Title: The Little Movement

Title: The Little Movement Title Record # 55961
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1952-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [juvenile]
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: According to Ray Lovell this was Philip K. Dick's first sale, although not his first publication. According to Philip K. Dick's story notes, collected in the Notes section of The Collected Stories Volume 1: Beyond Lies the Wub, his first sale was "Roog," though not his first published story.

Synopsis: A toy soldier sets out to help his people take over the world by controlling children.

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Year	Language	Title
1963^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack	German	Krieg der Spielzeuge
1965	German	Spielzeug
1967^ⓘTranslated by Pierre Billon	French	Mini-révolte
1967^ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina	Italian	Minibattaglia
1981^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler	German	Die kleine Bewegung
1994^ⓘTranslated by Pierre Billon	French	La révolte des jouets
1998^ⓘTranslated by Walter Grossbein; new translation, using also the literal german meaning	German	Die kleine Bewegung
2013^ⓘTranslated by Pierre Billon later revised and harmonized by Hélène Collon.	French	La révolte des jouets^?La revolte des jouets
2014^ⓘTranslated by Magdalena Gawlik and/or Jan Karłowski, Anna Kejna, Tomasz Oljasz, Zofia Uhrynowska-Hanasz, Ewa Witecka, and Arkadiusz Nakoniecznik (OCLC/WorldCat)	Polish	Stowarzyszenie

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1952	1952-11-00	ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas	Fantasy House, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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	Emsh
A Handful of Darkness	1955-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Rich & Cowan		10/6^?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).	224	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Peter Rudland
Eine Handvoll Dunkelheit	1963-10-25	Philip K. Dick	Moewig (Terra Sonderband #76)	TSB76	DM 1.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	95	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".	coll	Johnny Bruck
Eiland des Todes ...und andere Utopia-Kurzgeschichten	1965-04-27	ed. uncredited	Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #432)	UZ432	DM 0.70^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	62	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	R. S. Lonati
Fiction, #162	1967-05-00	ed. Alain Dorémieux^?Alain Doremieux	OPTA		F3.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	164	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	Jean Alessandrini
Urania #473	1967-10-22	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	473	Lit 250^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	168	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	Karel Thole
A Handful of Darkness	1978-06-00	Philip K. Dick	Gregg Press	0-8398-2413-0	$11.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xviii+ 224	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Eine Handvoll Dunkelheit	1981-09-00	Philip K. Dick	Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3543)	3-8118-3543-2	DM 8.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	464	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	Eric Ladd , Carl Lundgren
The Eureka Years	1982-06-00	ed. Annette McComas	Bantam Books	0-553-20673-7	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvii+ 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.	anth	George Jones
Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick	1984-06-00	Philip K. Dick	Southern Illinois University Press	0-8093-1159-3	$19.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 261	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick	1986-02-00	Philip K. Dick	Southern Illinois University Press	0-8093-1178-X	$15.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 261	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	Richard Hendel
Beyond Lies the Wub	1987-05-00	Philip K. Dick	Underwood-Miller	0-88733-053-3	$125.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 404	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Beyond Lies the Wub	1987-05-00	Philip K. Dick	Underwood-Miller	0-88733-052-5	$160.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 404	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Beyond Lies the Wub	1988-11-00	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (6))	0-575-04407-1	£12.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	[12]+ 404	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford	1990-04-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Twilight	0-8065-1153-2	$12.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 404	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	Kevin Kelly
Beyond Lies the Wub	1990-05-00	Philip K. Dick	Grafton	0-586-20764-3	£5.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	510	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	Chris Moore
Memoria totale	1990-11-00	Philip K. Dick	Mondadori (Altri Mondi #23)	88-04-34378-8	Lit 18,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	262	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	Cesare Reggiani
Le presenze invisibili. Volume primo	1994-06-00	Philip K. Dick	Interno Giallo / Mondadori (IperFICTION)	88-04-38520-0	Lit 32,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	490	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Giovanni Mulazzani
Nouvelles 1947-1952	1994-10-00	Philip K. Dick	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présences^?Presences )	2-207-24065-7		756	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Elrik , Frank Ronan
Und jenseits — das Wobb	1998-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Haffmans	3-251-20275-8	DM 36.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	363	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Nikolaus Heidelbach
Beyond Lies the Wub	1999-08-12	Philip K. Dick	Millennium / Victor Gollancz	1-85798-879-5	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	[6]+ 404	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	Chris Moore
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford	2002-07-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Press	0-8065-1153-2	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	404	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	Kevin Kelly
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick	2003-09-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing	0-8065-2630-0	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[18]+ 404	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	Paul Bachem
Und jenseits — das Wobb	2008-01-00	Philip K. Dick	Zweitausendeins (Haffmans Verlag bei Zweitausendeins)	978-3-86150-808-3	€14.90^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	640	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Urs Jakob
The King of the Elves	2011-01-00	Philip K. Dick	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-340-2	$40.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	487	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bill Sienkiewicz
The King of the Elves	2011-01-00	Philip K. Dick	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-339-6	$60.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	487	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bill Sienkiewicz
Und jenseits — das Wobb	2012-08-00	Philip K. Dick	Zweitausendeins (Haffmans Verlag bei Zweitausendeins)	978-3-86150-808-3		640	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Urs Jakob
Le dernier des maîtres^?Le dernier des maitres	2013-01-03	Philip K. Dick	Gallimard (Folio SF #443)	978-2-07-044920-0		363	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	Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
Krótki szczęśliwy żywot brązowego oksforda^?Krotki szczesliwy zywot brazowego oksforda	2014-06-04	Philip K. Dick	Dom Wydawniczy Rebis	978-83-7818-536-9	zł 59.90^?zł: Polish zloty. ISO codes: PLZ in 1950-1994, PLN since 1995	623	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Wojciech Siudmak
Beyond Lies the Wub	2014-08-28	Philip K. Dick	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-0666-3	£9.99^?£: 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 King of the Elves	2015-12-02	Philip K. Dick	Brilliance Audio	978-1-4558-1470-1	$19.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	coll
The King of the Elves	2015-12-27	Philip K. Dick	Brilliance Audio				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick	2016-07-26	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing	978-0-8065-3796-2	$16.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	404	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
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick	2022-01-22	Philip K. Dick			$3.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 1	2023-09-14	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz	978-1-3996-1123-7	£10.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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.	coll
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 1	2023-09-14	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz	978-1-3996-1124-4	£10.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	624	ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Beyond Lies the Wub	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Millennium / Orion	1-85798-879-5	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	[6]+ 404	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	Chris Moore
Beyond Lies the Wub	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Grafton	0-586-20764-3	£5.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	510	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	Chris Moore
Beyond Lies the Wub	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Grafton	0-586-20764-3	£5.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	510	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	Chris Moore
Beyond Lies the Wub	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	HarperCollins (UK)	0-586-20764-3	£6.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	510	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	Chris Moore
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Twilight	0-8065-1153-2	$12.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 404	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	Kevin Kelly

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