01-00 | ed. Mary E. MacEwen | Scholastic Book Services | T487 |
iii+ 220 |
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 | |||
| Histoires d'extraterrestres | 1976-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) | 2-253-00060-4 | 414 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Kleine science fiction omnibus 2 | 1977-00-00 | ed. Aart C. Prins | Bruna (Bruna SF #67) | 90-229-9067-2 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
|
| Tales of Time and Space | 1977-00-00 | ed. Ross R. Olney | Golden Press / Western Publishing Company | 0-307-21628-4 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
212 | 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 | Tom Nachreiner | |
| Histoires d'extraterrestres | 1978-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) | 2-253-00060-4 | 414 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Science Fiction | 1979-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | Littell & Co. | 0-88343-164-5 | 254 | 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 | |||
| Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov: De vijftig beste science fiction-verhalen | 1981-00-00 | ed. Erik Lankester | Publiboek / Baart | 90-6513-003-9 | 467 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Frank Frazetta | |
|
| Science Fiction | 1984-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | McDougal, Littell & Co. | 0-88343-164-5 | 254 | 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 | William Seabright | |
|
| Histoires d'extraterrestres | 1984-10-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) | 2-253-00060-4 | 414 | 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 | Manchu | ||
| About Time | 1986-08-00 | Jack Finney | Fireside Books / Simon & Schuster | 0-671-62887-9 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
219 | 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 | Lawrence Ratzkin | |
| Contretemps | 1988-04-08 | Jack Finney | Clancier-Guénaud (Série 33 #8) | 2-86215-107-6 | F33.00?F: French frank |
180 | 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 | Lionel Fourneaux | |
| About Time | 1995-02-00 | Jack Finney | Fireside Books / Simon & Schuster | 0-671-62887-9 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
219 | 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 | Lawrence Ratzkin | |
| About Time | 1999-06-00 | Jack Finney | Scribner Paperback Fiction | 0-684-84866-X | $11.00?$: US dollar |
219 | 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 | Paul Smith | |
| About Time | 2008-10-00 | Jack Finney | Paw Prints | 978-1-4395-0185-6 | $22.95?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Clock of Time | 2012-11-30 | Jack Finney | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-09319-5 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| About Time | 2013-11-12 | Jack Finney | Touchstone / Simon & Schuster | 978-1-4391-4448-0 | $11.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Nouvelles d'antan 1948 1965 | 2023-11-23 | Jack Finney | Le Bélial'?Le Belial' |
978-2-38163-109-7 | €24.90?€: Euro |
370 | 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 |
Aurélien Police?Aurelien Police
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| About Time | date unknown | Jack Finney | Scribner Paperback Fiction | 0-684-84866-X | $13.95?$: US dollar |
219 | 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 |
Reviews
- Review by Kingsley Amis (1960) in New Maps of Hell , reprinted in:
- New Maps of Hell (1961)
- New Maps of Hell (1961)
- New Maps of Hell (1961)
- New Maps of Hell (1962)
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)