Pope Jacynth and Other Fantastic Tales
| First published | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Grant Richards |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Pages | 200 |
| Price | 3/6 |
- 6 stories Only three of the six stories match those in the 7-story collection Pope Jacynth and More Supernatural Tales (1956).
- 1907 title page (John Lane, stated Second Edition) fashions the title Pope Jacynth & Other Fantastic Tales.
- 1st ed.
- Publication date and price from The Athenaeum #4018 (1904-10-29) p572, "From Mr. Grant Richards's List"; this one noted "[Ready."
- Contents below are from the 1907 John Lane edition (see), a stated "Second Edition" with identical page-count. Grant Richards went out of business in 1905. John Lane may have acquired some rights and plates.
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That 1907 Second Edition shows:
-- "Pope Jacynth & Other Fantastic Tales" (title page ampersand)
-- "The Lady and Death: A Companion Piece to Dürer's Print" (title and small-size subtitle displayed at the head of the fourth story).
For this edition, WorldCat record OCLC 4322309 shows matching data except: -- Pope Jacynth : and Other Fantastic Tales (heading) -- The Lady and Death (from Contents list) - British Library records do fashion the title of this edition "Pope Jacynth, and other fantastic tales." (BL, below) and that of the Second Edition with ampersand ({{BL| 002111589}}).
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Everett F. Bleiler | The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454) |
No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pope Jacynth | Vernon Lee | Short Story |
| 21 | Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady | Vernon Lee | Novella |
| 115 | A Wedding Chest | Vernon Lee | Short Story |
| 139 | The Lady and Death: A Companion Piece to Dürer's Print | Vernon Lee | Short Story |
| 171 | St. Eudæmon and His Orange-Tree | Vernon Lee | Short Story |
| 195 | The Featureless Wisdom | Vernon Lee | Short Story |