Title: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
Title Record # 67629
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1942-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1942-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine Unknown Worlds, October 1942.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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2 | 2018 Retro Hugo | Best Novella |
Nominations Below Cutoff | 2019 Retro Hugo | Best Novella |
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, October 1942 | 1942-10-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
130 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | |||
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1959-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Gnome Press | $3.50?$: US dollar |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Walter Van der Poel | ||
6 x H | 1961-08-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | G642 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | Robert J. Engle | |
6 x H | 1963-09-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | F910 | $0.40?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | Jack Gaughan | |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1964-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Dennis Dobson | 18/-?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). |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Phillippe May | ||
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1964-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Burns & MacEachern | C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
6 x H | 1965-03-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | $?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | |||
Galassia #54 | 1965-06-01 | ed. Roberta Rambelli | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 54 | Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira |
224 | 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 | Rocco Borella | |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1965-08-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Dennis Dobson / SFBC (UK) | 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). |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1966-11-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Penguin Books | 2510 | 4/-?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). |
221 | 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 | Alan Aldridge | |
Het curieuze beroep van Jonathan Hoag | 1969-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1294) | 1294 | ƒ2.75 | 159 | 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. |
chap | Dick Bruna | |
6 x H | 1969-06-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | X-2023 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | Jack Gaughan | |
Entführung in die Zukunft | 1971-02-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3229) | 3229 | DM 2.80?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 | Jack Gaughan | |
6 x H | 1971-05-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | T2471 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 Skurski | |
6 x H | 1972-10-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | 0-515-02822-3 / N2822 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
219 | 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 Skurski | |
6 x H | 1972-10-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | 0-515-02822-3 | C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
219 | 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 Skurski | |
Speglad skräck | 1973-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom (B. Wahlstroem Kalla Kårar, ryslig midnattsläsning?Kalla Kaarar, ryslig midnattslaesning #19) |
skr 3.95?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
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. |
chap | |||
The Best of Robert Heinlein | 1973-10-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Sidgwick & Jackson | 0-283-97982-8 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
348 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
The Best of Robert Heinlein | 1973-10-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Sphere | 0-7221-4462-8 | £0.40?£: UK pound |
348 | 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 | Patrick Woodroffe | |
6 x H | 1974-01-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | N2822 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
219 | 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 Skurski | |
Het onaangename beroep van Jonathan Hoag | 1975-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Bruna (Bruna FEH #26) | 90-229-3526-4 | 159 | 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. |
chap | Hilke Tasman | ||
6 x H | 1975-02-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | 0-515-02822-3 / V3635 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
219 | 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 Skurski | |
6 x H | 1975-02-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | V3635 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
219 | 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 Skurski | |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1976-02-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03052-0 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | Paul Lehr | |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1976-07-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | New English Library | 0-450-02886-0 | £0.70?£: UK pound |
191 | 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 | Tim White | |
The Best of Robert Heinlein 1939-1942 | 1977-05-00 | Robert Heinlein | Sphere | 0-7221-4469-5 | £0.65?£: UK pound |
216 | 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 | Patrick Woodroffe | |
Galassia #226 | 1977-09-01 | ed. Gianni Montanari | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 226 | Lit 800?Lit: Italian lira |
150 | 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 | Franco Storchi | |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1978-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03717-7 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | Paul Lehr | |
Speglad skräck | 1980-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom (B. Wahlstroem Rysare ur Kalla Kårar?Rysare ur Kalla Kaarar #18) |
91-32-50434-9 |
158+ [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. |
chap | |||
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1980-04-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-04332-0 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | Carl Lundgren | |
Entführung in die Zukunft | 1980-07-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3229) | 3229 | DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
172 | 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 | Jack Gaughan | |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1980-11-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | New English Library | 0-450-04798-9 | £1.25?£: UK pound |
191 | 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 Gudynas | |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1980-12-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Berkley Books | 0-425-05052-1 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | Carl Lundgren | |
Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Robert Heinlein | 1981-02-02 | Robert Heinlein | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5102) | 2-266-00985-0 | 353 | 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 | Marcel Laverdet | ||
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1983-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Berkley Books | 0-425-06583-9 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 Best of Robert Heinlein | 1983-12-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Amereon House | 344 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1987-09-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | New English Library | 0-450-04798-9 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
191 | 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 Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1989-03-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Ace Books | 0-441-85457-5 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | James Warhola | |
Longue vie | 1989-06-00 | Robert Heinlein | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5102) | 2-266-00985-0 | 354 | 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 |
J. P. Ferté?J. P. Ferte
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The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1989-12-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Ace Books | 0-441-85457-5 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | James Warhola | |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1997-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Fantasy) | 256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein | 1999-11-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Tor | 0-312-87245-3 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Gudynas | |
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein | 1999-11-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Tor / SFBC | 06746 | $13.98?$: US dollar |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Gudynas | |
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein | 2002-05-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Tor | 0-312-87557-6 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
352 | 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 | ||
Urania #1474 | 2003-09-10 | ed. Giuseppe Lippi | Mondadori | 1474 | €3.55?€: Euro |
268 | 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 | Franco Brambilla | |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 2009-12-11 | Robert A. Heinlein | Blackstone Audio | 978-1-4332-6586-0 | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
chap | Paul Lehr | |||
New Worlds to Conquer | 2010-11-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #34) | 978-1-897350-46-1 |
v+ 533 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 2012-05-12 | Robert A. Heinlein | Spectrum Literary Agency | $4.75?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | ||||
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | date unknown | Robert A. Heinlein | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03052-0 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | Paul Lehr | |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | date unknown | Robert A. Heinlein | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03052-0 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | Paul Lehr |