The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale
| First published | 1901 |
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| Publisher | Bowen-Merrill |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| Cover art | F. Y. Cory |
| Pages | 245 |
| Price | $1.25 |
First edition title page (viewed as e-copy at HathiTrust, above) displays in three different fonts and sizes, plausibly as the full title (six lines): THE MASTER KEY An Electrical Fairy Tale founded upon the mysteries of electricity and the optimism of its devotees. it was written for boys but others may read it.
No statement of printing. Sixteen unnumbered pages prior to main content (not counting tissue paper between frontispiece and title page). Illustrator per title page. Color plates inside the story are not part of the page numbering. Only the color plates are individually listed. The incidental and chapter heading black & white illustrations are not individually listed.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Walt McDougall | The Baum Bugle, Autumn 1974 |
| 1974 | Martin Gardner | The Baum Bugle, Autumn 1974 |
| 1974 | R. D. Mullen | Science-Fiction Studies, November 1974 |
| 1977 | Mary S. Weinkauf | Delap's F & SF Review, June 1977 |
| 1991 | Everett F. Bleiler | Science Fiction: The Early Years |
| 1998 | Sean P. Duffley | The Baum Bugle, Autumn 1998 |
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1974 | Hyperion Press | Hardcover | Novel | 245 | ||
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1974 | Hyperion Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | 245 | ||
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1976 | Dover Publications | Trade Paperback | Novel | 245 | ||
| The Master Key | 1996 | Project Gutenberg | eBook | Novel | 436 | |||
| The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale | 1997 | Books of Wonder | Hardcover | Novel | Nick Bruel | 151 | ||
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1997 | Books of Wonder | Trade Paperback | Novel | Nick Bruel | 151 | |
| The Master Key | 2000 | Blue Unicorn Editions | Paperback | Novel | 400 | |||
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2005 | The Echo Library | Trade Paperback | Novel | 212 | ||
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2007 | LibriVox | digital audio download | Novel | |||
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2008 | Tutis Digital Publishing | Trade Paperback | Novel | 228 | ||
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2008 | Borgo Press / Wildside Press | Hardcover | Novel | 288 | ||
| The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale |
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2008 | Borgo Press / Wildside Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | 288 | ||
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2010 | Forgotten Books | Trade Paperback | Novel | 290 | ||
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2011 | Theophania Publishing | Trade Paperback | Novel | 112 | ||
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2014 | Bottom of the Hill Publishing | Trade Paperback | Novel | 102 | ||
| The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale | 2014 | Project Gutenberg | eBook | Novel | 45347 | F. Y. Cory | ||
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2024 | Roy Glashan's Library | eBook | Novel |