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A Thousand Deaths

Jack London

First published May 1899
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A drowned man is revived by a scientist working on ways to reverse death. In payment for his restored life, he is made to work as a test subject on the scientist's ship.

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Publications (35)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1899 The Black Cat, May 1899 The Shortstory Publishing Co. MAGAZINE 33
January 1917 The Black Cat, January 1917 The Shortstory Publishing Co. MAGAZINE 3
September 1967 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1967 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 91
1975 Curious Fragments: Jack London's Tales of Fantasy Fiction Kennikat Press Collection 18
November 1975 The Fantastic Pulps Gollancz Anthology 25
1976 The Fantastic Pulps St. Martin's Press Anthology 25
June 1976 The Battle of the Monsters and Other Stories Gregg Press Anthology 167
October 1976 The Fantastic Pulps Vintage Books Anthology 25
1978 Future Perfect, Revised Edition Oxford University Press, USA Anthology 230
1978 Future Perfect, Revised Edition Oxford University Press Anthology 230
July 1978 Thirteen Tales of Terror Popular Library Collection 17
June 1981 Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century Beaufort Books Anthology 305
1983 Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century Gollancz Anthology 305
1984 Murder Most Foul Octopus Books Anthology 50
June 1986 101 Science Fiction Stories Avenel Books Anthology 583
1987 Murder Most Foul Gallery Books / W. H. Smith Anthology 50
1988 Murder Most Foul Gallery Books / W. H. Smith Anthology 50
1991 Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century Knightsbridge Anthology 305
March 1991 Back from the Dead DAW Books Anthology 195
1992 The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories Magpie Books Anthology 583
April 1993 The Science Fiction Stories of Jack London Citadel Twilight Collection 16
February 1995 Future Perfect: American Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century (Revised and Expanded Edition) Rutgers University Press Anthology 211
October 1998 Fantastic Tales University of Nebraska Press Collection 18
May 2003 Ideomancer, May 2003 Decadent Moon MAGAZINE [23]|23
2004 Strange Worlds Wild Cat Books Anthology 86
October 2005 Before Adam & Other Stories Leonaur Ltd Collection
October 2005 Before Adam & Other Stories Leonaur Ltd Collection
2010 Science Fiction Trails, #5 Science Fiction Trails MAGAZINE
April 2010 Masters of Adventure, #1 Dark Worlds Club FANZINE 86
August 2010 Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 10 LibriVox Anthology |16
October 2010 The Book of the Living Dead Berkley Books Anthology 384
July 2011 The Man Who Found Zero: Early Science Fiction and Weird Fantasy from The Black Cat, 1896–1915 Black Dog Books Anthology 52
December 2011 The Wordsworth Collection of Science Fiction Wordsworth Editions Anthology 245
October 2025 The Classic Science Fiction Collection Arcturus Publishing Anthology 377
November 2025 The Classic Science Fiction Collection Sirius Anthology 377