Title: Roads of Destiny
Title Record # 78267
Author: O. Henry
Date: 1903-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: O. Henry
Date: 1903-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in Ainslee's, April 1903.
Synopsis: A young man who is an enthusiastic writer of poetry states that he can forge his own destiny; when he quarrels with his girlfriend and leaves home, the omniscient author decides to test this theory by following three paths he could take from there. Will they diverge, or will they converge on a fated end?
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Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries | 1936-00-00 | ed. John R. Crossland, J. M. Parrish | Odhams Press | 766 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Story Survey | 1939-00-00 | ed. Harold Blodgett | J. B. Lippincott | 797 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |  |
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| The Moonlight Traveler: Great Tales of Fantasy and Imagination | 1943-05-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Doubleday, Doran | $3.00?$: US dollar |
xx+ 487 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Moonlight Traveler: Great Tales of Fantasy and Imagination | 1943-05-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | McClelland | C$3.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
xx+ 487 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Moonlight Traveler: Great Tales of Fantasy and Imagination | 1945-00-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Garden City Publishing Co. |
xx+ 488 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Moonlight Traveller | 1949-00-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | The Bodley Head | 12/6?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). |
477 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| A Book of Queer Stories | 1950-00-00 | ed. uncredited | University of London Press | 157 | 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 | ||||
| World of Wonder | 1951-08-00 | ed. Fletcher Pratt | Twayne Publishers | $3.95?$: US dollar |
445 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Herbstman | |
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| World of Wonder | 1951-10-00 | ed. Fletcher Pratt | Twayne Publishers | $3.95?$: US dollar |
445 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Herbstman | |
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| The Moonlight Traveller | 1952-00-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | The Bodley Head | 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). |
477 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Tales of Fantasy and Imagination | 1954-09-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Cardinal / Pocket Books | C-156 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
xx+ 485 |
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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| Great Tales of Fantasy and Imagination | 1954-09-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Cardinal / Pocket Books | C-156 | C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar |
xx+ 485 |
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 | ||
| The Best of O. Henry: One Hundred of His Stories Chosen by Sapper | 1956-00-00 | O. Henry | Hodder & Stoughton | 1139 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| The Moonlight Traveller | 1960-11-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | World / WDL Books | HH981 | 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). |
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 | ||
| Great Tales of Fantasy and Imagination | 1965-07-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Washington Square Press | W-704 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
xx+ 485 |
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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| Tales of O. Henry | 1969-00-00 | O. Henry | Doubleday | $6.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 565 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| 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 | ||
| Tales of O. Henry | 1979-04-00 | O. Henry | International Collectors Library |
viii+ 565 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Mysteries: A Classic Collection | 1994-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Bracken Books | 1-85891-154-0 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
606 | 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 | ||
| Great Ghost Stories | 2002-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Chancellor Press | 0-7537-0572-9 | 641 | 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 | |