Dormant
| First published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Methuen |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| Pages | ii+312 |
| Price | 6/- |
The one fantasy among Nesbit's later (20th century?) "romantic novels for adults", "concerning a woman kept immune from ageing in suspended animation for over 50 years".
--SFE: Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), biographical entry by Lisa Tuttle.
First published as a serial in The Red Magazine, May 15 to August 1, 1911.
1st ed.
{{OCLC|65740910}} (197-? microfilm, Victorian fiction #396:7)
Price from publisher advert "Methuen's Popular Novels: Crown 8vo, 6s. each" Manchester Guardian 1911-09-21 p4
Publ date inferred from that item; and advert of the Autumn 1911 list (Aug-Sep-Oct) Man. Gua. -08-10 p4, this one under heading "September and October"; and e-copy inscription
HathiTrust Digital Library provides full view of one copy
-- with original cover, red cloth barely decorated
-- gift inscription dated 1911-10-02
-- dedication "to the Lady Dunsany from E. Nesbit" Crowlink, Sussex, 1911
-- Contents, p.ii
-- novel spans p1-312
-- bound with 32-page "A Selection of Books Published by Methuen ..." dated August 1911 (more than 1000 listings?) (Fiction p21-29)
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Everett F. Bleiler | The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454) |