Title: The Old Man
Title Record # 865500
Author: Daphne du Maurier
Date: 1952-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Daphne du Maurier
Date: 1952-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Borderline speculative. The final twist reveals the oddity of this family to be a matter of perception -- but perception makes the world strange in this story.
Synopsis: The narrator observes his neighbor, who he dubs "the Old Man," interacting with his children, and comments on the killing of one of the children.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Apple Tree: A Short Novel and Some Stories | 1952-00-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Gollancz | 10/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
264 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Biro | ||
| Kiss Me Again, Stranger | 1953-00-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Doubleday | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
319 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Birds and Other Stories | 1963-00-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Penguin Books | 3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
239 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | |||
| Les oiseaux | 1964-00-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Le Livre de Poche | 1127-1128 | 446 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | |||
| The Apple Tree: A Short Novel and Some Stories | 1971-00-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Gollancz | 0-575-01334-6 | 264 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Birds and Other Stories | 1971-00-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Penguin Books | 0-14-001941-3 | £0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
239 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Charles Raymond | |
| Haunted Cornwall | 1973-10-00 | ed. Denys Val Baker | William Kimber | 0-7183-0133-1 | £2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
217 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Haunted Cornwall | 1975-04-00 | ed. Denys Val Baker | New English Library | 0-450-02383-4 | £0.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Ian Miller | |
| Echoes from the Macabre | 1976-00-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Gollancz | 0-575-02181-0 | £4.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
348 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Echoes from the Macabre | 1977-00-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Doubleday | 0-385-12655-7 | $8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
325 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| The Birds and Other Stories | 1977-00-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Pan Books | 0-330-25081-7 | £0.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
237 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | George Sharp | |
| Echoes from the Macabre | 1978-01-00 | Daphne du Maurier | International Collectors Library | 325 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Echoes from the Macabre | 1978-04-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Avon | 0-380-01953-1 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
319 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Norman Adams | |
| The Birds and Other Stories | 1980-00-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Longman | 0-582-22290-7 |
ix+ 138 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Kiss Me Again, Stranger | 1987-05-00 | Daphne du Maurier | Dell | 0-440-14576-7 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
318 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
| The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women | 1995-05-00 | ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams | Viking UK | 0-670-85907-9 | £17.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xiv+ 560 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leonora Carrington | |
| The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women | 1995-10-00 | ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams | Viking | 0-670-85907-9 | $27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 560 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leonora Carrington | |
| The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women | 1996-08-00 | ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams | Penguin Books | 0-14-024336-4 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xv+ 560 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Leonora Carrington | |
| The Birds and Other Stories | 2013-12-17 | Daphne du Maurier | Little, Brown | 978-0-316-25360-4 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Phantoms of Kernow: Classic Tales of Haunted Cornwall | 2025-06-19 | ed. Joan Passey | The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird #62) | 978-0-7123-5577-3 | £10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
288 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth |
Sandra Gómez?Sandra Gomez
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| The Birds and Other Stories | date unknown | Daphne du Maurier | Virago | 978-1-84408-087-8 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
x+ 242 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Keenan |