The Golden Key
| First published | 1890 |
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| Publisher | D. Lothrop |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Chapbook |
| Pages | 72 |
| Price | $ |
Audience varies The 1890 edition, unillustrated, is the earliest edition found in WorldCat library records and newspapers 2017-04-17. At the time of its publication by D. Lothrop of Boston the story was used in literature class at Wellesley College, reported The Sun (Baltimore) 1890-11-27 p3. (Not found in The Boston Globe 1890.) The 2016 edition (which has been given a separate title record) is promoted as Ages 9-11 by the publisher; reviewed negatively for children and labeled "(Illustrated fairy tale. 9-11, adult)", Kirkus Reviews 2016-08-15. The 2016 edition for example was marketed as for ages 9-11
New edition (earliest found in WorldCat library records 2017-04-17)
Publ date inferred from listing SF Chronicle 1890-11-23 p7 "New Books Received" (no price)
And notice The Sun (Baltimore) -11-27 p3 "New Publications" (no price): "... attractive booklet form. The tale is used in the literature class of Wellesley College."
Boston: Lothrop, 72 pages, 17 cm
--agree all three WorldCat library records, {{OCLC|12698926}} (as "[1886?]"), {{OCLC|607921049}} (as "[18--?]"), and {{OCLC|501174758}} (as "[19--]")
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| The Golden Key | George MacDonald | Novelette |
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| The Golden Key | 1906 | Thomas Y. Crowell | Hardcover | Chapbook | 66 | |||
| The Golden Key | 1967 | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Hardcover | Chapbook | Maurice Sendak | 85 | ||
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1984 | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Trade Paperback | Chapbook | Maurice Sendak | 85 | |
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1985 | Caedmon | audio LP | Chapbook | TC 1764 | Maurice Sendak | |
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2007 | NuVision Publications | Trade Paperback | Chapbook | 48 | ||
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2009 | christianaudio.com | digital audio download | Chapbook | |||
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2009 | Dodo Press | Trade Paperback | Chapbook | John Singer Sargent | 48 | |
| The Golden Key | 2015 | Pegana Press | Hardcover | Chapbook | ||||
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2016 | Eerdmans Books for Young Readers | Hardcover | Chapbook | Ruth Sanderson | 135 | |
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2023 | Rabbit Room Press | Hardcover | Chapbook | 132 |