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Title: The Familiar Title Record # 839798
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Date: 1872-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Martin Hesselius
Language: English
Note: A minor revision of "The Watcher," (1851) first published in the collection In a Glass, Darkly.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1872 The Familiar [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]
1907 The Familiar [as by J. S. Le Fanu]
1947 The Familiar [as by Sheridan Le Fanu]
Year Language Title
1960Translated by Élisabeth Gille
French Le familier [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]
1967Translated by an unknown hand
French Le familier
1999Translated by Jacques Finné
French Le familier

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
More Great Ghost Stories 1932-00-00 ed. Harrison Dale Herbert Jenkins  
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).
396
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
50 Years of Ghost Stories 1935-00-00 ed. uncredited Hutchinson  
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).
ix+
702
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Midnight Reader 1942-03-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Henry Holt & Co.  
$3.00?$: US dollar
ix+
564
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Midnight Reader (abridged) 1960-00-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern World / WDL Books HH970
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).
254
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  
Irish Masters of Fantasy 1979-00-00 ed. Peter Tremayne Wolfhound Press 0-905473-13-2   220
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Ballagh  
The Wondersmith and other Macabre Tales 1988-02-00 ed. Peter Tremayne Wolfhound Press 0-86327-152-9
£4.95?£: UK pound
220
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  
The Illustrated J.S. Le Fanu: Ghost Stories and Mysteries by a Master Victorian Storyteller 1988-08-00 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Equation 1-85336-047-3
£14.95?£: UK pound
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghost and Horror Stories 1990-07-00 ed. uncredited Tynron Press 1-871948-11-8
£9.95?£: UK pound
579
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 Sue Harmer  
Mr Justice Harbottle and Others: Ghost Stories 1870–73 2005-03-31 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-079-4
C$58.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xxxvi +
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Douglas Walters Checkmark
In a Glass Darkly 2009-01-23 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Dodo Press 978-1-4065-4943-0
$26.99?$: US dollar
364
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2010-01-10 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Nabu Press 978-1-141-95007-2
$29.75?$: US dollar
308
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  
In a Glass Darkly 2010-10-14 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Benediction Classics 978-1-84902-622-2
$30.99?$: US dollar
312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
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