Title: The Transformation
Title Record # 94812
Author: Mary Shelley
Date: 1830-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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Author: Mary Shelley
Date: 1830-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Note: First published late 1830 in The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXI (The Keepsake), pp. 18-39, as "Transformation", as 'by the Author of "Frankenstein." ' (viewed at Google Books)
Synopsis: A boy who left home and lost his moral bearings as he grew to manhood returns to his place of birth, to find that his childhood betrothal has become invalid due to his flawed character. He is inflamed by rage and dreams of vengeance, but comes upon a dwarf who offers to temporarily switch bodies with him, so as to try to repair relations and win back his lost love.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Masters of Horror | 1968-04-00 | ed. Alden H. Norton | Berkley Medallion | X1497 | $0.60?$: 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. |
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| The Nightmare Reader | 1973-00-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Doubleday & Company | 0-385-02215-8 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 340 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Roger Zimmerman | |
| The Nightmare Reader | 1973-08-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Gollancz | 0-575-01710-4 | £2.60?£: UK pound |
xv+ 340 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors | 1974-10-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Souvenir Press | 0-285-62152-1 | £2.95?£: UK pound |
316 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Nightmare Reader Volume One | 1976-00-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Pan Books | 0-330-24598-8 | £0.50?£: UK pound |
191 | 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 | Alan Lee | |
| Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors | 1976-00-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Mayflower | 0-583-12571-9 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
155 | 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 | Les Edwards | |
| Horror Story Collection 5 | 2008-09-15 | 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. |
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| Masters of Horror | date unknown | ed. Alden H. Norton | Berkley Medallion | X1497 | $0.60?$: 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. |
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| Masters of Horror | date unknown | ed. Alden H. Norton | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-02892-5 | $0.95?$: 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. |
anth | |