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Title: Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched

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Title: Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched Title Record # 97328
Author: May Sinclair
Date: 1922-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in the English Review in October 1922 and later appeared in Sinclair's collection Uncanny stories (Hutchinson & Co, 1923). It is unclear whether or not the 1922 text differs from the 1923 text.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1934Translated by an uncredited translator; first published in the Revista Multicolor de los Sábados (supplement to the newspaper Crítica), 13 January 1934.
Spanish Donde su fuego nunca se apaga
1974Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
German Wenn die Sehnsucht bleibt
1981Translated by Luciano Allamprese; same translation as in the 1981 edition (publisher: Riuniti). Just 12 pages long; could be an excerpt or a shorter version (see also note of master title)
Italian Dove il suo fuoco non si spegnerà mai
1986Translated by Éric Jourdan
French Là où leur feu ne s'éteint pas
2021Translated by Cristina Cigognini.
Italian Dove il fuoco non è estinto

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Uncanny Stories 1923-08-00 May Sinclair Hutchinson  
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).
247
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Uncanny Stories 1923-09-00 May Sinclair The Macmillan Company  
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
362
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
More Ghosts and Marvels: A Selection of Uncanny Tales from Walter Scott to Michael Arlen 1927-00-00 ed. V. H. Collins Oxford University Press (The World's Classics #323)  
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).
viii+
498
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1928-09-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz  
8/6?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).
1229+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Omnibus of Crime 1929-00-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Harcourt, Brace & Company  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
1177
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1929-04-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz     1229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Omnibus of Crime 1929-08-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Payson & Clarke  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
1177
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1930-05-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz  
5/-?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).
1229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1930-09-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz     1229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1931-08-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz     1229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1932-06-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz     1229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1933-01-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz     1229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1933-12-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz     1229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Mystery Book 1934-00-00 ed. H. Douglas Thomson Odhams Press     1086
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Haunted Omnibus 1937-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Farrar & Rinehart  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvi+
848
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lynd Ward  
The Haunted Omnibus 1937-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Oxford  
C$?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
xvi+
848
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Haunted Omnibus 1937-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Cassell     xvi+
846
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Omnibus of Crime 1937-00-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Garden City Publishing Co.     1177
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Ghost Stories of the World: The Haunted Omnibus 1939-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Garden City Publishing Co.  
$1.79?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvi+
848
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Great Short Stories of Detection: Part II, Mystery and Horror 1939-07-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz  
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).
619
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Antología de la literatura fantástica 1940-12-24 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges, Silvina Ocampo Editorial Sudamericana (Laberinto)     328
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  
Great Ghost Stories of the World 1941-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Blue Ribbon Books  
$1.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
485
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lynd Ward  
Great Ghost Stories of the World 1941-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Blue Ribbon Books  
C$1.39?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
viii+
485
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lynd Ward  
And the Darkness Falls 1946-04-00 ed. Boris Karloff World Publishing Co.  
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection: Part II, Mystery and Horror 1947-01-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz     619
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ghostly Tales to Be Told 1950-00-00 ed. Basil Davenport Dodd, Mead & Co.  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvii+
317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Spine Chillers: An Anthology of Mystery and Horror 1961-00-00 ed. Elizabeth Lee (anthologist) Elek Books  
25/-?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).
528
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Stories of the Supernatural 1963-00-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Macfadden-Bartell 50-170
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
144
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 Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
Stories of the Supernatural 1967-00-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Macfadden-Bartell 50-300
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
144
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 Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
The Sixth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1970-00-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 0-00-612389-9
4/-?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).
190
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  
Mind in Chains 1970-12-00 ed. Dr. Christopher Evans Panther 0-586-03423-4
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).
223
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  
Mind in Chains 1974-00-00 ed. Dr. Christopher Evans Panther 0-586-03423-4
£0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
223
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 Bob Haberfield Checkmark
Stories of the Supernatural 1974-03-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Manor Books 95313
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
175
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 Checkmark
7 x Schüttelfrost?7 x Schuettelfrost
1974-06-25 ed. Christopher Evans (I) Pabel (Vampir Taschenbuch #10) VTB10
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
145
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 Checkmark
Antología de la literatura fantástica 1977-00-00 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges, Silvina Ocampo Edhasa + Sudamericana (Pocket Edhasa #8) 84-350-0165-2   435
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 Checkmark
The Sixth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1981-03-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 0-00-613249-9   190
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  
Witches' Brew: Horror and Supernatural Stories by Women 1984-10-00 ed. Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini Macmillan (Macmillan Midnight Library) 0-02-599230-9
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
323
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Entre chien et loup: anthologie de la peur 1986-10-00 ed. Éric Jourdan Maren Sell 2-87604-002-6
F98.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
361
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth
Arnold Böcklin?Arnold Boecklin
 
The Book of Fantasy 1988-11-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Viking 0-670-82393-7
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Book of Fantasy 1988-11-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Xanadu 0-947761-44-6
£14.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Anthologie de la peur: Entre chien et loup 1989-04-00 ed. Éric Jourdan Seuil (Points #L202) 2-02-010687-6   384
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 Salvador Dali  
The Book of Fantasy 1989-06-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Viking / QPBC  
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
384
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  
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic 1990-00-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Lester & Orpen Dennys 0-88619-124-6   xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
The Book of Fantasy 1990-08-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Black Swan 0-552-99401-4
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
523
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 Stephen Player  
The Book of Fantasy 1990-09-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Carroll & Graf 0-88184-656-2
$10.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
384
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  
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic 1991-01-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-57559-0
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
White Fire: Further Fantastic Literature 1991-04-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Picador 0-330-31380-0
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic 1992-06-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Vintage Canada 0-394-22264-4
C$20.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
Uncanny Stories 2006-05-00 May Sinclair Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 1-84022-492-4   216
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  
Antologia della letteratura fantastica: nuova edizione 2007-11-27 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges, Silvina Ocampo Einaudi (ET #34) 978-88-06-18635-7 / 18635
€17.80?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
xxx+
530
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 Luigi Serafini Checkmark
The Villa Désirée and Other Uncanny Stories 2008-12-00 May Sinclair Ash-Tree Press 978-1-55310-114-7
C$49.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
xx+
232
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jason Zerrillo  
Cuentos para leer los sábados: elegidos por J. L. Borges y U. Petit de Murat para Crítica 2015-10-00 ed.
Álvaro Abós?Alvaro Abos
Alfaguara 978-987-738-148-1
AR$319.00?Ar$: Argentine peso. ISO code: ARS
331
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  
Cuentos para leer los sábados: elegidos por J. L. Borges y U. Petit de Murat para Crítica 2015-11-00 ed.
Álvaro Abós?Alvaro Abos
Alfaguara 978-987-738-056-9
AR$125.99?Ar$: Argentine peso. ISO code: ARS
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
H. P. Lovecraft Selects: Classic Horror Stories 2016-00-00 Stefan Dziemianowicz Fall River Press 978-1-4351-6281-5
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Cold Embrace: Weird Stories by Women 2016-05-18 ed. S. T. Joshi Dover Publications (Dover Horror Classics) 978-0-486-80505-4
$10.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
vi+
272
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  
Mortal Echoes: Encounters with the End 2018-00-00 ed. Greg Buzwell The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-5281-9
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
284
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
Uncanny Stories 2019-05-31 May Sinclair Project Gutenberg 59165
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Uncanny Stories 2019-06-20 May Sinclair The Echo Library 978-1-4068-9493-6
$12.90?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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  
Women's Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890-1940 2019-10-31 ed. Melissa Edmundson Handheld Press (Handheld Classic #12) 978-1-912766-24-6
£12.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
321
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 Baron Adolph de Meyer  
If the Dead Knew: The Weird Fiction of May Sinclair 2020-03-27 May Sinclair Hippocampus Press (Classics of Gothic Horror) 978-1-61498-293-7
$20.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
298
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 Aeron Alfrey  
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. ISO code: GBP
480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: Volume 2: 1840-1925 2021-09-07 ed. Leslie S. Klinger, Lisa Morton Pegasus Books 978-1-64313-784-1
$16.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
La scoperta dell'assoluto e altre storie del mistero 2021-10-15 May Sinclair 8tto Edizioni  
€8.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Raffaele Anello  
The Flaw in the Crystal: And Other Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair 2023-02-18 May Sinclair The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-6850-6
$3.61?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll
Jean de Bosschère?Jean de Bosschere
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Weird Fiction 2024-10-17 ed. unknown Penguin Books (Penguin Weird Fiction) 978-1-4059-7290-1
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
208
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  
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic date unknown ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson Potter 0-517-57559-0
$17.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
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