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Title: The Fly Title Record # 55994
Author: Arthur Porges
Date: 1952-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1953 French La mouche
1957ⓘTranslated by Sybren Polet
 Dutch De vlieg
1958ⓘTranslated by Werner Baumann
 German Die Fliege
1965ⓘTranslated by Romolo Minelli
 Italian La mosca
1975 Hungarian A légy
1978ⓘTranslated by Slobodan Šnajder
 Croatian Muha
1985ⓘTranslated by Sonja Hauser.
 German Die Fliege

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1952 1952-09-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: 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 Emsh Checkmark
Beyond Human Ken 1952-10-00 ed. Judith Merril Random House  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
334
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth H. Lawrence Hoffman Checkmark
Beyond Human Ken 1953-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Grayson & Grayson  
9/6?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).
 240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth C. King Checkmark
The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 1953-09-00 ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library)  
$3.50?$: US dollar
 279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Fiction, #1 1953-10-00 ed. Editors of Fiction OPTA  
F100?F: French frank
 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 Checkmark
De stenen bloedzuiger 1957-08-00 ed. Sybren Polet Bert Bakker (Ooievaar #60) 60   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 Checkmark
Utopia-Science-Fiction-Magazin, #18 1958-11-17 ed. Bert Koeppen Pabel USFM18
DM 1.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 96
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 Ed Valigursky Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1963-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books AS516
$0.95?$: US dollar
 287
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
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1963-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books AS516
$0.95?$: US dollar
 287
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  
L'altare a mezzanotte: 50 racconti di fantascienza 1965-07-30 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #16)  
Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira
 492
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Rocco Borella Checkmark
Best SF Six 1966-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber  
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).
 252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1966-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$0.95?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1968-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$0.95?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1969-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$0.95?$: US dollar
 285
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Science fiction classics 1970-00-00 ed. Sybren Polet Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1335) 90-229-1335-X
ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder
 175
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 Dick Bruna Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1971-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: US dollar
 285
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1973-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: US dollar
 285
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1973-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1974-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.50?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Galaktika 14: Tudományos-fantasztikus antológia 1975-00-00 ed. Kuczka Péter
Kozmosz Könyvek?Kozmosz Konyvek
 IF 2366 - e - 7678
Ft 12?Ft: Hungarian forint
 127
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 Checkmark
Best SF Six 1975-01-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber 0-571-10693-5
£0.95?£: UK pound
 252
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 Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.50?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction Stories 1977-00-00 ed. uncredited Hamlyn 0-600-38243-5   750
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1978-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Sirius, #21 1978-03-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
 Vjesnik  
Din 10?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
 148
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.
 mag Checkmark
The Worlds of Science Fiction 1979-00-00 ed. Theodore W. Hipple, Robert G. Wright Allyn & Bacon     vii+
248
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  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1979-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov: De vijftig beste science fiction-verhalen 1981-00-00 ed. Erik Lankester Publiboek / Baart 90-6513-003-9   467
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Frank Frazetta Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural 1981-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-319-8
$8.95?$: US dollar
 599
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 Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural 1981-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Arbor House 0-87795-309-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
 599
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
De dag erna ...: Het leven na de bom 1983-00-00 ed. Erik Lankester K-Tel 90-349-0471-7
ƒ19.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
 347
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 Checkmark
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Castle Books 0-89009-964-2
$19.95?$: US dollar
 597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Unheimliches 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Heyne (Heyne Jubiläumsbände #9) 3-453-37009-0
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 732
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 Don Punchatz  
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Galahad Books 0-88365-699-X
$8.98?$: US dollar
 597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Unheimliches 1988-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Heyne (Heyne Jubiläumsbände #9) 3-453-37009-0
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 732
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 Don Punchatz Checkmark
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1988-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Galahad Books 0-88365-699-X
$9.98?$: US dollar
 597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1991-10-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Quill / William Morrow 0-688-10963-2
$15.00?$: US dollar
 599
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 James Victorie Checkmark
The Giant Book of Horror Stories 1991-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Magpie Books 1-85487-117-X
£3.99?£: UK pound
 597
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1994-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Galahad Books 0-88365-699-X
$10.98?$: US dollar
 597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1997-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Scribner Paperback Fiction 0-684-84296-3
$6.95?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
The Ruum and Other Science Fiction Stories 2010-00-00 Arthur Porges Richard Simms Publications 978-0-9556942-6-4   141
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 Checkmark
Masters of Horror & the Supernatural: The Great Tales 2010-10-16 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Bristol Park Books 978-0-88486-473-8
$14.95?$: US dollar
 576
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  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$2.95?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Scribner 0-684-84296-3
$7.95?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Priam Books / Arbor House / QPBC     599
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 Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$5.95?$: US dollar
 287
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Les chefs-d'œuvre de l'épouvante?Les chefs-d'oeuvre de l'épouvante
 date unknown ed. Jacques Bergier, Alex Grall, Jacques Sternberg Planète (Anthologie Planète)     472
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gourmelin Checkmark
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