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The Fisherman and the Draug

Jonas Lie

First published 1893
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

A Norwegian fisherman harpoons what he thinks to be a seal, but years later it takes its revenge.

Translation of an excerpt from Den Fremsynte: Eller, Billeder Fra Nordland. {{Tr|R. Nisbet Bain}}.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1893 Weird Tales from Northern Seas from the Danish of Jonas Lie Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Co. Collection 1
October 1983 Cover Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories Jonathan Cape Anthology 81
October 1983 Cover Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories Farrar, Straus and Giroux Anthology 81
1984 Cover Scandinavian Folk & Fairy Tales Gramercy Books Anthology 111
November 1984 Cover Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories Farrar, Straus and Giroux Anthology 81
1985 Cover Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories Penguin Books Anthology 84
May 1987 Cover Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories ISIS Large Print Books Anthology 88
1988 Cover Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories Farrar, Straus and Giroux Anthology 81
1989 Cover Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories Farrar, Straus and Giroux Anthology 81
1992 Cover Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories The Noonday Press Anthology 81
September 1996 Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories The Noonday Press Anthology
March 2004 Weird Tales from Northern Seas from the Danish of Jonas Lie Project Gutenberg Collection 1
February 2012 Cover Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories Penguin Books Anthology
2020 Cover Humanoid Horrors Sam Teddy Publishing Anthology 61
March 2022 Cover Tales of the Sea: Traditional Stories of Magic and Adventure from Around the World Chronicle Books Anthology 39
January 2024 Cover Shadows on the Water Flame Tree Press Anthology 208