Title: Mimsy Were the Borogoves
Title Record # 189840
Author: Lewis Padgett
Date: 1943-02-00
Variant Title of: Mimsy Were the Borogoves (by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: 9.00 (13 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Author: Lewis Padgett
Date: 1943-02-00
Variant Title of: Mimsy Were the Borogoves (by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: 9.00 (13 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: child protagonist (1), other dimensions (1), science fiction (1), time scoop (1), into-movie (1), education (1), enhanced intelligence (1), toys (1), time machine (1), into-tv (1), children (1), time travel (1)
Awards
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2019 Retro Hugo | Best Novelette |
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1943 | 1943-02-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
132 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | William Timmins |  |
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| A Treasury of Science Fiction | 1948-03-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Crown Publishers | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ix+ 517 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| A Treasury of Science Fiction | 1948-11-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Crown Publishers | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ix+ 517 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| A Gnome There Was and Other Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 1950-00-00 | Lewis Padgett | Simon & Schuster | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
276 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Edd Cartier , K Chester | |
|
| A Treasury of Science Fiction | 1951-03-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Crown Publishers | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
517 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
||
| A Treasury of Science Fiction | 1957-07-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Berkley Books | G-63 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
186 | 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 Powers | |
| A Treasury of Science Fiction | 1958-01-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Berkley Books | G-63 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
186 | 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 Powers | |
| A Treasury of Science Fiction | 1965-01-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Berkley Medallion | F1047 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | |
|
| The Little Monsters | 1969-00-00 | ed. Roger Elwood, Vic Ghidalia | Macfadden-Bartell | 75-282 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | Jack Faragasso | |
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | 1970-04-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Doubleday | $7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 558 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sagebrush | |
|
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | 1970-05-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Doubleday / SFBC | 2265 | $2.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 558 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sagebrush | |
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | 1971-07-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | J115 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame | 1971-07-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | J115 | C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
672 | 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 | |
|
| Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol One | 1972-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Sphere | 78328 | £0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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 | |
|
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | 1972-11-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | J115 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame | 1973-04-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | J115 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 | |
|
| Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol One | 1974-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Sphere | 0-7221-7829-8 | £0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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 | |
|
| Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time | 1975-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | 22012 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 | |
|
| From Heinlein to Here | 1979-12-00 | ed. James Gunn | Mentor / New American Library | 0-451-61784-3 / ME1784 | $2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 656 |
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 Stinson | |
| A Treasury of Science Fiction | 1980-03-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-30618-2 | $5.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 517 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Eddie Jones | |
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 5, 1943 | 1981-03-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #426) | 0-87997-604-7 / UE1604 | $2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
380 | 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 | One Plus One Studio | |
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 5, 1943 | 1981-03-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-604-7 / UE1604 | C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
380 | 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 | One Plus One Studio | |
| Analog's Children of the Future | 1982-12-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | Davis Publications | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
288 | 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". |
anth | |
||
| Analog's Children of the Future | 1982-12-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | The Dial Press | 0-385-27778-4 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Third Series | 1984-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-43522-5 | 633 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Romas | |
|
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | 1986-07-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | 0-380-00795-9 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-07-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-85062-X | $35.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
990+ [2] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
| The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-10-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orbit | 1-85723-271-2 | £25.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
990 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
| From Heinlein to Here | 1996-07-00 | ed. James Gunn | Borealis / White Wolf Publishing | 1-56504-821-0 / WW 11089 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxvii+ 529 |
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 | Michael Scott Cohen | |
| The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1997-09-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-312-85509-5 | $27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
990 | 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 | |
|
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | 1998-08-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Doubleday / SFBC | 1-56865-878-8 / 17987 | $10.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 560 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | 2001-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | The Easton Press |
xi+ 558 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|||
| From Heinlein to Here | 2002-03-00 | ed. James Gunn | Scarecrow Press | 0-8108-4245-9 | $32.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxxi+ 565 |
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 | Hallie Gladden | |
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 | 2003-02-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Tor | 0-765-30536-4 | $27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 560 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Kenn Brown | |
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 | 2005-02-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Orb | 0-765-30537-2 | $17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 560 |
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 | Kenn Brown | |
| 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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964 | 2017-12-19 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Blackstone Audio | 978-1-5384-3979-1 | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | |
|||
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 | 2018-02-06 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Tor | 978-1-250-30362-2 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Kenn Brown | ||
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September-October 2020 | 2020-09-00 | ed. Trevor Quachri | Dell Magazines | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
212 | 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 | Soo Lee | |
|
| Utopia Science Fiction, February-March 2024 | 2024-02-00 | ed. Tristan Evarts | Utopia Science Fiction | $6.42?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
mag | ||||
| A Treasury of Science Fiction | date unknown | ed. Groff Conklin | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-30618-2 |
xiii+ 517 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Eddie Jones | ||
| From Heinlein to Here | date unknown | ed. James Gunn | Mentor | 0-451-62427-0 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 656 |
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 Stinson | |
| From Heinlein to Here | date unknown | ed. James Gunn | Mentor / New American Library | 0-451-61910-2 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 656 |
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 Stinson | |
| The Night Side | date unknown | ed. August Derleth | Four Square Books | 1657 | A$0.80?A$: Australian dollar. ISO code: AUD |
270 | 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 | |
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I | date unknown | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | 0-380-44933-1 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I | date unknown | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | 0-380-00795-9 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 | |
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| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I | date unknown | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | 26346 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I | date unknown | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | 0-380-00795-9 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 | |
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| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I | date unknown | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | 26346 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 | |
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| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I | date unknown | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | 0-380-00795-9 | $2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 | |
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| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I | date unknown | ed. Robert Silverberg | Avon | 0-380-00795-9 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 672 |
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 | |
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| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 | date unknown | ed. Robert Silverberg | Orb | 0-765-30537-2 | $19.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 560 |
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 | Kenn Brown | |