Inferno

Overview:

  • Title: Inferno
  • Author: Dante Alighieri
  • Year: 1929
  • Publisher: J. H. Nash
  • Pages: viii+165
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Inferno
  • Notes:
    • Vol. 2 of a 4-volume set on "The Divine Comedy". The set consists of [1] The Florence of Dante, by M.B. Anderson; [2] Inferno; [3] Purgatorio; [4] Paradiso. We include here only vol. 2, as that is the only one we view as speculative fiction. The attached photo shows the full set, along with the title page for "Inferno".
    • Limited edition of 250 copies "of which two hundred and thirty are for sale."
    • "This translation, first printed ... in 1921, has now been revised throughout & provided with full notes."--Translator's note.
    • Long title: "Inferno: The Comedy of Dante Alighieri of Florence Commonly Called the Divine Comedy. A Line-for-Line Translation in the Rime-Form of the Original by Melville Best Anderson"
    • Data from WorldCat.