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The Three Wishes

William Carleton

First published 1845
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

First published in the Dublin University Magazine, November 1839. Published in Tuber Durg; or, the Red Well. Party Fight and Funeral, Dandy Keyhoe's Christening, and Other Irish Tales, London, James Duffy, 1869, according to "Original Sources (Irish Fairy and Folk Tales)".

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1845 Tales and Sketches, Illustrating the Character, Usages, Traditions, Sports and Pastimes of the Irish Peasantry James Duffy Collection 330
1888 Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry Walter Scott Anthology 235
July 1945 Cover Speak of the Devil Doubleday, Doran Anthology 53
October 1992 Cover Great Irish Stories of the Supernatural Souvenir Press Anthology 275
October 1993 Cover Great Irish Stories of the Supernatural Pan Books Anthology
September 1997 Cover The Book of Irish Weirdness Sterling Publishing Anthology 431
1998 Cover Great Irish Stories of the Supernatural Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 275
2005 Cover Irish Ghost Stories Wordsworth Editions Anthology 617
May 2011 Cover Irish Ghost Stories Wordsworth Editions Anthology