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Title: The Anthem Sprinters Title Record # 64823
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1963-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Series: The Irish Stories
Language: English
Note: This story forms part of the novel Green Shadows, White Whale (1992).
Synopsis: An American visiting Ireland discovers the residents enjoying a unique national sport.
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Current Tags: movie theaters (1), contemporary (1), ireland (1), humor (1), first person point of view (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1963 The Queen's Own Evaders
Year Language Title
1965Translated by Mário Braga and/or Maria Isabel Morna Braga
Portuguese A corrida do hino
1965Translated by Jean-Pierre Harrison
French Les sprinters à l'antienne
1970Translated by Sandro Sandrelli
Italian I velocisti dell'inno
1983 Portuguese Os corredores de hino
1985Translated by Peter Naujack
German Die Hymnen-Sprinter
2008Translated by Jean-Pierre Harrison revised by Julie Pejos for the Folio publication
French Les sprinters d'hymne

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Playboy, June 1963 1963-06-00 ed. Editors of Playboy        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
The Machineries of Joy 1964-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis  
21/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
239
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini  
The Machineries of Joy 1964-02-00 Ray Bradbury Simon & Schuster  
$4.50?$: US dollar
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Isadore Seltzer Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur 1965-00-00 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84-85)
 
F9.90?F: French frank
313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
O abismo de Chicago 1965-00-00 Ray Bradbury Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #97)     146
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Lima de Freitas  
The Machineries of Joy 1965-07-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
$0.60?$: US dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1965-07-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Vintage Bradbury 1965-09-00 Ray Bradbury Vintage Books     v+
329
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Vintage Bradbury 1965-09-00 Ray Bradbury Vintage Books V-294
$1.45?$: US dollar
x+
329
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Vintage Bradbury 1966-00-00 Ray Bradbury Vintage Books V-294
$1.45?$: US dollar
v+
329
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Machineries of Joy 1966-00-00 Ray Bradbury Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers GN7489
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Machineries of Joy 1969-00-00 Ray Bradbury Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-08275-9
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1969-06-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Le macchine della felicità 1970-04-00 Ray Bradbury Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #39)  
Lit 2,200?Lit: Italian lira
286
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Gian Mario Scuratti  
The Machineries of Joy 1970-07-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur 1970-09-09 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84/85)
    313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Machineries of Joy 1976-00-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books Q2324
$1.25?$: US dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Machineries of Joy 1976-09-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-02834-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1977-06-00 Ray Bradbury Panther / Granada 0-586-04361-6
£0.60?£: UK pound
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur 1980-05-30 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84)
    317
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
 
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1980-10-31 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1980-12-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll R. D. Scudellari  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1981-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-246-11540-8
£12.50?£: UK pound
xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1981-02-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1983-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-04361-6
£1.50?£: UK pound
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
As máquinas do prazer?As maquinas do prazer
1983-00-00 Ray Bradbury Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #11)     290
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury Volume 2 1983-01-27 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-05749-8
£2.95?£: UK pound
683
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1983-02-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-23120-0
$2.75?$: US dollar
245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tito Salomoni Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury Volume 2 1985-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-05749-8
£3.95?£: UK pound
683
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Die Mechanismen der Freude 1985-00-00 Ray Bradbury Diogenes (detebe #21242) 3-257-21242-9
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
316
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tomi Ungerer Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1988-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-04361-6
£2.95?£: UK pound
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur 1988-04-00 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84)
2-207-30084-6   317
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Marie-Christine Forest  
The Vintage Bradbury 1990-07-00 Ray Bradbury Vintage Books 0-679-72946-1
$8.95?$: US dollar
329
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1990-10-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$29.95?$: US dollar
912
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur?Les machines a bonheur
2000-01-00 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84)
2-207-25066-0   317
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Vincent Froissard  
The Machineries of Joy 2000-12-00 Ray Bradbury Earthlight 0-671-03771-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
255
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Trevor Scobie  
Les machines à bonheur?Les machines a bonheur
2008-06-02 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #312)
978-2-07-034842-8   465
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Matthias Haddad  
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 2008-12-00 Ray Bradbury HarperVoyager 978-0-00-728047-6
£16.99?£: UK pound
xx+
956
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 2010-04-06 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #326) 978-0-307-26905-8
$32.00?$: US dollar
xliii+
1059
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 2012-06-28 Ray Bradbury Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-749768-3
£1.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04361-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
255
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Steve Crisp Checkmark
The Vintage Bradbury date unknown Ray Bradbury Vintage Books V-294
$1.65?$: US dollar
v+
329
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books N8304
$0.95?$: US dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Vintage Bradbury date unknown Ray Bradbury Vintage Books V-294
$2.95?$: US dollar
x+
329
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Vintage Bradbury date unknown Ray Bradbury Vintage Books 0-679-72946-1
$13.00?$: US dollar
x+
329
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
The Vintage Bradbury date unknown Ray Bradbury Vintage Books V-294
$1.95?$: US dollar
v+
329
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Peter Rauch Checkmark
The Vintage Bradbury date unknown Ray Bradbury Vintage Books 0-394-74059-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
v+
329
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Vintage Bradbury date unknown Ray Bradbury Vintage Books 0-394-74059-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
v+
329
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
$0.60?$: US dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04361-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
255
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Steve Crisp Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-24695-X
$2.95?$: US dollar
245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tito Salomoni Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
$0.60?$: US dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Vintage Bradbury date unknown Ray Bradbury Vintage Books 0-394-74059-9
$4.95?$: US dollar
xii+
329
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
213
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
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