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Title: Trouble with the Natives Title Record # 56749
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1951-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1951First published in Lilliput, February 1951.
Captain Wyxtpthll's Flying Saucer
Year Language Title
1960Translated by Adrien Veillon
French L'indigène est rétif
1975Translated by Árokszállásy Zoltán.
Hungarian
Nehéz a bennszülöttekkel?Nehez a bennszulottekkel
Neheez a bennszueloettekkel
1986Translated by Michael Nagula
German
Ärger mit den Eingeborenen?Aerger mit den Eingeborenen
1990Translated by Ana McDonald de Carvalho
Portuguese Problemas com os Nativos
1993Translated by Sonja Janoski & Mirjana Živković
Serbian Nevolje sa domorocima [as by Artur Klark]
1997Translated by Erik Simon
German
Kapitän Wyxtpthlls fliegende Untertasse?Kapitaen Wyxtpthlls fliegende Untertasse
2013Translated by Adrien Veillon revised by Tom Clegg
French Les indigènes sont rétifs

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Marvel Science Stories, May 1951 1951-05-00 ed. Robert O. Erisman Stadium Publishing Corporation  
$0.25?$: 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 Norman Saunders Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1956-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 135
$0.35?$: US dollar
166
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 Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1956-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books H-135
$2.00?$: US dollar
166
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers  
Reach for Tomorrow 1957-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 135
$0.35?$: US dollar
166
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  
Reach for Tomorrow 1962-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz  
15/-?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).
ii+
166
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Reach for Tomorrow 1963-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books U2110
$0.50?$: US dollar
vi+
166
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 Checkmark
Prelude to Mars 1965-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$4.95?$: US dollar
x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Prelude to Mars 1965-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1969-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01561
$0.75?$: US dollar
166
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1969-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01561
$0.75?$: US dollar
166
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  
Reach for Tomorrow 1970-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World     viii+
178
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ken Braren Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1970-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01561
$0.75?$: US dollar
166
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1970-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-08499-9
£?£: UK pound
190
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 Botten Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1971-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01561
$0.75?$: US dollar
166
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1971-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01561
$0.75?$: US dollar
166
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1972-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02753-1
$1.25?$: US dollar
166
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
Of Time and Stars 1972-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-01571-3
£1.30?£: UK pound
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Smee Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1973-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02753-1
$1.25?$: US dollar
166
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1973-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-22753-0
$1.25?$: US dollar
166
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
Of Time and Stars 1974-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Puffin 0-14-030703-6
£0.30?£: UK pound
205
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 Jones Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1974-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09581-8
£0.35?£: UK pound
190
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1974-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-22753-0
$1.25?$: US dollar
166
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
Prelude to Mars 1974-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC 2469
$1.69?$: US dollar
x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Of Time and Stars 1975-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Puffin 0-14-030703-6
£0.50?£: UK pound
205
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 Jones  
Reach for Tomorrow 1975-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-25037-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
166
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  
Of Time and Stars 1976-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Puffin 0-14-030703-6
£0.50?£: UK pound
205
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 Jones Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1976-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09581-8
£0.65?£: UK pound
190
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1976-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-25037-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
166
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1977-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25819-3
$1.50?$: US dollar
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Of Time and Stars 1978-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Puffin 0-14-030703-6
£0.55?£: UK pound
205
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 Jones  
Of Time and Stars 1980-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Puffin 0-14-030703-6
£0.90?£: UK pound
205
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 Jones Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1980-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-29474-2
$1.95?$: US dollar
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Of Time and Stars 1981-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Penguin Books 0-14-005750-1
£1.25?£: UK pound
205
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 Jones Checkmark
Flying Saucers 1982-05-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest 0-449-24503-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
349
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 Richard Courtney Checkmark
Flying Saucers 1983-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine     349
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  
Of Time and Stars 1983-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-03315-0
£5.95?£: UK pound
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Terry Oakes Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1983-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31552-9
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
vi+
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1985-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32651-2
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
vi+
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1985-06-01 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-03646-X
£10.95?£: UK pound
ii+
166
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Reach for Tomorrow 1987-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-35376-5
$4.95?$: US dollar
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes  
Flying Saucers 1987-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-21400-1
$3.95?$: US dollar
349
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1987-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-35376-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
viii+
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Of Time and Stars 1988-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Penguin Books 0-14-030703-6
£1.99?£: UK pound
205
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  
Reach for Tomorrow 1989-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04609-0
£2.99?£: UK pound
166
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 Rolf Mohr  
Of Time and Stars 1993-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Roc UK 0-14-015245-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
205
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 Elson  
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1996-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-63308-2
£15.99?£: UK pound
300
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Josh Kirby  
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1997-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Legend 0-09-917442-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
300
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1997-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Ace Books 0-441-00487-3
$6.50?$: US dollar
xiv+
347
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 Walter Velez Checkmark
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1998-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Orbit 1-85723-635-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
300
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1998-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-43071-9
$10.00?$: US dollar
xi+
188
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 Heather Kern Checkmark
The Collected Stories 2000-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07065-X
£20.00?£: UK pound
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC 35027
$14.98?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£9.99?£: UK pound
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2002-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2008-11-03 Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6906-1
$28.95?$: US dollar
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2011-06-02 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09877-0
£7.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll blacksheep Design Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 2012-11-30 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-2573-1
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-4973-7    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Corinna Lupp  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-08-16 Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Of Time and Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Roc / New American Library     205
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 Elson  
Prelude to Mars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC 12386   x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$19.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
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