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Title: The Great Return

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Title: The Great Return Title Record # 40240
Author: Arthur Machen
Date: 1915-10-21
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Jacques Parsons
French Le grand retour
1982Translated by Giuseppe Lippi
Italian Il grande ritorno
2009 Portuguese O grande retorno

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Great Return 1915-00-00 Arthur Machen Faith Press  
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).
80
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.
chap T. Noyes Lewis Checkmark
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series 1931-07-00 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).
1147
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Second Omnibus of Crime 1932-00-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Coward-McCann  
$2.50?$: US dollar
855
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series 1932-07-00 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).
1147
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series 1937-01-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz  
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).
1147
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Holy Terrors 1946-00-00 Arthur Machen Penguin Books 526
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).
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.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series 1948-01-00 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).
1147
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1949-00-00 Arthur Machen The Richards Press  
12/-?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).
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series 1949-02-00 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers Gollancz     1147
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1963-00-00 Arthur Machen Panther 1537
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).
224
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 R. J. Reynolds  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1965-12-00 Arthur Machen Panther 1537
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).
224
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 Fifth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1969-12-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 2099
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).
224
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  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1970-00-00 Arthur Machen John Baker     427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume One 1971-05-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books P032-N
$0.95?$: US dollar
219
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
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume One 1973-06-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books P032-N
$0.95?$: US dollar
219
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
Le peuple blanc 1974-00-00 Arthur Machen Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique
#504)
    310
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 Henri Lievens Checkmark
The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1975-00-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 0-00-613700-8   224
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  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 1 1975-00-00 Arthur Machen Panther 0-586-04128-1
£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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 1 1976-08-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 0-523-00891-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
219
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 Robert LoGrippo Checkmark
Il gran Dio Pan e altre storie soprannaturali 1982-05-03 Arthur Machen Mondadori (Oscar #1520) 21410-6
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira
304
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 Paolo Tassinari , Pierpaolo Vetta  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1983-11-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 0-523-42111-7
$6.95?$: US dollar
408
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 Chronicles of the Holy Grail 1996-11-00 ed. Mike Ashley Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0363-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
xix+
440
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 Julek Heller Checkmark
The Chronicles of the Holy Grail 1996-11-00 ed. Mike Ashley Raven Books / Robinson Publishing 1-85487-433-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
xix+
440
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 Julek Heller  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1997-00-00 Arthur Machen Tartarus Press 1-872621-25-2
£25.00?£: UK pound
xv+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Quest for the Holy Grail 1997-08-00 ed. Mike Ashley Past Times 1-85487-433-0   xix+
438
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 The Boucicant Master  
The White People and Other Stories 2003-05-00 Arthur Machen Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) 1-56882-147-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
312
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  
The White People and Other Stories 2003-05-00 Arthur Machen Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6035) 1-56882-172-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
xii+
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.
omni Harry Fassl Checkmark
O terror 2009-00-00 Arthur Machen
Edições Saída de Emergência?Edicoes Saída de Emergencia
(Bang! #85)
978-9896-37158-6   176
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 Great Return 2009-09-18 Arthur Machen Dodo Press 978-1-4099-7350-8
$12.99?$: US dollar
48
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.
chap  
The Great Return 2011-03-18 Arthur Machen Project Gutenberg 35611
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
The Great Return 2011-07-01 Arthur Machen Aegypan 978-1-4638-9827-4
$16.95?$: US dollar
62
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
chap  
The White People and Other Weird Stories 2011-09-27 Arthur Machen Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-1-101-55268-1
$12.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Sam Weber  
The White People and Other Weird Stories 2011-12-01 Arthur Machen Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-310559-6
£9.99?£: UK pound
416
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 Sam Weber Checkmark
Arthur Machen: Masters of the Weird Tale 2012-06-12 Arthur Machen Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale) 978-1-61347-004-6
$450.00?$: US dollar
1020
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Arthur Machen Megapack 2013-09-28 Arthur Machen Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4284-0
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The White People and Other Weird Stories 2017-01-26 Arthur Machen Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 978-0-241-30951-3
£5.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 2018-11-22 Arthur Machen Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-5287-8528-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Great Return 2018-11-22 Arthur Machen Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-5287-8534-1
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
The White People and Other Weird Stories date unknown Arthur Machen Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-310559-6
$18.00?$: US dollar
377
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 Sam Weber Checkmark
The White People and Other Weird Stories date unknown Arthur Machen Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-310559-6
$16.00?$: US dollar
377
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 Sam Weber Checkmark
The White People and Other Stories date unknown Arthur Machen Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6035) 1-56882-172-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
xii+
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.
omni Harry Fassl Checkmark
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