Title: Housing Problem
Title Record # 1290220
Authors: Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
Date: 1944-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Authors: Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
Date: 1944-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: [A young married couple is] renting out a room in their house to an older man that mostly keeps to himself, but who owns a birdcage filled with particularly odd and noisy birds that he forbids the young couple from looking at. One day the man goes out of town for a week, and the couple decide to take the opportunity to lift the cover off of the birdcage to behold the avian entities inside. Instead, they observe a miniature house filled with no visible birds, but with unmistakable signs of life although no living creatures are ever visible. The remainder off the book deals with the couples efforts to visit with the mysterious miniature residents that are sharing their apartment with them, and with the old man's reaction when he discovers that they have been meddling in his affairs. -- from a review
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Awards
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Nominations Below Cutoff ⓘ6 nominations with 2.70 final points
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2020 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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Charm, October 1944 | 1944-10-00 | ed. Editors of Charm | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | |||||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1952-09-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | A944 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
306 | 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 | ||
Bypass to Otherness | 1961-00-00 | Henry Kuttner | Ballantine Books | 497K | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
144 | 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 | Blanchard | |
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1961-12-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | H2343 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 258 |
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 | ||
Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery | 1962-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Random House |
vii+ 206 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Fred Banbery | |||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1962-01-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 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 | |||||
Bypass to Otherness | 1963-00-00 | Henry Kuttner | Consul Books | 1289 | 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). |
155 | 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 | Pino Dell'Orco | |
Fantastische verhalen | 1965-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Het Spectrum (Prisma #1070) | 1070 | ƒ1.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
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. |
anth | Eppo Doeve | |
The Best of Kuttner 1 | 1965-11-00 | Henry Kuttner | Mayflower-Dell | 0547 | 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). |
286 | 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 | Jacks | |
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1967-03-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | H3358 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 258 |
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 | ||
Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery | 1968-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Puffin | PS319 | 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). |
223 | 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 | Barry Wilkinson | |
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1968-01-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 258 | 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 | ||||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1968-09-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 258 | 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 | ||||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1968-11-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books |
xiii+ 258 |
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 | ||||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1970-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ||
The Best of Kuttner 1 | 1970-10-00 | Henry Kuttner | Mayflower | 0-583-10268-9 | £0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
286 | 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 | |
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1972-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | NP8162 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ||
Fantasy: The Literature of the Marvelous | 1974-00-00 | ed. Leo P. Kelley | McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) | 0-07-033502-8 | $3.96?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
vi+ 305 |
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 | ||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1974-00-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | N8162 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ||
The Best of Henry Kuttner | 1975-02-00 | Henry Kuttner | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 6457 | $2.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 338 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Larry Kresek | |
The Best of Henry Kuttner | 1975-04-00 | Henry Kuttner | Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-24415-X | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 398 |
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 | |
The Best of Henry Kuttner | 1975-04-00 | Henry Kuttner | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24415-X | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xv+ 398 |
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 | |
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1976-09-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-10249-4 | £0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
258 | 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 | ||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1977-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-10249-4 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ||
Lo mejor de Henry Kuttner II | 1979-00-00 | Henry Kuttner | Edhasa (Nebulae (2ª época) #39) | 84-350-0272-1 | 224 | 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 | |||
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction: Henry Kuttner et Catherine L. Moore | 1979-10-31 | Henry Kuttner, Catherine L. Moore | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5061) | 2-266-00794-7 | 381 | 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 | ||
Van lichtelijk luguber tot meedogenloos macaber | 1982-00-00 | ed. Erik Lankester | Loeb | 90-6213-415-7 | 427 | 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 | Terry Oakes | ||
Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery | 1984-00-00 | ed. Robert Arthur | Random House | 0-394-86762-9 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
261 | 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 | Robert Adragna | |
Little People! | 1991-03-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-50391-8 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | Daniel R. Horne | |
Two-Handed Engine | 2005-07-00 | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore | Centipede Press | 0-9712051-3-2 | $225.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
914 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
Two-Handed Engine: The Selected Stories of Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore | 2006-05-00 | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore | Centipede Press / SFBC | 0-7394-6810-3 / 1210833 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
913 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
The Last Mimzy | 2007-03-00 | Henry Kuttner | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-49755-4 | $13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 338 |
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 | ||
Detour to Otherness | 2010-05-04 | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore | Haffner Press | 978-1-893887-18-3 | $40.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 568 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Winter 2013 | 2013-00-00 | ed. Editors of McSweeney's | McSweeney's Books | 978-1-938073-63-2 | 200 | 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. |
mag | |||
Little People! | 2013-07-15 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Baen Books | 978-1-62579-149-8 | $4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Ron Miller | ||
Fury / Mutant / The Best of Henry Kuttner | 2013-12-19 | Henry Kuttner | Gollancz / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus) | 978-0-575-12886-6 | £18.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xi+ 624 |
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. |
omni | Guy Warley | |
Fury / Mutant / The Best of Henry Kuttner | 2013-12-19 | Henry Kuttner | Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus) | 978-1-4732-0199-6 | £9.49?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | |||
The Best of Henry Kuttner | 2014-05-29 | Henry Kuttner | Gateway / Orion | 978-1-4732-0257-3 | £1.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
The Best of Henry Kuttner | 2014-08-17 | Henry Kuttner | Diversion Books | 978-1-62681-321-2 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
PodCastle, 7 February 2023 | 2023-02-07 | ed. Shingai Njeri Kagunda, Eleanor R. Wood | Escape Artists, Inc. | $0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
mag | ||||
Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery | date unknown | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Random House | 0-394-81226-3 |
vii+ 206 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Fred Banbery | ||
Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery | date unknown | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Random House | 0-394-91226-8 |
vii+ 206 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Fred Banbery | ||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | SP5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | NP8162 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | SP5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 |
Reviews
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