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Title: The Whole Town's Sleeping Title Record # 64922
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1950-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Dandelion Wine
Language: English
Note:
  • First published in the magazine McCall's, September 1950.
  • This story became part of the fix-up novel titled Dandelion Wine • (1957)
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Current Tags: horror (1), serial killer (1), murder (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1964Translated by A. J. Richel
Dutch De hele stad slaapt
1965Translated by Poul Ib Liebe
Danish Hele byen sover
1967Translated by Ingrid Neumann
German Der Einsame
1967Translated by Luisa Ripoll and Salvador Bordoy Luque
Spanish Mientras el pueblo dormía
1984Translated by Tilly Schel
Dutch De Hele Stad Slaapt
2008Translated by Deisa Chamahum Chaves
Portuguese A cidade inteira dorme

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Argosy (UK), July 1951 1951-07-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) The Amalgamated Press  
1/6?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).
160
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  
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1954 1954-06-00 ed. Editors of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine    
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
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 Dirone Photography  
Stories for Late at Night 1961-08-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fred Banbery  
Stories for Late at Night 1962-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Max Reinhardt  
20/-?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).
500
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bernard Blatch Checkmark
12 Stories for Late at Night 1962-07-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 9178
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
223
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 Fred Banbery  
Stories for Late at Night: Part One 1964-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books X344
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).
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 Glenn Steward  
Verhalen die Hitchcock koos 3 1964-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Het Spectrum (Prisma #954) 954
ƒ1.25?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
153
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 de Leeuw Checkmark
The Masque of the Red Death 1964-10-00 ed. Michael Sissons Panther 1755
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).
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 Checkmark
The Masque of the Red Death 1964-10-00 ed. Michael Sissons Anthony Gibbs & Phillips     192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
14 godnathistorier 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Hasselbalch     255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fred Banbery  
Stories for Late at Night: Part One 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books X344
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).
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 Glenn Steward Checkmark
12 Stories for Late at Night 1966-06-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 9178
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
223
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 Hoot von Zitzwitz  
22 Horror-Stories 1967-00-00 ed. A. D. Krauss, H. W. Mommers Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #26) HA26
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
295
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  
Cuentos para la madrugada 1967-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Aguilar (El Lince Astuto)     867
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Best Horror Stories 3 1972-00-00 ed. Alex Hamilton Faber and Faber 0-571-08969-0
£2.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
236
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
12 Stories for Late at Night 1972-11-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 9178
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
223
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 Hoot von Zitzwitz Checkmark
Adventure and Suspense 1973-00-00 ed. Marion L. Huyck Scholastic     192
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  
Cuentos para la madrugada 1973-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Aguilar (El Lince Astuto) 84-03-68080-5   914
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Points of View Book 1 1980-00-00 ed. Bryan Newton Ward, Lock 0-7062-3857-5    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Van Edgar Allan Poe tot Roald Dahl: De vijftig beste griezel-verhalen 1980-00-00 ed. Erik Lankester Publiboek / Baart 90-6513-012-8   514
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Kate Higgins Checkmark
Tales of Fear & Frightening Phenomena 1982-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Lodestar Books / Dutton 0-525-66789-X
$10.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
132
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Andrew Rhodes  
Tales of Fear & Frightening Phenomena 1982-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke J. M. Dent 0-460-06118-6
£5.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
132
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Short Tales of Mystery and Terror 1982-11-00 ed. uncredited Reader's Digest Association 0-89577-091-1   639
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Een Spelletje Met de Dood 1984-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Loeb 90-6213-682-6   192
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
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2003-08-00 Ray Bradbury William Morrow / HarperCollins 0-06-054242-X
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvii+
893
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard L. Aquan Checkmark
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2003-09-00 Ray Bradbury William Morrow / HarperCollins / SFBC 01567
$14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvii+
893
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2003-10-00 Ray Bradbury The Easton Press (Signed First Editions of Science Fiction #192) 106-192   xv+
893
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2005-04-00 Ray Bradbury Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-054488-0
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
893
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 L. Aquan Checkmark
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2007-00-00 Ray Bradbury Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-054488-0
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
888+
5
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
A cidade inteira dorme e outros contos 2008-02-12 Ray Bradbury Biblioteca Azul 978-85-250-5556-9
R$44.90?R$: Brazilian real. ISO code: BRL
192
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  
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 2 2008-12-00 Ray Bradbury HarperVoyager 978-0-00-728058-2
£16.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xvi+
841
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  
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 2 2012-06-28 Ray Bradbury Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-749769-0
£1.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
A cidade inteira dorme e outros contos 2013-07-23 Ray Bradbury Biblioteca Azul 978-85-250-5489-0
R$18.90?R$: Brazilian real. ISO code: BRL
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Killer, Come Back to Me: The Crime Stories of Ray Bradbury 2020-08-18 Ray Bradbury Hard Case Crime 978-1-78909-539-5
$39.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
304
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Mann  
Killer, Come Back to Me 2020-08-20 Ray Bradbury Collins Crime Club 978-0-00-841404-7
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xi+
416
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  
Killer, Come Back to Me: The Crime Stories of Ray Bradbury 2020-09-22 Ray Bradbury Hard Case Crime  
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Paul Mann  
Killer, Come Back to Me: The Crime Stories of Ray Bradbury 2021-08-17 Ray Bradbury Titan Books (Hard Case Crime #HCC-S08) 978-1-78909-665-1
$17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
330
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 Mann  
12 Stories for Late at Night date unknown ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 9178
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
223
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 Hoot von Zitzwitz  
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales date unknown Ray Bradbury William Morrow 978-0-06-054488-1
$25.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
893
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 L. Aquan Checkmark
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