The Devil in Manuscript
| First published | 1851 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
"Oberon" (a semi-autobiogaphical character) is visited by a friend, who narrates this tale, telling how Oberon is maddened by isolation and by the failure of his writing, which 17 publishers have rejected. Oberon declares that there is a demon in his manuscripts and decides to throw them into the fire.
First published (as by Ashley A. Royce) in the New England Magazine, November 1835.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | The Snow-Image, and Other Tales | Henry G. Bohn | Collection | 129 | |
| January 1852 |
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The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales | Ticknor, Reed, and Fields | Collection | 203 |
| 1937 |
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The Complete Novels and Selected Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne | Modern Library | Omnibus | 1203 |
| July 1945 |
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Speak of the Devil | Doubleday, Doran | Anthology | 297 |
| 1974 | The Snow-Image and Uncollected Tales | Ohio State University Press | Collection | |12 | |
| 1982 |
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Tales and Sketches | The Library of America | Omnibus | 330 |
| March 1998 |
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Don't Open This Book! | GuildAmerica Books / SFBC | Anthology | 366 |
| 2003 |
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Paholainen käsikirjoituksessa | Like | Collection | 165 |
| 2007 | Tales and Sketches | The Library of America | Omnibus | |330 | |
| January 2008 |
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Bound for Evil: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad | Dead Letter Press | Anthology | 41 |