Title: Etaoin Shrdlu
Title Record # 41652
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1942-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1942-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), Buddhism (1), printing (1), sorceror's apprentice (1), machine life (1) Add Tags
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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5 | 2018 Retro Hugo | Best Short Story |
Publications
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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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Unknown Worlds, February 1942 | 1942-02-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
134 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | |||
World of Wonder | 1951-08-00 | ed. Fletcher Pratt | Twayne Publishers | $3.95?$: US dollar |
445 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Herbstman | ||
World of Wonder | 1951-10-00 | ed. Fletcher Pratt | Twayne Publishers | $3.95?$: US dollar |
445 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Herbstman | ||
Angels and Spaceships | 1954-09-00 | Fredric Brown | E. P. Dutton | $2.75?$: US dollar |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Kohs | ||
Angels and Spaceships | 1955-02-00 | Fredric Brown | Dutton / SFBC | $1.15?$: US dollar |
186 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Kohs | ||
Angels and Spaceships | 1955-09-00 | Fredric Brown | Gollancz | 10/6?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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Star Shine | 1956-02-00 | Fredric Brown | Bantam Books | 1423 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
ix+ 138 |
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 | Richard Powers | |
Angels and Spaceships | 1962-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Four Square Books | 709 | 2/6?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). |
160 | 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 | Josh Kirby | |
Stories from Science Fiction | 1966-00-00 | ed. G. D. Doherty | Thomas Nelson & Sons (Reading Today) | 7/-?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). |
x+ 213 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Robert Micklewright | ||
Paradosso per tredici | 1966-12-00 | ed. Valentino De Carlo | Edizioni dello Scorpione | Lit 0?Lit: Italian lira |
324 | 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 | Ferruccio Alessandri | ||
Il pianeta Hellzapoppin | 1967-06-00 | ed. Valentino De Carlo | Edizioni dello Scorpione | Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira |
340 | 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 | Ferruccio Alessandri | ||
Il pianeta Hellzapoppin | 1968-11-00 | ed. Valentino De Carlo | De Carlo Editore (Italy) | Lit 1,500?Lit: Italian lira |
268 | 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 | |||
Histoires des temps futurs | 1968-11-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
Casterman (Autres temps, autres mondes) | 326 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Michel Carlier | |||
Huwelijksexperiment op de maan | 1969-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1222) | 1222 | ƒ2.75 | 192 | 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 | Dick Bruna | |
Histoires des temps futurs | 1971-06-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
Casterman (Autres temps, autres mondes) | 326 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Michel Carlier | |||
Kleine Fredric Brown omnibus | 1976-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Bruna (Bruna SF #46) | 90-229-9046-X | 371 | 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 | Dick Bruna , Hieronymus Bosch | ||
The Best of Fredric Brown | 1977-01-00 | Fredric Brown | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 3180 | $2.49?$: US dollar |
280 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard V. Corben | |
The Best of Fredric Brown | 1977-05-00 | Fredric Brown | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-25700-6 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 315 |
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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
Die besten SF-Stories von Fredric Brown | 1981-05-00 | Fredric Brown | Moewig (Bibliothek Science Fiction) | 3-8118-2016-8 | DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
333 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Goodfellow | |
Cosmolinea B-1 | 1982-09-00 | Fredric Brown | Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #11) | Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira |
xii+ 540 |
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 | Karel Thole | ||
Lo mejor de Fredric Brown | 1988-03-00 | Fredric Brown | Ediciones B (Libro Amigo Ciencia Ficción #60) | 84-7735-781-1 | 361 | 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 | |||
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2001-02-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 1-886778-18-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2001-10-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press / SFBC | 01122 | $14.50?$: US dollar |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2002-07-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 1-886778-18-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
Ven y enloquece y otros cuentos de marcianos | 2005-03-00 | Fredric Brown | Gigamesh (Gigamesh Ficción #29) | 84-96208-03-6 | 478 | 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 | Juan Miguel Aguilera | ||
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2011-06-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 978-1-886778-18-4 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2013-11-26 | Fredric Brown | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4344-4280-2 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2014-07-29 | Fredric Brown | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4794-0202-1 | $13.99?$: US dollar |
259 | 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 |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction