The Little Green Man

Overview:

  • Title: The Little Green Man
  • Author: F. M. Allen
  • Year: 1895
  • Publisher: Downey & Co.
  • Price: 5/-
  • Pages: 152
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Little Green Man
  • Notes:
    • First edition, 1st printing intended
    • Not to be confused with the cheaper (priced 3/6) edition/reprint which appeared in late 1895
    • Publication date (inferred) and price from multiple advertisements "Downey & Co.'s New List" including:
      • The 1895-10-15 issue of the newspaper Manchester Guardian, page 10 under "New 5s. Novels" (the earliest mention)
      • The 1895-11-02 issue of The Academy, page 354
      • The 1895-11-02 issue of The Spectator, page 590, which consists of the following two lines:
        •   The Little Green Man : a Fairy Tale.
        •   Illustrated by B. S. Le Fanu. Imperial 16mo. [Just ready.
      • The listings in Manchester Guardian and The Academy note "[This day.".