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Title: The Secret of the Growing Gold Title Record # 86777
Author: Bram Stoker
Date: 1892-01-23
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Note:
  • First published in the magazine Black and White, Jan 23, 1892. (Unknown source. That is the earliest publication listed in The FictionMags Index as of May 2019.)
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1974Translated by Wilfried Sczepan
German Das Geheimnis des sprießenden Goldes
1976Translated by unknown.
German Das Geheimnis des wachsenden Goldes
1994Translated by Jean-Pierre Krémer.
French Le secret de l'or qui croît
2000Translated by Jacques Martinache.
French Le secret de l'or qui pousse
2022Translated by Andreas Fliedner
German
Das Geheimnis des sprießenden Goldes?Das Geheimnis des spriessenden Goldes

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories 1914-00-00 Bram Stoker George Routledge & Sons  
1/-?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).
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Handforth  
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories 1922-00-00 Bram Stoker George Routledge & Sons  
2/-?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).
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Weird Tales, December 1933 1933-12-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
132
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 M. Brundage Checkmark
Dracula's Guest 1937-00-00 Bram Stoker Hillman-Curl (Clue Club Mystery)  
$1.50?$: US dollar
284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Dracula's Guest 1937-00-00 Bram Stoker McLeod  
C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar
284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, August 1946 1946-08-00 ed. Mary Gnaedinger All-Fiction Field, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
132
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 Lawrence Checkmark
Dracula's Guest 1966-00-00 Bram Stoker Arrow Books  
3/6?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).
192
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  
Dracula's Guest 1966-00-00 Bram Stoker Jarrolds  
15/-?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).
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Bram Stoker Bedside Companion: Stories of Fantasy and Horror 1973-00-00 Bram Stoker Gollancz 0-575-01496-2
£1.80?£: UK pound
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Bram Stoker Bedside Companion 1973-06-00 Bram Stoker Taplinger 0-8008-0963-7
$6.50?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Dracula's Guest 1974-00-00 Bram Stoker Arrow Books 0-09-909300-6
£0.35?£: UK pound
192
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  
Im Haus des Grafen Dracula 1974-00-00 Bram Stoker Hanser (Bibliotheca Dracula) 3-446-11847-0
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Uwe Bremer  
The Bram Stoker Bedside Companion: Stories of Fantasy and Horror 1974-00-00 Bram Stoker Quartet Books 0-7043-1172-0
£0.40?£: UK pound
200
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  
Dracula's Guest 1975-00-00 Bram Stoker Arrow Books 0-09-909300-6
£0.35?£: UK pound
192
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 Checkmark
The Bram Stoker Bedside Companion: Stories of Fantasy and Horror 1975-08-00 Bram Stoker Quartet Books 0-7043-1172-0
£0.60?£: UK pound
200
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  
17 Horror-Stories 1976-00-00 ed. Manfred Kluge Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #49) 3-453-45023-X
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
254
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 Checkmark
Masters of Shades and Shadows: An Anthology of Great Ghost Stories 1978-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Doubleday 0-385-12743-X
$7.95?$: US dollar
214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
Dracula's Guest 1978-10-00 Bram Stoker Zebra Books 0-89083-401-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
192
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 FMA Checkmark
The Twelfth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories 1979-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Fontana 0-00-615439-5
£0.75?£: UK pound
187
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 John Holmes  
Great Ghost Stories 1985-00-00 ed. Betty Ann Schwartz Little Simon 0-671-60179-2
$6.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
177
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Warhola  
Great Ghost Stories 1985-00-00 ed. Betty Ann Schwartz Julian Messner 0-671-60622-0   xiii+
177
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Warhola  
Dracula's Guest 1990-12-00 Bram Stoker Brandon Books (1990s) 0-86322-120-3
£4.99?£: UK pound
160
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  
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 1991-09-00 ed. Richard Dalby Carroll & Graf 0-88184-701-1
$9.95?$: US dollar
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 Peter Kettle  
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 1991-10-00 ed. Richard Dalby Robinson 1-85487-102-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
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 Peter Kettle  
Récits gothiques 1994-11-00 Bram Stoker Fleuve Noir (Super poche #19) 2-265-05176-4
F59.00?F: French frank
494
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.
omni  
The Giant Book of Ghost Stories 1996-00-00 ed. Richard Dalby Parragon 0-7525-0152-6   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  
Mysterious Erotic Tales 1996-09-15 ed. uncredited Castle Books 0-7858-0725-X   vi+
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Delphin Enjolras  
Best Ghost and Horror Stories 1997-09-25 Bram Stoker Dover Publications 0-486-29716-0
$8.95?$: US dollar
xi+
242
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  
12 Gothic Tales 1998-00-00 ed. Richard Dalby Oxford University Press (Oxford Twelve) 0-19-288094-2
£5.99?£: UK pound
viii+
221
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 Nasir Hamid  
Bram Stoker Stories 1998-01-30 Bram Stoker Audio Book Contractors 1-55685-537-0
$24.95?$: US dollar
 
audio cassette?Cassette tape
coll  
Le joyau des sept étoiles 1998-05-00 Bram Stoker Fleuve Noir (Bibliothèque du fantastique) 2-265-06482-3
F59.00?F: French frank
507
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.
omni Philippe Jozelon  
Mortel Désir: histoires de passions fatales 2000-05-00 ed. uncredited
Le Pré aux Clercs?Le Pre aux Clercs
2-84228-096-2
F105?F: French frank
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Spencer Rowell  
Dracula's Guest 2001-12-01 Bram Stoker Wildside Press 1-58715-578-8
$16.95?$: US dollar
 
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  
Dracula's Guest 2001-12-01 Bram Stoker Wildside Press 1-58715-579-6
$29.95?$: US dollar
174
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Dracula's Guest 2003-11-20 Bram Stoker Project Gutenberg 10150    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Œuvres 2004-01-00 Bram Stoker Omnibus (France) 2-258-06402-3
€23.50?€: Euro
lviii+
1338
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 Victor Hugo  
Dracula's Guest and Other Stories 2006-05-01 Bram Stoker Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 1-84022-528-9   224
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 Wilhelm Thiele  
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories with The Lair of the White Worm 2007-02-00 Bram Stoker Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-144171-9
$15.00?$: US dollar
xlvi+
407
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 Swava Harasymowicz  
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories with The Lair of the White Worm 2007-02-00 Bram Stoker Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-190492-4    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Swava Harasymowicz Checkmark
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Bram Stoker: 2 2009-08-00 Bram Stoker Leonaur Ltd 978-1-84677-829-2
£12.99?£: UK pound
444
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  
Dracula et autres chefs-d'œuvre 2009-11-00 Bram Stoker Omnibus (France) 978-2-258-08324-0
€26.00?€: Euro
lviii+
1338
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  
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales 2010-03-26 Bram Stoker LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Handforth  
Best Ghost and Horror Stories 2012-08-03 Bram Stoker Dover Publications (Dover Horror Classics) 978-0-486-14321-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Dracula's Guest and Other Stories 2012-10-02 Bram Stoker Naxos Audiobooks (Naxos Complete Classics) 978-1-84379-563-6
$34.98?$: US dollar
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
Dracula and Other Stories 2013-04-01 Bram Stoker Benediction Classics 978-1-78139-378-9
$49.99?$: US dollar
1124
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Dracula and Other Horror Classics 2013-07-18 Bram Stoker Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics) 978-1-4351-4281-7
$18.00?$: US dollar
x+
757
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Dracula et autres chefs-d'œuvre 2014-11-00 Bram Stoker Omnibus (France) 978-2-258-08324-0
€29.00?€: Euro
lviii+
1338
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  
Otherlands: Tales from the past: Volume 3 2015-02-00 ed. uncredited Otherland (Nouvelle(s) Génération)  
€6.54?€: Euro
216
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth  
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories 2015-02-13 Bram Stoker Start Publishing (Start Classics) 978-1-63355-860-1
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Horror Short Stories 2017-11-30 ed. Joanna Blythe Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78888-181-4
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Horror Short Stories 2018-03-15 ed. Joanna Blythe Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78828-406-6   384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Bram Stoker Horror Stories 2018-12-15 Bram Stoker Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78755-257-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Weird Tales (disc 3, part 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth  
Dracula's Guest & Other Supernatural Tales 2019-02-08 Bram Stoker Read Books (Fantasy & Horror Classics) 978-1-5287-1069-5
$14.99?$: US dollar
166
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  
Dracula's Guest & Other Supernatural Tales 2019-02-15 Bram Stoker Read Books (Fantasy & Horror Classics) 978-1-5287-8661-4
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Footsteps in the Dark: Short Stories 2020-09-22 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-187-9
£20.00?£: UK pound
480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Das Begräbnis der Ratten?Das Begraebnis der Ratten
2022-04-06 Bram Stoker Festa (Festa Weird Fiction #2)  
€34.99?€: Euro
351
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
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