Title: "In a Good Cause

Title: Title Record # 63773
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1951-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: A man advocates uniting the various human governments throughout the galaxy in order to combat a unified alien rival colonizing species.

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Translations

Year	Title
1957	Ideals Die Hard
1971	'In a Good Cause'
1991	'In a Good Cause ― '^?'In a Good Cause - '

Year	Language	Title
1956^ⓘTranslated by Walter Ernsting.	German	Der Zweck heiligt die Mittel
1964^ⓘTranslated by P. J. J. Seebregts	Dutch	Voor een goede zaak
1964^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	In una buona causa
1970^ⓘTranslated by Simone Hilling	French	En une juste cause
1970	Portuguese	Numa Boa Causa
1971^ⓘTranslated by Hilia Brinis	Italian	Per una buona causa
1973^ⓘTranslated by Eva Sander. DO NOT MERGE this record with the same title used to translate another Asimov story ("The C-Chute") in 1958.	German	Die Geschichte eines Helden
1977^ⓘTranslated by Nikola Popović	Croatian	Za dobru stvar
1992^ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.	Spanish	"En una buena causa ..."

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
New Tales of Space and Time	1951-11-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy	Henry Holt		$3.50^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 294	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Lawrence H. Hoffman
New Tales of Space and Time	1952-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healey	Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Science Fiction Shelf)		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).	279	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
New Tales of Space and Time	1952-12-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy	Pocket Books	908	$0.25^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 273	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	Charles Frank
New Tales of Space and Time	1953-02-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy	Pocket Books	908	$0.25^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 273	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	Charles Frank
New Tales of Space and Time	1953-04-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy	Pocket Books	908	C$0.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	xiii+ 273	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	Charles Frank
Utopia-Science-Fiction-Magazin, #4	1956-11-19	ed. Walter Ernsting	Pabel	USFM04	DM 1.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	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	Karl Stephan
Authentic Science Fiction, March 1957	1957-03-00	ed. E. C. Tubb	Hamilton & Co.		2/-^?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	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.	mag	Kirby
New Tales of Space and Time	1958-12-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy	Cardinal / Pocket Books	C-319	$0.35^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 273	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	Paul Lehr
New Tales of Space and Time	1958-12-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy	Cardinal / Pocket Books	C-319	C$0.35^?C$: Canadian dollar	xiii+ 273	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	Paul Lehr
New Tales of Space and Time	1959-07-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy	Cardinal / Pocket Books	C-319	C$0.35^?C$: Canadian dollar	xiii+ 273	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	Paul Lehr
Science fiction verhalen 3	1964-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Het Spectrum (Prisma #1019)	1019	ƒ1.50	183	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	Eppo Doeve
Dodici volte domani	1964-02-15	Isaac Asimov	Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #4)		Lit 1,400^?Lit: Italian lira	423	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	Duccio Alessandri
Nightfall and Other Stories	1969-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)		$5.95^?$: US dollar	343	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Amelia S. Edwards
Nightfall and Other Stories	1969-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC (Doubleday Science Fiction)	2099	$1.69^?$: US dollar	343	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Amelia S. Edwards
Dodici volte domani	1970-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #4)			423	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Duccio Alessandri
Amor Dimensão 5	1970-00-00	ed. Gumercindo Rocha Dorea	Edições GRD (Coleção Ficção Científica Gigante #7)			151	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
Nightfall and Other Stories	1970-06-25	Isaac Asimov	Rapp & Whiting	0-85391-157-6	35/-^?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).	344	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
L'amour, vous connaissez ?	1970-07-25	Isaac Asimov	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #125)			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
Nightfall and Other Stories	1970-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	M1486	$0.95^?$: US dollar	350	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
Urania #569	1971-06-27	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	569	Lit 300^?Lit: Italian lira	168	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	Karel Thole
Nightfall Two	1971-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03537-0	£0.30^?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall Two	1972-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03657-1	£0.30^?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall Two	1973-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03657-1	£0.30^?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Der Todeskanal	1973-04-13	Isaac Asimov	Pabel (Terra Taschenbuch #209)	TTB209	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	158	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	Rita Mühlbauer^?Rita Muehlbauer , Hanno Rink
L'amour, vous connaissez ?	1974-03-19	Isaac Asimov	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #125)			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
Nightfall Two	1976-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03537-0	£0.50^?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall Two	1976-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03657-1	£0.50^?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall and Other Stories	1977-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23188-7	$1.75^?$: US dollar	350	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
Sirius, #14	1977-08-05	ed. Borivoj Jurković^?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich	Vjesnik		Din 10^?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar	148	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.	mag
Nightfall Two	1978-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03657-1		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	Ken Sequin
Antologia Personale. Volume primo	1978-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Oscar)	15755-2	Lit 2,250^?Lit: Italian lira	304	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	Karel Thole
L'amour, vous connaissez ?	1979-11-05	Isaac Asimov	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #125)			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	Stéphane Dumont^?Stephane Dumont
Orion's Sword	1980-06-00	ed. Reginald Bretnor	Ace Books	0-441-25972-3	$2.50^?$: US dollar	324	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	Vincent Di Fate
Nightfall Two	1981-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03657-1	£1.25^?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Der Todeskanal	1982-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Moewig (Utopia Classics #47)	UC47	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	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	Nikolai Lutohin
Nightfall and Other Stories	1984-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31091-8	$3.50^?$: US dollar	350	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	Rick Sternbach
Nightfall Two	1985-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03657-1	£1.95^?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov	1987-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Avenel Books	0-517-64375-8	$8.98^?$: US dollar	651	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Antologia Personale. Volume primo	1987-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Oscar #1996)	88-04-30471-5		304	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	Anna Montecroci
Orion's Sword	1989-02-00	ed. Reginald Bretnor	Baen Books	0-671-69807-9	$3.50^?$: US dollar	311	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	Eddie Jones
The Complete Stories, Volume 1	1990-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation	0-385-41606-7	$22.95^?$: US dollar	viii+ 614	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barclay Shaw
The Complete Stories, Volume 1	1990-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation	0-385-41627-X	$12.95^?$: US dollar	viii+ 615	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
The Complete Stories, Volume 1	1991-03-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation / SFBC	17907	$10.98^?$: US dollar	viii+ 614	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barclay Shaw
Nightfall and Other Stories	1991-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton / HarperCollinsPublishers	0-586-21255-8	£4.99^?£: UK pound	445	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	Chris Foss
Cuentos completos I	1992-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Ediciones B (Éxito Internacional #108)	84-406-3153-7		700	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jordi Vallhonesta
Cuentos completos I	1992-12-01	Isaac Asimov	Ediciones B (Éxito Internacional #108)	84-406-3153-7		700	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	Jordi Vallhonesta
The Complete Stories, Volume 1	1993-03-00	Isaac Asimov	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-224139-0	£15.99^?£: UK pound	614	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Chris Moore
The Complete Stories: Volume Two	1995-01-00	Isaac Asimov	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-648016-0	£5.99^?£: UK pound	464	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	Chris Moore
The Complete Stories: Volume Two	1997-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Voyager	0-00-648016-0	£6.99^?£: UK pound	464	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	Chris Moore
Cuentos completos I	2010-09-00	Isaac Asimov	Zeta (Zeta - Nova #48)	978-84-9872-258-1		816	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	Oscar Chichoni
Nightfall and Other Stories	2021-07-13	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey	978-0-593-35746-0	$17.00^?$: US dollar	416	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	Paul Lycett
The Complete Stories: Volume Two	2023-11-09	Isaac Asimov	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-851629-1	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Nightfall and Other Stories	2024-11-21	Isaac Asimov	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-867240-9	£9.99^?£: UK pound	448	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 Complete Stories, Volume 1	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation	0-385-41627-X	$17.95^?$: US dollar	viii+ 614	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
Nightfall and Other Stories	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	M1486	$0.95^?$: US dollar	350	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
Nightfall and Other Stories	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P1969	$1.25^?$: US dollar	350	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
Nightfall and Other Stories	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23672-2	$1.95^?$: US dollar	350	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 Complete Stories, Volume 1	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Broadway Books	0-385-41627-X	$22.00^?$: US dollar	viii+ 614	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 Complete Stories, Volume 1	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation	0-385-41627-X	$14.00^?$: US dollar	viii+ 615	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
Nightfall and Other Stories	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Grafton / HarperCollinsPublishers	0-586-21255-8	£4.99^?£: UK pound	445	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	Chris Foss

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