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Title Fantasmagoriana: (Tales of the Dead) -  
Transliterated Title - -  
Authors A. J. Day -  
Date 2005-10-00 -  
Synopsis - -  
Series - -  
Series Number - -  
TitleType ANTHOLOGY -  
Length - -  
Content - -  
Non-Genre No -  
Juvenile No -  
Novelization No -  
Graphic Format No -  
Web Page - -  
Language English -  
Note
Translated by A. J. Day & C. Vorwerk 8 stories This anthology and the 1812 French-language anthology Fantasmagoriana contain translations of the same 8 stories, originally published in German from 1782 to 1811.
    From Amazon.com ASIN 1411652916 as Paperback and "lulu.com; First Edition edition (July 14, 2008)":
  • "This is the first full translation of the stories that inspired Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Dr John Polidori's The Vampyre." --description, presumably from the publisher
  • "For the first time in almost 200 years the Full version of Fantasmagoriana is available in English. [end paragraph] Including startling new facts about Mary Shelley's visit and knowledge of the real castle Frankenstein." --back cover (viewed as Amazon "Look inside" 2019-12-21) Amazon's publisher and date may be doubted. Its "Look inside" shows title page (no publisher or year) and t.p. verso (quote):   First Published by Fantasmagoriana Press   St Ives, October 2005   First Edition   [no ISBN]   10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 [numberline]
Translated by A. J. Day & C. Vorwerk
    From Amazon.com ASIN 1411652916 as Paperback and "lulu.com; First Edition edition (July 14, 2008)":
  • "This is the first full translation of the stories that inspired Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Dr John Polidori's The Vampyre." --description, presumably from the publisher
  • "For the first time in almost 200 years the Full version of Fantasmagoriana is available in English. [end paragraph] Including startling new facts about Mary Shelley's visit and knowledge of the real castle Frankenstein." --back cover (viewed as Amazon "Look inside" 2019-12-21) Amazon's publisher and date may be doubted. Its "Look inside" shows title page (no publisher or year) and t.p. verso (quote):   First Published by Fantasmagoriana Press   St Ives, October 2005   First Edition   [no ISBN]   10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 [numberline]

-8 stories
-This anthology and the 1812 French-language anthology <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1895152"><i>Fantasmagoriana</i></a> contain translations of the same 8 stories, originally published in German from 1782 to 1811.

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to be revisited; several days may pass
later check newspapers; move some to appropriate publication record(s)
This seems to be the best location for this information from Amazon "Look inside". The publication viewed is uncertain, and the point of this selection is the work.


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Submitted by Pwendt on 2019-12-21 16:19:46

Approved by Chris J on 2019-12-21 16:23:45

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