Title: The Beetle Hunter
Title Record # 603229
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 1898-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Series: Round the Fire
Series Number: 1
Language: English
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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 1898-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Series: Round the Fire
Series Number: 1
Language: English
Note: Non-speculative mystery story (one of Doyle's many mysteries in which the perpetrator is a madman). First published in the Strand Magazine, June 1898.
Synopsis: "An unemployed doctor answers an advert in the Standard and goes for an interview with Lord Linchfield who requires a strong man with a good knowledge of beetles. They go... to Delamere Court, home of tall eccentric beetle expert Sir Thomas Rossiter...." (Books & Boots) The events of the first night of their stay demonstrate why the doctor was summoned.
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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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| The Strand Magazine, June 1898 | 1898-06-00 | ed. Editors of The Strand Magazine, H. Greenhough Smith | George Newnes | 1/-?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). |
200 | octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | |||
| Round the Fire Stories | 1908-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | The McClure Company |
3+ 356 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Round the Fire Stories | 1908-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Smith, Elder & Co. | 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). |
382 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Tales of Terror and Mystery | 1922-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray | 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). |
310 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Black Doctor and Other Tales of Terror and Mystery | 1925-00-00 | A. Conan Doyle | George H. Doran (The Conan Doyle Stories #3) | $0.90?$: US dollar |
v+ 279 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1929-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray | 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). |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1939-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1940-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1945-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1949-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray | 7/6?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). |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1951-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1956-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1960-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Tales of Terror and Mystery | 1978-00-00 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Pan Books | 0-330-25285-2 | 218 | 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 | Alan Lee | ||
| Tales of Terror and Mystery | 1979-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Penguin Books | 0-14-004878-2 | £?£: UK pound |
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. |
coll | ||
| Round the Fire Stories | 1991-05-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Chronicle Books | 0-87701-883-9 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
226 | 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 | Alex Laurant | |
| Tales of Terror and Mystery | 1996-05-01 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Project Gutenberg | 537 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Classic Mysteries II: A Collection of Mind-bending Masterpieces | 1999-00-00 | ed. Glen Bledsoe, Karen Bledsoe | Lowell House (Lowell House Classics) | 0-7373-0273-9 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
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 |  |
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| Tales of Terror and Mystery | 2013-04-08 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Serenity Publishers (Detective & Mystery Series) | 978-1-61242-842-0 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
166 | 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 | ||
| Round the Fire Stories | 2015-12-22 | Arthur Conan Doyle | MysteriousPress.com / Open Road | 978-1-4804-5343-2 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Gothic Tales | 2016-10-01 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) | 978-0-19-873429-1 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
592 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Gothic Tales | 2016-10-20 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Oxford University Press | 978-0-19-105363-4 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Round the Fire Stories | 2017-02-04 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Project Gutenberg | 54109 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Gothic Tales | 2018-03-22 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) | 978-0-19-873430-7 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
592 | 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 | ||
| Tales of Terror and Mystery | 2020-01-06 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Bibliotech Press | 978-1-61895-831-0 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
176 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll |