Title: The Hitchhiker
Title Record # 1160973
Author: Roald Dahl
Date: 1977-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Roald Dahl
Date: 1977-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the Atlantic Monthly, July 1977.
Synopsis: The narrator is driving to London and picks up a hitch-hiker bound for the races. The narrator boasts about his speedy car and demonstrates its abilities, but is seen and ticketed by a passing policeman. However, the hitch-hiker turns out to be able to get him out of trouble.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1977-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Jonathan Cape | 0-224-01547-8 | 249 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1977-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Alfred A. Knopf | 0-394-83604-9 | 225 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Paul Bacon | ||
| Het wonderlijk verhaal van Hendrik Meier en zes andere verhalen | 1978-00-00 | Roald Dahl | De Fontein | 90-261-0148-1 | 203 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Tom Eyzenbach | ||
| Tales of the Unexpected | 1979-09-00 | Roald Dahl | Vintage Books | 0-394-74081-5 / V-81 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
[6]+ 471+ [2] |
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 |  |
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| More Tales of the Unexpected | 1980-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-005606-8 | £0.85?£: UK pound |
127 | 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 | ||
| Completely Unexpected Tales | 1986-09-00 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-009820-8 | £2.95?£: UK pound |
405 | 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. |
omni | ||
| Mysterious Motoring Stories | 1987-02-00 | ed. William Pattrick | W. H. Allen | 0-491-03643-4 | £10.95?£: UK pound |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Duel and Other Horror Stories of the Road | 1987-11-00 | ed. William Pattrick | Star | 0-352-32164-4 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
224 | 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. |
anth | |
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| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1988-10-00 | Roald Dahl | Puffin / Penguin Books (US) | 0-14-032874-2 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
225 | 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 | ||
| Tales of the Unexpected | 1990-08-00 | Roald Dahl | Vintage Books | 0-679-72989-5 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
471 | 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 | Seth Jaben | |
| The Best of Roald Dahl | 1990-08-00 | Roald Dahl | Vintage Books | 0-679-72991-7 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
vi+ 520 |
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 | Jo Bonney | |
| The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl | 1991-09-00 | Roald Dahl | Michael Joseph | 0-7181-3545-8 | £15.99?£: UK pound |
iv+ 762 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1991-09-00 | Roald Dahl | Alfred A. Knopf | 0-394-83604-9 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
225 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Paul Bacon | |
| Tales of Horror and Mystery | 1993-10-00 | ed. uncredited | Dean & Son | 0-603-55222-6 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
378 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Luis Rey | |
| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1995-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Puffin | 0-14-037348-9 | 238 | 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 | Bill Bell | ||
| Death on Wheels | 1999-08-26 | ed. Peter Haining | Souvenir Press | 0-285-63507-7 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
270 | 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. |
anth | Peter Sutton (artist) | |
| Death on Wheels | 2000-03-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Barnes & Noble Books | 0-7607-1923-3 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
272 | 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. |
anth | ||
| Ten Short Stories | 2000-03-30 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books (Penguin Student Edition) | 0-14-081778-6 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
190 | 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 | Valerie Conway | |
| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 2000-05-01 | Roald Dahl | Puffin | 0-14-130470-7 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
225 | 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 | Quentin Blake | |
| Collected Stories | 2006-10-17 | Roald Dahl | Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #300) | 0-307-26490-4 | $30.00?$: US dollar |
xxxviii+ 850 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 2008-08-11 | Roald Dahl | Paw Prints | 978-1-4395-1565-5 | $15.99?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Quentin Blake | ||
| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 2013-09-05 | Roald Dahl | Puffin | 978-0-14-134650-2 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
224 | 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 Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 2017-05-04 | Roald Dahl | Puffin | 978-0-14-136557-2 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
224 | 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 Hitch-hiker: and Other Short Stories | date unknown | Roald Dahl | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Lire en anglais) | 2-253-05029-6 | 215 | 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 | Alexandre Deïneka | |
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| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | date unknown | Roald Dahl | Bantam Skylark | 0-553-15541-5 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
215 | 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. |
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| The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl | date unknown | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books India | 978-0-14-015807-6 | Rs 499.00 | 762 | 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. |
omni | Elizabeth Thomas | |
| Het wonderlijk verhaal van Hendrik Meier en zes andere verhalen | date unknown | Roald Dahl | De Fontein | 90-261-0148-1 | 203 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Tom Eyzenbach | |