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Title: Whatever Happened to Corporal Cuckoo? Title Record # 57439
Author: Gerald Kersh
Date: 1953-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), longevity (1), Renaissance (1), military (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1961ⓘTranslated by Catherine
 French Qu'est devenu le caporal Cuckoo ?
1964ⓘTranslated by Juan A. Ramió
 Spanish
¿Qué le ocurrió al caporal Cuckoo??¿Que le ocurrio al caporal Cuckoo?
1966 Italian Che fine ha fatto il caporale Cuckoo?
1970ⓘTranslated by José Maria Aroca
 Spanish
¿Qué le ocurrió al cabo Cockoo??¿Que le ocurrio al cabo Cockoo?
1975ⓘTranslated by Catherine Grégoire
 French
Qu'est-il arrivé au caporal Cuckoo ??Qu'est-il arrive au caporal Cuckoo ?
1978ⓘTranslated by Nettie van Straten
 Dutch Wat is er toch gebeurd met korporaal Cuckoo?

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Brighton Monster and Others 1953-00-00 Gerald Kersh William Heinemann  
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).
 197
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Peter Rudland Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 1955-01-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books H-96
$2.00?$: US dollar
 186
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers  
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 1955-01-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 96
$0.35?$: US dollar
 [6]+
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 Checkmark
Star of Stars 1960-10-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Doubleday  
$3.50?$: US dollar
 240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Eric Carle Checkmark
Fiction Spécial No 3: 17 Récits d'anticipation passionnants 1961-00-00 ed. uncredited OPTA (
Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special
#3)		  
F3.35?F: French frank
 239
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 Jean-Claude Forest  
Star of Stars 1961-01-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
 240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Eric Carle Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 1962-12-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books F675
$0.50?$: US dollar
 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 Checkmark
Historias de ciencia ficción 1964-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Vértice (Galaxia #14)     224
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 Alberto Pujolar  
Star of Stars 1964-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books U2171
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 224
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 Checkmark
Star of Stars 1964-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books U2171
$0.50?$: US dollar
 224
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 Checkmark
Star Fourteen 1966-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Whiting & Wheaton  
21/-?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  
Dodici mondi 1966-07-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Edizioni dello Scorpione  
Lit 850?Lit: Italian lira
 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.
 anth Ferruccio Alessandri Checkmark
Nightshade & Damnations 1968-00-00 Gerald Kersh Fawcett Gold Medal R1887
$0.60?$: 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.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction 1968-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster  
$6.50?$: US dollar
 384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Carl Smith Checkmark
Star Fourteen 1968-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Pan Books 0-330-02043-9
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).
 236
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
Nightshade & Damnations 1969-00-00 Gerald Kersh Coronet Books / Hodder Fawcett (UK) 0-340-10839-8
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).
 193
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  
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction 1969-06-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz 0-575-00329-4
30/-?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).
 368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Antología de novelas de anticipación X?Antologia de novelas de anticipacion X
 1970-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Acervo     403
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  
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction 1970-05-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (5)) 0-575-00329-4
£1.60?£: UK pound
 368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction, Book Two 1972-03-00 ed. Damon Knight Pan Books 0-330-02983-5
£0.30?£: UK pound
 x+
179
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
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 1972-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02719-1
$0.95?$: US dollar
 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 John Berkey Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 1972-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02719-1
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 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 John Berkey Checkmark
Histoires de pouvoirs 1975-04-07 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3770) 2-253-00739-0   413
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction Book Two 1977-08-00 ed. Damon Knight Pan Books 0-330-02983-5
£0.70?£: UK pound
 x+
179
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 Layzell Checkmark
Kleine science fiction omnibus 4 1978-00-00 ed. Aart C. Prins Bruna (Bruna SF #83) 90-229-9083-4   320
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
The World, the Flesh, & the Devil: Fantastical Writings Volume 1 2006-11-10 Gerald Kersh Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-092-1
C$52.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 xv+
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jason Van Hollander  
Nightshade and Damnations 2013-04-09 Gerald Kersh Valancourt Books 978-1-939140-15-9
$14.99?$: US dollar
 viii+
154
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  
Nightshade and Damnations 2013-11-08 Gerald Kersh Valancourt Books  
$14.99?$: US dollar
 166
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
Nightshade and Damnations 2019-03-26 Gerald Kersh Valancourt Books 978-1-948405-35-5
$15.99?$: US dollar
 178
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  
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