A boy who left home and lost his moral bearings as he grew to manhood returns to his place of birth, to find that his childhood betrothal has become invalid due to his flawed character. He is inflamed by rage and dreams of vengeance, but comes upon a dwarf who offers to temporarily switch bodies with him, so as to try to repair relations and win back his lost love.
First published late 1830 in The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXI (The Keepsake), pp. 18-39, as "Transformation", as 'by the Author of "Frankenstein." ' (viewed at Google Books)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 |
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Tales and Stories | William Paterson | Collection | 165 |
| 1891 | Tales and Stories | J. B. Lippincott | Collection | |165 | |
| May 1967 |
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The Gentlewomen of Evil: An Anthology of Rare Supernatural Stories from the Pens of Victorian Ladies | Robert Hale | Anthology | 15 |
| June 1967 |
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The Gentlewomen of Evil: An Anthology of Rare Supernatural Stories from the Pens of Victorian Ladies | Taplinger | Anthology | 15 |
| April 1968 |
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Masters of Horror | Berkley Medallion | Anthology | 68 |
| 1971 |
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Ein Totenschädel aus Zucker | Heyne | Anthology | 46 |
| 1973 |
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The Nightmare Reader | Doubleday & Company | Anthology | 13 |
| August 1973 |
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The Nightmare Reader | Gollancz | Anthology | 13 |
| October 1974 |
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Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors | Souvenir Press | Anthology | 47 |
| June 1975 | Tales and Stories | Gregg Press | Collection | 165 | |
| 1976 |
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The Nightmare Reader Volume One | Pan Books | Anthology | 30 |
| 1976 |
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Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors | Mayflower | Anthology | 44 |
| 1976 |
|
Collected Tales and Stories with Original Engravings | The Johns Hopkins University Press | Collection | 121 |
| 1979 |
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Romantic Gothic Tales, 1790-1840 | Perennial Library / Harper & Row | Anthology | 238 |
| June 1981 |
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The Evil Image: Two Centuries of Gothic Short Fiction and Poetry | NAL Meridian | Anthology | 117 |
| May 1985 |
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Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 107 |
| June 1985 |
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Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | Doubleday | Anthology | 107 |
| June 1987 |
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Classic Stories of Mystery, Horror and Suspense | Robert Hale | Anthology | 169 |
| 1990 |
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Collected Tales and Stories with Original Engravings | The Johns Hopkins University Press | Collection | 121 |
| July 1990 | The Mary Shelley Reader | Oxford University Press | Omnibus | 286 | |
| July 1990 | The Mary Shelley Reader | Oxford University Press | Omnibus | 286 | |
| October 1990 | Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | Dorset Press | Anthology | ||
| December 1991 | Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | Macdonald | Anthology | ||
| October 1992 |
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Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | Warner Books UK | Anthology | |
| August 1993 |
|
Horror by Lamplight | Chancellor Press | Anthology | 41 |
| 1994 |
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The Frankenstein Omnibus | Chartwell Books | Anthology | 504 |
| March 1994 |
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The Frankenstein Omnibus | Orion | Anthology | 504 |
| March 1994 |
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The Frankenstein Omnibus | Orion | Anthology | 504 |
| February 1995 |
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The Frankenstein Omnibus | Orion | Anthology | 576 |
| November 1996 |
|
The Mortal Immortal: The Complete Supernatural Short Fiction | Tachyon Publications | Collection | 12 |
| November 1996 | The Mortal Immortal: The Complete Supernatural Short Fiction | Tachyon Publications | Collection | 12 | |
| February 1998 |
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Le visage vert, Fevrier 1998 | Joëlle Losfeld | MAGAZINE | 18 |
| February 1998 |
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Le visage vert, Fevrier 1998 | Joëlle Losfeld | MAGAZINE | 18 |
| 2003 | The Frankenstein Omnibus | Bounty Books | Anthology | 504 | |
| April 2006 |
|
Classic Tales of Horror | Bloody Books | Anthology | 172 |
| March 2008 |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / The Secret Sharer / Transformation: Three Tales of Doubles | Pearson Longman | Anthology | 5 |
| September 2008 |
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Horror Story Collection 5 | LibriVox | Anthology | |10 |
| June 2009 |
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The Day They Hanged My Best Friend Jimmy... And 21 Other Weird Tales to Get You Through the Coldest Nights | Tangled Vines Press | Anthology | 78 |
| February 2010 |
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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mary Shelley: Volume 1 | Leonaur Ltd | Omnibus | |4 |
| February 2010 |
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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mary Shelley: Volume 1 | Leonaur Ltd | Omnibus | |
| March 2012 |
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The Mammoth Book of Body Horror | Robinson | Anthology | 5 |
| April 2012 |
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The Mammoth Book of Body Horror | Running Press | Anthology | 5 |
| February 2015 |
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Middle Unearthed: The Best Fantasy Short Stories 1800-1849 | Bottletree Books | Anthology | 51 |
| May 2016 |
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The Cold Embrace: Weird Stories by Women | Dover Publications | Anthology | 1 |
| February 2018 |
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Beyond Frankenstein: The Complete Supernatural Short Fiction | Particle Books / Tachyon Publications | Collection | |4 |
| March 2018 | Tales and Stories | Project Gutenberg | Collection | 165 | |
| September 2018 |
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Frankenstein and Others: The Complete Weird Fiction of Mary Shelley | Hippocampus Press | Collection | |4 |
| December 2018 |
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Horror Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | 243 |
| December 2018 |
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Horror Stories | Flame Tree Press | Anthology | |243 |
| February 2019 |
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More Deadly Than the Male: Masterpieces from the Queens of Horror | Pegasus Books | Anthology | 1 |
| February 2019 |
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More Deadly Than the Male: Masterpieces from the Queens of Horror | Pegasus Books | Anthology | |
| March 2019 |
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Transformation | Alma Classics | Chapbook | |
| April 2019 |
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Transformation | Alma Classics | Chapbook | |
| July 2019 |
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The Big Book of Classic Fantasy: The Ultimate Collection | Vintage Books | Anthology | 41 |
| July 2019 |
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The Big Book of Classic Fantasy: The Ultimate Collection | Vintage Books | Anthology | |
| November 2020 |
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Cambiamento | Caravaggio Editore | Chapbook | |2 |
| 2021 |
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HYNH+ Vol. IV. Nr 3 | No-Art | MAGAZINE | 10 |
| March 2021 |
|
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus & Other Tales | Flame Tree Press | Collection | 285 |
| June 2023 | Horror Historia Violet | CSRC Storytelling | Anthology | 327 | |
| April 2025 |
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Transformation | Penguin Books | Collection |