Title: The Question
Title Record # 809141
Author: Stanley Ellin
Date: 1962-11-00
Variant Title of: The Question My Son Asked [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: electrocution (1), executioner (1), family (1), laws (1)
Author: Stanley Ellin
Date: 1962-11-00
Variant Title of: The Question My Son Asked [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: An "electrocutioner" who followed his father into the business muses on how his profession is needed to enact the judgment of the courts, as he attempts to suggest that his son might wish to follow in his footsteps.
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Current Tags: electrocution (1), executioner (1), family (1), laws (1)
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blessington Method and Other Strange Tales | 1964-00-00 | Stanley Ellin | Random House | $3.95?$: US dollar |
185 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Blessington Method and Other Strange Tales | 1965-00-00 | Stanley Ellin | Macdonald | 16/-?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). |
174 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Blessington Method and Other Strange Tales | 1966-00-00 | Stanley Ellin | Signet / New American Library | D2805 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
127 | 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 | Hoot von Zitzewitz | |
| These Will Chill You | 1967-02-00 | ed. Richard G. Sheehan, Lee Wright | Bantam Books | H3206 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
168 | 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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| The Blessington Method and Other Strange Tales | 1971-00-00 | Stanley Ellin | Penguin Books | 0-14-003127-8 | 160 | 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 | |||
| The Blessington Method and Other Strange Tales | 1975-06-00 | Stanley Ellin | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24531-8 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
151 | 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 | ||
| The Best Horror Stories | 1977-09-00 | ed. uncredited | Hamlyn | 0-600-38244-3 | £2.95?£: UK pound |
751 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Specialty of the House and Other Stories | 1980-10-00 | Stanley Ellin | Mysterious Press | 0-89296-049-3 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
557 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Carolyn Hartman | |
| The Specialty of the House and Other Stories | 1980-10-00 | Stanley Ellin | Mysterious Press | 0-89296-049-3 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
557 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Carolyn Hartman | |
| Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | 1985-05-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Doubleday / SFBC | 5144 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
xv+ 623 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
| Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | 1985-06-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Doubleday | 0-385-18549-9 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 623 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
| The Best Horror Stories (abridged) | 1990-04-00 | ed. uncredited | Mallard Press | 0-7924-5250-X | $7.98?$: US dollar |
398 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Best Horror Stories (abridged) | 1990-09-00 | ed. uncredited | Ivy Leaf | 0-86363-002-2 | £3.99?£: UK pound |
398 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | 1990-10-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Dorset Press | 0-88029-518-X | $8.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 623 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
| Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | 1991-12-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Macdonald | 0-356-20221-6 | £14.95?£: UK pound |
xiii+ 658 |
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 | Ashley Pearce | |
| Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | 1992-10-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Warner Books UK | 0-7515-0030-5 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
xiii+ 658 |
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 | Ashley Pearce |