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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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Translations
Year Language Title
1953ⓘTranslated by Sam J. Lundwall and/or Jörgen Peterzén. Originally published in "Morgondagens äventyr", E.N. Tigerstedt (Natur & Kultur 1953).
 Swedish Hurkeln är ett lyckligt djur
1954ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand
 French
La merveilleuse aventure du bébé Hurkle?La merveilleuse aventure du bebe Hurkle
1956ⓘTranslated by Jorge Peón Bolio
 Spanish Una bestia feliz
1966ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand
 Spanish El Hurkel es una bestia feliz
1973ⓘTranslated by Mieke Meuldrager-Ezelin
 Dutch De hurkel is een gelukkig dier
1974ⓘTranslated by Yoma Cap
 German
Hurkls sind fröhliche Geschöpfe?Hurkls sind froehliche Geschoepfe
1977 French Une si jolie petite bête
1977ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr
 German
Glückliche Tiere?Glueckliche Tiere
1978ⓘTranslated by Nikola Popović
 Croatian Hurk je sretna zvjerka
1987ⓘTranslated by Gaetano Staffilano
 Italian L'hurkle è un animale felice

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, 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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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
 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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
  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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