Title: They
Title Record # 40871
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1941-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Current Tags: contemporary (1), dreams (1), Truman Show Delusion (1), solipsism (1), psychiatrist (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), science fiction (1) Add Tags
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1941-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: per Between Time and Terror: ©1941 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.; copyright renewed ©1968 by Robert A. Heinlein. Reprinted by permission of the Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.
Synopsis: A patient in a psychiatric hospital believes everyone is an actor or a robot devoted to making him believe in "reality", and only in his dreams can he see through the delusion.
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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 Fantasy Fiction, April 1941 | 1941-04-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.20?$: US dollar |
164 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | |||
World of Wonder | 1951-08-00 | ed. Fletcher Pratt | Twayne Publishers | $3.95?$: US dollar |
445 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Herbstman | ||
World of Wonder | 1951-10-00 | ed. Fletcher Pratt | Twayne Publishers | $3.95?$: US dollar |
445 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Herbstman | ||
Science Fiction Terror Tales | 1955-01-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Gnome Press | $3.50?$: US dollar |
x+ 262 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ed Emshwiller | ||
Science Fiction Terror Tales | 1955-03-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Pocket Books | 1045 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 262 |
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 | Stanley Meltzoff | |
Terror in the Modern Vein | 1955-04-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Hanover House | $3.95?$: US dollar |
315 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Lindners | ||
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 | |||
The Dark Side | 1965-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Doubleday | $4.50?$: US dollar |
xi+ 241 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
The Dark Side | 1965-02-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Doubleday / SFBC | $1.20?$: US dollar |
241 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom Chibbaro | ||
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 | |||
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 | |
The Dark Side | 1967-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Corgi | GS7788 | 3/6?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). |
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. |
anth | ||
The Dark Side | 1969-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Curtis Books | 123-07029-075 | $0.75?$: 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. |
anth | ||
The Others | 1969-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Fawcett Gold Medal | R2044 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
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 | Jerome Podwil | |
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 | |
Science Fiction Terror Tales | 1969-09-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Pocket Books | 0-671-75413-0 / 75413 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
x+ 262 |
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 Terror Tales | 1970-04-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Pocket Books | 75413 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
x+ 262 |
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 | Stanley Meltzoff | |
Science Fiction: The Future | 1971-00-00 | ed. Dick Allen | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 0-15-578650-4 | $3.75?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 345 |
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 | ||
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 | |
Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology | 1972-00-00 | ed. Willis E. McNelly, Leon E. Stover | Goodyear Publishing | 0-87620-003-X |
viii+ 387 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | B. Buerge | ||
Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology | 1972-00-00 | ed. Willis E. McNelly, Leon E. Stover | Goodyear Publishing | 0-87620-002-1 |
viii+ 387 |
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 | B. Buerge | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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 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 | |
Rod Serling's Other Worlds | 1978-03-00 | ed. Rod Serling | Bantam Books | 0-553-11275-9 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 244 |
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 | Bob Larkin | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||
Philosophy and Science Fiction | 1984-06-00 | ed. Michael Philips | Prometheus Books | 0-87975-248-3 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
vii+ 392 |
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 | ||
PsiFi: Psychological Theories and Science Fictions | 1987-01-00 | ed. Michele Benjamin, Jim Ridgway | The British Psychological Society | 0-901715-62-X | £8.95?£: UK pound |
ix+ 229 |
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 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 | ||
Unknown Worlds: Tales from Beyond | 1988-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Stanley Schmidt | Galahad Books | 0-88365-728-7 | $9.98?$: US dollar |
[10]+ 517 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Yemi | |
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 | |
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 | |
Foundations of Fear | 1992-09-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-85074-3 | $27.50?$: US dollar |
660 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom Canty | |
Foundations of Fear | 1992-10-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor / BOMC | $21.95?$: US dollar |
660 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom Canty | ||
Unknown Worlds: Tales from Beyond | 1993-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Stanley Schmidt | Bristol Park Books | 0-88486-077-9 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
[10]+ 517 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Yemi | |
Foundations of Fear | 1993-07-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor / QPBC | $15.95?$: US dollar |
660 | 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 | Tom Canty | ||
Shadows of Fear | 1994-06-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor Horror | 0-812-51896-9 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
468 | 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 | Tom Canty | |
Between Time and Terror | 1995-04-00 | ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg | Roc / New American Library | 0-451-45452-9 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
384 | 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 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 | ||||
Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein | 2005-10-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Science Fiction Book Club | 1-58288-184-7 / 1196119 | $15.99?$: US dollar |
xxiv+ 738 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bruce Jensen | |
Creating a Genre | 2010-11-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #32) | 978-1-897350-38-6 |
v+ 424 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
The Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction: Second Edition | 2016-10-18 | ed. Paul Cook | Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-301-2 | $34.95?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
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 |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction