Title: The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast
Title Record # 68283
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1949-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1949-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
User Rating: 5.67 (3 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: NESFA Core Reading List (1), science fiction (1) Add Tags
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Magazine of Fantasy, Fall 1949 | 1949-10-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Mystery 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 | Bill Stone | ![]() |
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The Science Fiction Galaxy | 1950-02-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Permabooks | P67 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
xii+ 242 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Powers | ![]() |
The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950 | 1950-08-19 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library) | $2.95?$: US dollar |
347 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ![]() |
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The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950 | 1950-09-00 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library) | $2.95?$: US dollar |
347 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ![]() |
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The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950 | 1951-09-00 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library) | 347 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ![]() |
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Science Fiction Omnibus | 1952-00-00 | Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Garden City Books | $2.95?$: US dollar |
314+ 344 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ![]() |
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Fiction, #7 | 1954-06-00 | 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 | Jean Maroquène | ![]() |
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], June 1954 | 1954-06-00 | ed. uncredited | Mellifont Press Ltd. | 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). |
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 | ![]() |
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A Way Home | 1955-00-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Funk & Wagnalls | $3.50?$: US dollar |
x+ 333 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ![]() |
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A Way Home | 1956-03-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books (Pyramid Giant) | G184 | $0.35?$: 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 | Mel Hunter | ![]() |
A Way Home | 1956-03-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books (Pyramid Giant) | 501 | C$0.35?C$: Canadian 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 | Mel Hunter | ![]() |
Ciencia y fantasía?Ciencia y fantasia |
1956-09-00 | ed. uncredited | Novaro | Mx$2.00?Mx$: Mexican dollars |
121 | 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 | Ed Emshwiller | ||
Thunder and Roses | 1957-00-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Michael Joseph (Novels of Tomorrow) | 12/6?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). |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Curl | ![]() |
|
A Way Home | 1961-11-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books | F-673 | $0.40?$: 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 | Robert Engle | ![]() |
La ciencia ficción: breve antología del género | 1966-00-00 |
ed.
René Rebetez?Rene Rebetez |
Secretaría de Educación Pública (Cuadernos de lectura popular #52) | 96 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | ||||
A Way Home | 1968-01-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books | X-1739 | $0.60?$: 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 | Jack Gaughan | ![]() |
A Way Home | 1969-07-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books | X-2030 | $0.60?$: 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 | Dennis Hermanson | ![]() |
Les chefs-d'œuvre de la science-fiction?Les chefs-d'oeuvre de la science-fiction |
1970-04-30 | ed. Jacques Sternberg | Planète (Anthologie Planète) | 458 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
André Béguin?Andre Beguin
|
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The Science Fiction Bestiary | 1971-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Thomas Nelson (Weekly Reader Book Club) | 0-8407-6172-4 | 256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John R. Gibson | ![]() |
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The Science Fiction Bestiary | 1971-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Thomas Nelson | 0-8407-6172-4 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John R. Gibson | ![]() |
First Contact | 1971-11-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Pinnacle Books | P062N | $0.95?$: 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. |
anth | Richard Powers | ![]() |
Xanadu | 1973-00-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Meulenhoff (M=SF #65) | 90-290-0157-7 | 327 | 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 | Mati Klarwein | ![]() |
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Zoo 2000 | 1973-00-00 | ed. Jane Yolen | Seabury Press | 0-8164-3103-5 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Breslow | ![]() |
Zoo 2000 | 1973-00-00 | ed. Jane Yolen | Seabury Press | 0-8164-3103-5 | $6.50?$: US dollar |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Breslow | ![]() |
First Contact | 1973-03-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Pinnacle Books | P062N | $0.95?$: 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. |
anth | Richard Powers | ![]() |
The Science Fiction Bestiary | 1973-03-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Thomas Nelson | 0-8407-6172-4 | 256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John R. Gibson | ![]() |
|
Det hände i morgon 2?Det hande i morgon 2 |
1974-00-00 | ed. Sam J. Lundwall | Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #10) | 91-7228-021-2 | skr 29.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
208 | 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 | Erling Ericsson | |
Menschen und andere Ungeheuer | 1974-02-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3378) | 3-453-30255-9 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
157 | 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 | C. A. M. Thole | ![]() |
The Science Fiction Bestiary | 1974-02-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Dell Laurel | 8139 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
251 | 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 | Gervasio Gallardo | ![]() |
The Science Fiction Bestiary | 1974-02-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Dell Laurel | 8139 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
251 | 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 | Gervasio Gallardo | ![]() |
Futurs d'antan | 1974-10-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA ( Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special #23) |
F9.50?F: French frank |
255 | 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 | |||
The Science Fiction Roll of Honor | 1975-00-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Random House / BOMC |
xvii+ 264 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Sposato | ![]() |
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La science-fiction | 1975-02-00 | ed. Marguerite Rochette | Larousse (Idéologies et sociétés) | 2-03-037003-7 | 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 | Jacques Fortin | ![]() |
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Zoo 2000 | 1975-02-00 | ed. Jane Yolen | Victor Gollancz | 0-575-01923-9 | £2.00?£: UK pound |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Smee | ![]() |
The Science Fiction Roll of Honor | 1975-10-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Random House | 0-394-48677-3 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 264 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Sposato | ![]() |
Theodore Sturgeon Reads His Stories | 1976-00-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Alternate World Recordings | AWR 3340 | audio LP?Long-playing record (vinyl) |
coll | Ed Emshwiller | |||
Zoo 2000 | 1976-00-00 | ed. Jane Yolen | Macmillan UK (Topliner Redstar) | 0-333-19968-5 | 142 | 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 | Peter Whiteman | ![]() |
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Zoo 2000 | 1977-00-00 | ed. Jane Yolen | Macmillan UK (Topliner Redstar) | 0-333-19968-5 | 142 | 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 | Peter Whiteman | ![]() |
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Science-Fiction Magazine, #3 | 1977-01-00 | ed. Jean-Louis Ferrando | Les Éditions de France | F8.00?F: French frank |
48 | tabloid?11" by 16" magazine, usually newsprint, e.g. British Science Fiction Monthly. |
mag | Bruce Pennington | ![]() |
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Wiederbelebung | 1977-12-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23264) | 3-442-23264-3 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
252 | 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 | Michael Whelan | ![]() |
L'homme qui a perdu la mer | 1978-00-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7033) | 2-253-02047-8 | 318 | 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 | ![]() |
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A Way Home | 1978-02-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Jove / HBJ | 0-515-04467-9 / A4467 | C$1.50?C$: Canadian 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 | ![]() |
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A Way Home | 1978-02-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Jove / HBJ | 0-515-04467-9 | $1.50?$: 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 | ![]() |
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First Contact | 1978-08-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Pinnacle Books | 0-523-40354-2 | $1.50?$: 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. |
anth | Paul Stinson | ![]() |
Sirius, #28 | 1978-10-05 |
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 | Vicente Segrelles | ![]() |
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The Eureka Years | 1982-06-00 | ed. Annette McComas | Bantam Books | 0-553-20673-7 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
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 | ![]() |
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 11, 1949 | 1984-03-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-918-6 | C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
317 | 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 | Michelangelo Miani | ![]() |
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 11, 1949 | 1984-03-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #571) | 0-87997-918-6 / UE1918 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
317 | 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 | Michelangelo Miani | ![]() |
Urania #1045 | 1987-03-29 | ed. Gianni Montanari | Mondadori | 1045 | Lit 3,000?Lit: Italian lira |
208 | 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 | |
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction: Sixth Series | 1988-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-65754-6 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
624 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Romas | ![]() |
The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-01-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / BOMC | 0-316-34941-0 |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | ![]() |
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The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-02-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown | 0-316-34941-0 | $22.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-06-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / QPBC | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 1083 |
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 | Bob Eggleton | ![]() |
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100 Astounding Little Alien Stories | 1996-09-00 | ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg | Barnes & Noble Books | 0-7607-0142-3 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 544 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Cheryl Knippenburg | ![]() |
The Perfect Host | 1998-11-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | North Atlantic Books | 1-55643-284-4 | $27.50?$: US dollar |
xx+ 386 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Hal Robins | ![]() |
L'homme qui a perdu la mer | 1999-01-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Les Belles Lettres (Le Cabinet Noir #24) | 2-251-77125-5 | F49.00?F: French frank |
235 | 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 |
Rémi Hamoir?Remi Hamoir
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The Perfect Host | 2000-09-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | North Atlantic Books | 1-55643-360-3 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
xx+ 386 |
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 | Michael Dashow | |
Romans et nouvelles | 2005-09-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Omnibus (France) | 2-258-06642-5 | €25.00?€: Euro |
xi+ 1161 |
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. |
omni | Georges Rohner | |
The Perfect Host | 2013-07-25 | Theodore Sturgeon | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10999-5 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 11, 1949 | date unknown | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books | 0-87997-918-6 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
317 | 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 | Michelangelo Miani | ![]() |
The World Treasury of Science Fiction | date unknown | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / BOMC |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | ![]() |