Carrie (United Kingdom)

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Carrie (United Kingdom) is the first British edition of Carrie by Stephen King, published by New English Library in 1974. This 199-page hardcover with dust jacket (ISBN 0450018628) was issued in a limited print run of only 1,000 copies and follows Carrie White, a troubled and isolated high-school girl who discovers she possesses powerful telekinetic abilities. First editions are identified by the statement “First NEL Hardcover Edition 1974” on the copyright page and the £2.50 price on the dust jacket.
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Carrie (United Kingdom) is Stephen King’s debut novel and tells the story of Carrie White, a shy and socially isolated high-school girl who endures relentless bullying from her classmates and emotional abuse from her fanatically religious mother. When Carrie discovers that she possesses powerful telekinetic abilities, years of humiliation, loneliness, and repression build toward a devastating climax at her senior prom, where a cruel prank unleashes her fury and changes the lives of everyone around her forever.

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Publication Date

1974

ISBN

0450018628

Number of Pages

199

Print-run

1,000

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First Edition Identifiers

“First NEL Hardcover edition 1974” on CP, £2.50 on dustjacket

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