Little, Big

(1981)
A novel by John Crowley

Awards
Hugo Best Novel (nominee)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Book
Nebula Awards Best Novel (nominee)
World Fantasy Best Novel

Edgewood is many houses, all put inside each other, or across each other. It's filled with and surrounded by mystery and enchantment: the further in you go, the bigger it gets. Smoky Barnable, who has fallen in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, comes to Edgewood, her family home, where he finds himself drawn into a world of magical strangeness. Crowley's work has a special alchemy - mixing the world we know with an imagined world which seems more true and real. Winner of the World Fantasy Award, Little, Big is eloquent, sensual, funny and unforgettable, a truly Fantasy Masterwork.

Genre: Fantasy

Praise for this book

". . . perhaps the greatest fantasy ever. . ." - Thomas M Disch

". . . a book that all by itself calls for a redefinition of fantasy. . ." - Ursula K Le Guin

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Used availability for John Crowley's Little, Big

Hardback Editions

May 1982 : UK Hardback

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 0-575-03065-8 / 978-0-575-03065-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK

June 1981 : USA Hardback

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 1-56865-429-4 / 978-1-56865-429-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Doubleday Book & Music Clubs
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Paperback Editions

2001 : UK Paperback

Title: Little, Big (FANTASY MASTERWORKS)
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 1-4732-0547-6 / 978-1-4732-0547-5 (UK edition)
Publisher: Gollancz
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October 2006 : USA Paperback

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 0-06-112005-7 / 978-0-06-112005-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
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February 2002 : USA Paperback

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 0-06-093793-9 / 978-0-06-093793-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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May 2000 : UK Paperback

Title: Little, Big (Fantasy Masterworks)
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 1-85798-711-X / 978-1-85798-711-9 (UK edition)
Publisher: Gollancz
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January 1900 : USA Paperback

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 0-553-37397-8 / 978-0-553-37397-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Spectra
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November 1983 : UK Paperback

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 0-413-51350-5 / 978-0-413-51350-2 (UK edition)
Publisher: Methuen
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September 1983 : USA Mass Market Paperback

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 0-553-26586-5 / 978-0-553-26586-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Bantam
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January 1983 : USA Mass Market Paperback

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 0-553-23337-8 / 978-0-553-23337-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: Bantam
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May 1982 : UK Paperback

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 0-575-03123-9 / 978-0-575-03123-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK

August 1981 : USA Paperback

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 0-553-01266-5 / 978-0-553-01266-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Bantam Books
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Audio Editions

July 2012 : USA Audio CD

Title: Little, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 1-4417-3394-9 / 978-1-4417-3394-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
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December 2011 : USA Audio Cassette

Title: Little, Big (Part 1 of 2 )(Library Edition)
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 1-4417-3391-4 / 978-1-4417-3391-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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December 2011 : USA Audio Cassette

Title: Little, Big (Part 2 of 2 )(Library Edition)
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 1-4551-5284-6 / 978-1-4551-5284-1 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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December 2011 : USA Audio CD

Title: Little, Big (Library Edition)
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 1-4417-3392-2 / 978-1-4417-3392-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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December 2011 : USA MP3 CD

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
ISBN: 1-4417-3395-7 / 978-1-4417-3395-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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December 2011 : Canada Audio edition

Title: Little, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament
Author(s): John Crowley
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Availability: Amazon CA

December 2011 : UK Audio edition

Title: Little, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament
Author(s): John Crowley
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Availability: Amazon UK

Kindle Editions

March 2015 : Australia, UK Kindle edition

Title: Little, Big (FANTASY MASTERWORKS)
Author(s): John Crowley
Publisher: Gateway
Availability: Amazon UK Amazon AU

May 2012 : USA, Canada Kindle edition

Title: Little, Big
Author(s): John Crowley
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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