Bangsian Fantasy

Ever wonder how a famous and/or historical person would deal with the afterlife? John Kendrick Bangs – an 19th Century American author - wrote many books and short stories with just that premise. Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth, Methusaleh, Gangus Kahn, Napolean – you name the historical icon – most likely they can be found within the adventures of a Bangsian novel.

Bangs also became the editor of Life, Harper’s Magazine, and most famously – Puck. These fantasies have been reflected in the writings of Philip Jose Farmer’s Riverworld and Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones, among others.

As I researched which books fell under this fantasy subgenre, I looked for various formats – e-books, trade paperbacks, traditional paperbacks, hardcover, and even a few are illustrated. The following are by John Kendrick Bangs:

A Houseboat on the Styx
• Hardcover: 171 pages
• Publisher: Harper; Biographical ed edition (1895)
• ASIN: B00085QJ0
• ISBN 978-1421817675
• ASIN B004TS1KG2

The Pursuit of the House-Boat
• File Size: 757 KB
• Print Length: 63 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1499286155
• Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road (June 30, 2015)
• Publication Date: June 30, 2015
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B00ZE97726

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A Little Book of Christmas
• Paperback: 82 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 16, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1517368340
• ISBN-13: 978-1517368340
• ASIN B004UJIR1Q

A Proposal Under Difficulties
• Paperback: 28 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 31, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1511538201
• ISBN-13: 978-1511538206
• ASIN B005IT16SS
• ASIN B00AJ2URS4

A Rebellious Heroine
• File Size: 99 KB
• Print Length: 71 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publication Date: March 24, 2011
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B004TPASD6
• ISBN 978-1169223950

Alice in Blunderland
• File Size: 428 KB
• Print Length: 91 pages
• Publisher: Start Classics (April 17, 2014)
• Publication Date: April 17, 2014
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B00K0VPX4M
• ASIN B004UJKVXS

Andiron Tales
• File Size: 79 KB
• Print Length: 120 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publication Date: March 24, 2011
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B004TP2GAY

Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy
• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: Forgotten Books (July 17, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1331568692
• ISBN-13: 978-1331568698

Cobwebs from a Library Corner
• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: University of Michigan Library (January 1, 1899)
• ASIN: B0030XNQQE

Coffee and Repartee
• Paperback: 50 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (April 9, 2014)
• ISBN-10: 1497557275
• ISBN-13: 978-1497557277

From Pillar to Post
• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 31, 2015)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1515300218
• ISBN-13: 978-1515300212

Ghosts I have Met and Some Others
• Paperback: 253 pages
• Publisher: Leopold Classic Library (September 8, 2015)
• ASIN: B0152QMU04
• ASIN B0082XJVZW

Half-Hours with Jimmieboy
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 21, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1517000912
• ISBN-13: 978-1517000912

Half-Hours with the Idiot
• Unknown Binding
• Publisher: BiblioLife (April 6, 2010)
• ASIN: B009O4CKFQ
• ASIN B00QA24GXE


In Camp With A Tin Soldier
• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Read Books (January 31, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 140861443X
• ISBN-13: 978-1408614433

Inventions of the Idiot
• File Size: 96 KB
• Print Length: 195 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1417957034
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publication Date: March 24, 2011
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B004TPR2GM

Jack and the Check Book
• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Facsimile Publisher (2015)
• ASIN: B0114UG8I2

Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad
• File Size: 894 KB
• Print Length: 136 pages
• Publisher: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY (May 23, 2012)
• Publication Date: May 23, 2012
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B0085W8MQE


Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica
• File Size: 113 KB
• Print Length: 114 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1404317910
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publication Date: March 24, 2011
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B004TPDOHS

Mr. Munchausen
• Paperback: 74 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 21, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1516999622
• ISBN-13: 978-1516999620
• ASIN B004TPLYQQ

Mrs. Raffles
• Paperback: 78 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 15, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 151732310X
• ISBN-13: 978-1517323103

Olympian Nights
• Paperback: 86 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 18, 2014)
• ISBN-10: 1505246970
• ISBN-13: 978-1505246971
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Over the Plum Pudding
• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: HardPress Publishing (January 28, 2013)
• ISBN-10: 1313433063
• ISBN-13: 978-1313433068
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Paste Jewels
• File Size: 177 KB
• Print Length: 134 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: B003VQROUE
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publication Date: May 17, 2012
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B0084A04HW
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Peeps at People
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 21, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1516999657
• ISBN-13: 978-1516999651
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R. Holmes & Co
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 15, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1517323150
• ISBN-13: 978-1517323158
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The Autobiography of Methuselah
• File Size: 105 KB
• Print Length: 67 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publication Date: March 24, 2011
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B004TRQEEG
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The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces
• File Size: 259 KB
• Print Length: 102 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1419154028
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publication Date: May 12, 2012
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B0082UN976
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The Booming of Acre Hill File Size: 511 KB
• Print Length: 117 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1481076256
• Publisher: Start Classics (April 17, 2014)
• Publication Date: April 17, 2014
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B00K0VQ2XI
• ISBN 978-1505217490

The Dreamers
• Paperback: 74 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 31, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1515301451
• ISBN-13: 978-1515301455

The Enchanted Typewriter
• File Size: 101 KB
• Print Length: 71 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publication Date: March 17, 2011
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B004SQTB5W
• ISBN 978-1507588352

The Genial Idiot
• File Size: 472 KB
• Print Length: 112 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1490921680
• Publisher: Start Classics (April 17, 2014)
• Publication Date: April 17, 2014
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B00K0VQ4CC

The Idiot
• File Size: 1441 KB
• Print Length: 560 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Business and Leadership Publishing (November 27, 2014)
• Publication Date: November 27, 2014
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B00QA24GXE

The Idiot at Home
• File Size: 265 KB
• Print Length: 90 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1481087819
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publication Date: December 18, 2012
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B00AQMJ3SW

The Whole Family - A Novel by Twelve Authors
• File Size: 504 KB
• Print Length: 141 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1406838039
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publication Date: May 11, 2012
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B0082R9OIC

Toppleton's Client
• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 21, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1516999584
• ISBN-13: 978-1516999583

Water Ghost and Others
• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 1, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1515316955
• ISBN-13: 978-1515316954

Autobiography of Methuselah
• Paperback: 66 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (July 10, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1515017958
• ISBN-13: 978-1515017950
• ASIN B004TRQEEG