Title: The Mask of the Red Death Title Record # 86115
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1842-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
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Year Title 1845 The Masque of the Red Death [as by Edgar A. Poe] 1845ⓘ First published under this title in the July 19, 1845 Broadway Journal. See the notes here and this OCR scan. The Masque of the Red Death 1889 The Masque of the Red Death [as by Edgar Poe] 1898ⓘThe author's middle name is mis-spelled "Allen" with the publications listed here. The Masque of the Red Death [as by Edgar Allen Poe] 1944 The Masque of the Red Death (abridged) 1964 The Red Death (abridged) 1969 The Mask of the Red Death [as by Edgar A. Poe] 1980 Masque of the Red Death 2000 untitled [4]

Year Language Title unknownⓘTranslated by Nicolae Dașcovic Romanian Masca morții roșii?Masca mortii rosii Masca mortsii roshii [as by Edgar Pöe] 1855ⓘTranslated by Charles Baudelaire. First published in two parts in Le Pays, 22-23 February 1855. French Le masque de la Mort Rouge 1855ⓘTranslated by Charles Baudelaire Same translation as in this title but different name of the story. French Le masque de la mort rouge [as by Edgar A. Poe] 1857ⓘTranslated by Charles Baudelaire French Le masque de la mort rouge [as by Edgar Poe] 1901ⓘTranslated by Hedda Moeller-Bruck [aka Hedda Eulenberg] German Die Maske des roten Todes 1909ⓘTranslated by Gisela Etzel German Die Maske des Roten Todes 1929ⓘTranslated by Y. Fukazawa Japanese 赤死病の仮面 [as by エドガー・アラン・ポー?Edogā Aran Pō Edogaa Aran Poo ] 1945ⓘTranslated by Marlies Wettstein German Der Rote Tod 1953ⓘTranslated by André Noorbeek Dutch Het masker van de rode dood 1959ⓘTranslated by Eero Ahmavaara Finnish Punaisen kuoleman naamio 1963ⓘTranslated by Ion Vinea Romanian Masca morții roșii?Masca mortii rosii 1965ⓘTranslated by Ion Vinea Romanian Masca morții roșii?Masca mortii rosii [as by E. A. Poe] 1966ⓘTranslated by Eduard Visser Dutch Het masker van de rode dood 1967 Italian La maschera della Morte Rossa 1972ⓘTranslated by Amanda Forns de Gioia Spanish La máscara de la muerte roja 1974ⓘTranslated by Günther Steinig German Die Maske des Roten Todes 1978ⓘTranslated by unknown. German Die Maske des Roten Todes [as by Edgar Allen Poe] 1979ⓘTranslated by Hans Wollschläger German Die Maske des roten Todes 1979ⓘTranslated by Charles Baudelaire. French Le masque de la Mort Rouge [as by Edgar-Allan Poe] 1981ⓘTranslated by Tine van Herpen Dutch Het masker van de rode dood 1982ⓘTranslated by R. Meijer Dutch Het masker van de Rode Dood 1986ⓘTranslated by Hertha Lorenz German Die Maske des Roten Todes 1993ⓘTranslated by Erika Gröger German Die Maske des Roten Todes 2017ⓘTranslated by Francesco Troccoli. Italian La maschera della Morte Rossa 2018ⓘTranslated by Annarita Tranfici or Anna Marziliano or Lorena Lombardi or Valentina Avallone. Italian La maschera della Morte Rossa 2022ⓘTranslated by Gustavo Terranova Portuguese A máscara da morte vermelha

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Poe's Tales: Selected for Use in Schools	1906-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Educational Publishing Co. (The Red Shield Classics)			220	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Weird Tales, March 1926	1926-03-00	ed. Farnsworth Wright	Popular Fiction Publishing Co.		$0.25?$: US dollar	148	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	Andrew Brosnatch
Selected Short Stories	1952-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Fine Editions Press			x+ 257	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Six Stories	1961-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Ballantine Books (A Ladder Edition)	L10	$0.10?$: US dollar	128	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
Eight Tales of Terror	1961-08-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Scholastic Book Services	T290	$0.35?$: US dollar	ix+ 197	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	Irv Docktor
Eight Tales of Terror	1961-11-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Scholastic	T290	$0.35?$: US dollar	ix+ 197	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	Irv Docktor
Eight Tales of Terror	1968-04-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Scholastic	T290	$0.50?$: US dollar	ix+ 197	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 Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories	1969-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Scholastic Book Services	TK840	$0.60?$: US dollar	255	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
Eight Tales of Terror	1972-04-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Scholastic	T290	$0.60?$: US dollar	ix+ 197	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
Eight Tales of Terror	1974-10-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Scholastic Book Services	T290	$?$: US dollar	ix+ 197	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 Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories	1975-03-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Scholastic Book Services	TK840	$0.60?$: US dollar	255	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
Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 11	2010-11-06	ed. LibriVox	LibriVox		$0.00?$: US dollar		digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	anth
The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Ghost Anthology	2011-09-23	ed. Andrew Barger	Bottletree Books	978-1-933747-33-0	$17.99?$: US dollar	218	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
Weird Tales, March 1926	2013-06-00	ed. Farnsworth Wright	Girasol Collectables		$35.00?$: US dollar	144	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	Andrew Brosnatch
100 Great Short Stories	2015-02-23	ed. James Daley	Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions)	978-0-486-80328-9	$10.00?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
100 Great Short Stories	2015-03-18	ed. James Daley	Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions)	978-0-486-79021-3		768	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
Weird Tales	2019-00-00	ed. uncredited	Pulp Classics on DVD				other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	anth	Margaret Brundage
Eight Tales of Terror	date unknown	Edgar Allan Poe	Scholastic (Scholastic Library Editions)	T290	$0.50?$: US dollar	ix+ 197	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

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• Review by Matthew Sanborn Smith (2013) in StarShipSofa, No 306