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Title:
"—And He Built a Crooked House"?"-And He Built a Crooked House"
Title Record # 58495
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1941-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: A radical architect designs a house modeled on a tesseract.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
unknown "And He Built a Crooked House"
1961
"—And He Built a Crooked House—"?"-And He Built a Crooked House-"
1964
—And He Built a Crooked House—?-And He Built a Crooked House-
1967
—And He Built a Crooked House?-And He Built a Crooked House
1974 And He Built a Crooked House
1977
'—And He Built a Crooked House—'?'-And He Built a Crooked House-'
[as by Robert Heinlein]
Year Language Title
1959Translated by Giorgio Monicelli
Italian La Casa Nuova
1967Translated by Martha Soares dos Santos.
Portuguese ... e ele construiu uma casa torta
1971Translated by Wulf H. Bergner
German Das 4-D-Haus
1971Translated by Alain Dorémieux
French La maison biscornue
1978Translated by Nikola Popović
Croatian
... I sazidao je zbrkanu kuću?... I sazidao je zbrkanu kucu
1979 Portuguese A casa quadrimensional
1981Translated by Alain Dorémieux
French La maison biscornue [as by Robert Heinlein]
1986Translated by Ioana Părău
Romanian
Și el construi o casă în dungă, o casă în dungă?Si el construi o casa in dunga, o casa in dunga
Shi el construi o casa in dunga, o casa in dunga
[as by Robert Heinlein]
1998Translated by Даниил Горфинкель (Daniil Gorfinkel')
Russian [as by
Роберт Хайнлайн?Robert Khaynlayn
Robert Heinlein
]
2003Translated by Vittorio Curtoni
Italian La Casa Nuova

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1941 1941-02-00 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 Rogers Checkmark
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction 1943-03-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Pocket Books 214
$0.25?$: US dollar
x+
310
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
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction 1943-06-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Pocket Books 214
$0.25?$: US dollar
x+
310
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 Pocket Book of Science-Fiction 1943-08-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Pocket Books 214
$0.25?$: US dollar
x+
310
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
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction 1947-04-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Pocket Books 214
$0.25?$: US dollar
x+
310
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  
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1951 1951-12-00 ed. Mary Gnaedinger Popular Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
116
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 Lawrence Checkmark
Fantasia Mathematica 1958-00-00 ed. Clifton Fadiman Simon & Schuster  
$4.95?$: US dollar
xix+
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
Time Probe 1966-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1))  
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).
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction 1966-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Delacorte Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
ix+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Lehr  
The Other Side of the Clock 1969-00-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Van Nostrand Reinhold P7977
$5.95?$: US dollar
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Where Do We Go from Here? 1971-04-16 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-02935-7
$6.95?$: US dollar
xii+
441
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Rauch Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The Other Side of the Clock 1971-06-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Pinnacle Books P036-N
$0.95?$: US dollar
220
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
Where Do We Go from Here? 1971-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 3410
$2.49?$: US dollar
x+
441
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Rauch Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Other Dimensions: Ten Stories of Science Fiction 1973-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Hawthorn Books  
$5.95?$: US dollar
ix+
178
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tetsu Constructions Checkmark
Science Fiction 1973-00-00 ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson McDougal, Littell & Co.     247
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 Best of Robert Heinlein 1973-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Sphere 0-7221-4462-8
£0.40?£: UK pound
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.
coll Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
The Best of Robert Heinlein 1973-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97982-8
£2.50?£: UK pound
348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
As Tomorrow Becomes Today 1974-00-00 ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III Prentice-Hall 0-13-050021-6
$4.95?$: US dollar
xv+
456
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
As Tomorrow Becomes Today 1974-00-00 ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III Prentice-Hall 0-13-050039-9
$7.95?$: US dollar
xv+
456
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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 Checkmark
Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction 1974-04-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Harvey A. Katz, Patricia S. Warrick Rand McNally & Company  
$7.95?$: US dollar
vi+
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.
anth Todd Sanders Checkmark
Where Do We Go from Here? 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 449-02849
$1.75?$: 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  
Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction 1977-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Harvey A. Katz, Patricia S. Warrick Rand McNally College Publishing Co. 0-528-62055-X   vii+
550
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  
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age 1978-10-00 ed. Terry Carr Harper & Row 0-06-010634-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
viii+
445
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Irving Freeman Checkmark
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age 1979-00-00 ed. Terry Carr BCA - Book Club Associates CN6459   445
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age 1979-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Robson Books 0-86051-070-0
£5.95?£: UK pound
445
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Harold King Checkmark
Science Fiction 1979-00-00 ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson Littell & Co. 0-88343-164-5   254
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 Analog Anthology #1 1980-12-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications  
$2.95?$: US dollar
380
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology 1981-00-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt The Dial Press 0-8037-0217-5
$10.95?$: US dollar
380
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Best of Robert Heinlein 1983-12-00 Robert A. Heinlein Amereon House     344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Science Fiction 1984-00-00 ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson McDougal, Littell & Co. 0-88343-164-5   254
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 William Seabright Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1988-02-00 ed. uncredited Treasure Press 1-85051-208-6
£5.99?£: UK pound
349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Moore  
The SF Collection 1994-08-00 ed. Edel Brosnan Chancellor Press 1-85152-317-0
£4.99?£: UK pound
501
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Luis Royo Checkmark
Fantasia Mathematica 1997-05-00 ed. Clifton Fadiman Copernicus 0-387-94931-3
$19.95?$: US dollar
xix+
298
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 Ilya Bolotowsky Checkmark
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein 1999-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein Tor 0-312-87245-3
$27.95?$: US dollar
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Gudynas Checkmark
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein 1999-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein Tor / SFBC 06746
$13.98?$: US dollar
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Gudynas Checkmark
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein 2002-05-00 Robert A. Heinlein Tor 0-312-87557-6
$16.95?$: US dollar
352
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  
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 Checkmark
"All You Zombies—": Five Classic Stories 2013-07-26 Robert A. Heinlein Spectrum Literary Agency  
$4.50?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
"All You Zombies—": Five Classic Stories 2014-01-07 Robert A. Heinlein Blackstone Audio      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Fantasia Mathematica date unknown ed. Clifton Fadiman Simon & Schuster  
$1.45?$: US dollar
xix+
298
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 Milton Glaser  
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