The General's Wife
|  Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Peter Straub | 
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Thomas Canty | 
| Cover artist | Thomas Canty | 
| Language | English | 
| Genre | Horror short story | 
| Publisher | Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. | 
| Publication date | 1982 | 
| Publication place | United States | 
| Media type | Print (Hardback) | 
| Pages | 128 pp | 
| ISBN | 0-937986-54-2 | 
| OCLC | 9340704 | 
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3569.T6914 G4 1982 | 
The General's Wife is a horror short story by Peter Straub. It was first published in 1982 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,200 copies and was issued without a jacket. The story is from a previously unpublished extract from the manuscript of Straub's novel, Floating Dragon.
References
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 329.
- Clute, John; John Grant (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 902. ISBN 0-88184-708-9.