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Title: The Singing Bell Title Record # 43714
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1955-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Wendell Urth
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: The copyright is 1954 by Fantasy House, Inc. though it was not first published until January 1955. Thus some sources may list this as a 1954 story.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1955 French Les cloches chantantes
1961Translated by 福島正実
Japanese
歌う鐘?うたうかね
Utau Kane
[as by ]
1963Translated by Charlotte Winheller.
German Die singende Glocke
1963Translated by Charlotte Winheller
German Mondglocken
1964 Swedish Sångklockan
1966 Italian Il Dott. Urth, investigatore
1969Translated by Michel Deutsch
French Chante-cloche
1982Translated by Ingrid Jurela
Croatian Raspjevano zvono
1993Translated by Carlos Gardini.
Spanish Las campanas cantarinas
1996Translated by Monica Dumitriu
Romanian Clopotul muzical

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1955 1955-01-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Nick Solovioff Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fifth Series 1956-01-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Doubleday  
$3.50?$: US dollar
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lowell Hess  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fifth Series 1956-03-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.15?$: US dollar
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lowell Hess Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fifth Series 1961-00-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Ace Books F-105
$0.40?$: US dollar
254
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 Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1968-00-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$4.50?$: US dollar
xi+
228
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll James McMullan Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Fifth Series 1968-00-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Ace Books G-714
$0.50?$: US dollar
254
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 Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1968-04-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.70?$: US dollar
xi+
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll James McMullan Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1968-08-00 Isaac Asimov Rapp & Whiting  
25/-?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).
228
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Asimov's Mysteries 1969-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-02929-X
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).
253
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
Asimov's Mysteries 1969-01-00 Isaac Asimov Dell 0307
$0.60?$: US dollar
251+
[1]
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 Berkey Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1969-01-00 Isaac Asimov Dell 0307
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
251+
[1]
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 Berkey Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1969-07-00 Isaac Asimov Dell 0307
$0.60?$: US dollar
256
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 Berkey Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1970-05-00 Isaac Asimov Dell 0307
$0.75?$: US dollar
252
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 Berkey Checkmark
Argosy (UK), May 1970 1970-05-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) IPC Magazines  
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).
128
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1971-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-02929-X
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).
253
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
Asimov's Mysteries 1971-05-00 Isaac Asimov Rapp & Whiting 0-85391-078-2   228
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Asimov's Mysteries 1972-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-02929-X
£0.30?£: UK pound
253
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
Asimov's Mysteries 1973-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-02929-X
£0.35?£: UK pound
253
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  
Asimov's Mysteries 1973-02-00 Isaac Asimov Dell Laurel-Leaf 0307
$0.95?$: US dollar
251
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
Asimov's Mysteries 1974-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-02929-X
£0.35?£: UK pound
253
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
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... 1974-02-07 ed. Bonnie L. Heintz, Frank Herbert, Donald A. Joos, Jane Agorn McGee Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-010796-2   x+
619
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 Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1974-04-00 Isaac Asimov Dell Laurel-Leaf 0307
$0.95?$: US dollar
251
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1975-08-00 Isaac Asimov Dell Laurel-Leaf 0307
$1.25?$: US dollar
251
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
Asimov's Mysteries 1976-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-02929-X
£0.50?£: UK pound
253
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
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... 1976-00-00 ed. Bonnie L. Heintz, Frank Herbert, Donald A. Joos, Jane Agorn McGee Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-010796-2   x+
619
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 Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1977-07-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23223-9
$1.50?$: US dollar
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 Ann Dalton Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1977-07-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23223-9
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Ann Dalton Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1979-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-02929-X
£0.85?£: UK pound
253
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 Vicente Segrelles Checkmark
The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction 1979-11-23 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Doubleday 0-385-15220-5
$12.50?$: US dollar
455
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth One Plus One Studio Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1980-00-00 Isaac Asimov Granada 0-586-02929-X
£0.95?£: UK pound
253
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 Vicente Segrelles Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1980-02-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-24011-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
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 Ann Dalton Checkmark
The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction 1980-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Doubleday / SFBC 3717
$3.98?$: US dollar
455
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth One Plus One Studio Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1981-00-00 Isaac Asimov Granada 0-586-02929-X
£1.25?£: UK pound
253
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 Vicente Segrelles Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1986-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-02929-X
£2.50?£: UK pound
253
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 Cesare Reggiani Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1986-06-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-21075-8
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Checkmark
Asimov's Mysteries 1986-06-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-21075-8
$2.95?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1992-02-00 Isaac Asimov Foundation / Doubleday 0-385-42078-1
$14.00?$: US dollar
ix+
550
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 Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1992-05-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation / SFBC 17907
$7.98?$: US dollar
ix+
635
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1994-01-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-224150-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
550
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Sci-Fi Private Eye 1997-03-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Roc / New American Library 0-451-45592-4
$5.99?$: US dollar
viii+
346
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 Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 unpublished Isaac Asimov Foundation / Doubleday 0-385-42079-X    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Asimov's Mysteries date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-24011-8
$1.75?$: US dollar
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 Ann Dalton Checkmark
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