The Lost Special
| First published | August 1898 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
| Series | Round the Fire #3 |
"A foreigner hires a special train from Liverpool to Manchester. It never arrives but vanishes into thin air." (Books & Boots)
A non-speculative detective story. First published in the Strand Magazine, August 1898.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1898 |
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The Strand Magazine, August 1898 | George Newnes | MAGAZINE | 153 |
| 1908 | Round the Fire Stories | The McClure Company | Collection | 172 | |
| 1908 |
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Round the Fire Stories | Smith, Elder & Co. | Collection | 177 |
| 1922 |
|
Tales of Terror and Mystery | John Murray | Collection | |
| 1925 |
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The Black Doctor and Other Tales of Terror and Mystery | George H. Doran | Collection | |7 |
| June 1929 |
|
The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | |
| October 1939 | The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | ||
| December 1940 | The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | ||
| December 1945 |
|
The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | 551 |
| March 1949 |
|
The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | |
| August 1951 | The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | ||
| November 1956 | The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | ||
| August 1960 | The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | 551 | |
| 1965 |
|
Les chefs-d'œuvre du crime | Planète | Anthology | 447 |
| 1968 |
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When the World Screamed and Other Stories | John Murray | Collection | 41 |
| January 1973 |
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I racconti del terrore e del mistero | Mondadori | Collection | 93 |
| 1978 |
|
Tales of Terror and Mystery | Pan Books | Collection | |0.07 |
| 1979 | Tales of Terror and Mystery | Penguin Books | Collection | |8 | |
| 1980 |
|
Histoires de trains fantastiques | Librairie des Champs-Élysées | Anthology | 115 |
| 1981 |
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O Enigma do Trem Perdido | Francisco Alves | Collection | |
| March 1982 |
|
Le train perdu | 10/18 | Collection | 10 |
| 1984 |
|
Mysterious Railway Stories | W. H. Allen | Anthology | 65 |
| May 1991 |
|
Round the Fire Stories | Chronicle Books | Collection | 109 |
| May 1996 | Tales of Terror and Mystery | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |7 | |
| 2004 |
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Kadunud erirong | Fantaasia | Collection | |
| 2006 |
|
Vintage Mystery and Detective Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | 243 |
| April 2013 |
|
Tales of Terror and Mystery | Serenity Publishers | Collection | |0.07 |
| December 2015 |
|
Round the Fire Stories | MysteriousPress.com / Open Road | Collection | |
| February 2017 | Round the Fire Stories | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |177 | |
| January 2020 |
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Tales of Terror and Mystery | Bibliotech Press | Collection | |0.07 |
| July 2021 |
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Fright Train | Twisted Publishing / Haverhill House | Anthology | |14 |
| July 2021 |
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Fright Train | Twisted Publishing / Haverhill House | Anthology | |14 |
| July 2021 |
|
Fright Train | Twisted Publishing / Haverhill House | Anthology | |14 |
| April 2025 |
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La storia del treno speciale scomparso | Delos Digital | Chapbook | |2 |