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Title: Oil of Dog Title Record # 69894
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Date: 1890-10-11
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: pseudopod.org
Language: English
Note: First published as "The Oil of a Dog: A Tragic Episode in the Life of an Eminent Educator," in the Oakland Tribune, October 11, 1890.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1963Translated by Gisela Günther
German Hundeöl
1965Translated by Jacques Papy
French Huile de chien
1969Translated by Aníbal Fernandes
Portuguese Óleo de cão
1970Translated by S. Velázquez
Spanish Aceite de perro
1972Translated by Amanda Forns de Gioia.
Spanish Aceite de perro
1974Translated by Frida Papadache
Romanian
Ulei de cîine?Ulei de ciine
1984Translated by an unknown hand
German Hunde-Öl
2008Translated by Aníbal Fernandes. Highly revised version of Óleo de cão translation (1969) published in Antologia do conto abominável
Portuguese Óleo de cão

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
My Favorite Murder and Other Stories 1927-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Haldeman-Julius (Little Blue Book #1086)     64
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll  
Mein Lieblingsmord 1963-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Insel  
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
221
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Antologia do conto abominável 1969-00-00 ed. Aníbal Fernandes Afrodite (Antologia)     301
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 Fernandes Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce 1970-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Doubleday     496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Alex Gotfryd  
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  
The Complete Short Stories 2, The World of War and the World of Tall Tales 1971-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Ballantine Books 0-345-02449-4
$0.95?$: US dollar
xix+
298
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 John Holmes  
Antes y después de Drácula 1972-00-00 ed. uncredited Rodolfo Alonso (Aventura)     428
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Sergio Camporeale  
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  
Un călăreț prin cer și alte povestiri?Un cahlahrets prin cer shi alte povestiri
Un calaret prin cer si alte povestiri
1974-00-00 Ambrose Bierce
Cartea Românească?Cartea Romaneasca
    xxii+
334
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
coll Simona Runcan  
A Shocking Thing 1974-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-77775-0
$0.95?$: US dollar
245
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 Gerry McConnell Checkmark
A Shocking Thing 1974-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-77775-0
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
245
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 Gerry McConnell Checkmark
Brother Theodore's Chamber of Horrors 1975-09-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Brother Theodore Pinnacle Books 0-523-00718-3
$1.25?$: US dollar
x+
237
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 Cosimo Scianna Checkmark
Dying of Fright: Masterpieces of the Macabre 1976-00-00 ed. Les Daniels Charles Scribner's Sons 0-684-14624-X
$12.95?$: US dollar
x+
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
A Harvest of Horrors 1980-00-00 ed. Eric Protter Vanguard Press / BOMC 0-8149-0755-5   vi+
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Hank Blaustein Checkmark
A Harvest of Horrors 1980-05-00 ed. Eric Protter Vanguard Press 0-8149-0755-5
$12.50?$: US dollar
vi+
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Hank Blaustein  
Histoires terribles d'animaux 1981-00-00 ed. Jean-Baptiste Baronian
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(Histoires fantastiques)
2-7024-1232-7   260
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 Georges Raimondo  
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce 1984-00-00 Ambrose Bierce University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-6071-7   496
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 Marvin Cone  
Das Weißbuch des Schwarzen Humors?Das Weissbuch des Schwarzen Humors
1984-00-00 ed. Hans Gamber Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6351) 3-453-01897-4
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
252
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 Best of Ambrose Bierce 1984-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Castle / Book Sales 0-89009-798-4   vi+
484
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Devil's Advocate: An Ambrose Bierce Reader 1987-12-00 Ambrose Bierce Chronicle Books 0-87701-401-9
$22.50?$: US dollar
327
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce 1988-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Picador / Pan Books (Picador Classics) 0-330-29802-X
£6.95?£: UK pound
xix+
810
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.
omni Robin Harris Checkmark
Hunger for Horror 1988-03-00 ed. Pamela Crippen Adams, Robert Adams, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #739) 0-88677-266-4
$3.50?$: US dollar
256
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 J. K. Potter Checkmark
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror 1992-04-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Xanadu 0-947761-45-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
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  
100 Hilarious Little Howlers 1999-10-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-1385-5
$7.98?$: US dollar
483
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lucy Corvino Checkmark
O festim da aranha 2008-10-00 ed. Aníbal Fernandes Assírio&Alvim (Beltenebros #10) 978-972-37-1331-2   314
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 Francisco Goya Checkmark
Pseudopod, #200 2010-06-25 ed. Ben Phillips Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
mag Checkmark
Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale 2012-07-17 Ambrose Bierce Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale) 978-1-61347-015-2
$350.00?$: US dollar
600
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Dog Megapack: 25 Curly Canine Tales, Old and New 2013-07-30 ed. Mary Wickizer Burgess, Robert Reginald Borgo Press / Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0138-3
$0.99?$: US dollar
613
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
Les chefs-d'œuvre de l'épouvante?Les chefs-d'oeuvre de l'épouvante
date unknown ed. Jacques Bergier, Alex Grall, Jacques Sternberg Planète (Anthologie Planète)     472
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gourmelin Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce date unknown Ambrose Bierce University of Nebraska Press 978-0-8032-6071-9
$18.95?$: US dollar
496
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 Marvin Cone Checkmark
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