Title: The Sound Machine
Title Record # 68377
Author: Roald Dahl
Date: 1949-09-17
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Roald Dahl
Date: 1949-09-17
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A man named Klausner invents a machine that can hear sound the human ear cannot hear. It reproduces the sounds on a lower pitch so that human beings can hear it. With this machine he hears roses scream as his neighbor cuts them. The next morning he hears a tree scream when he cuts into it with an axe. He calls his doctor excitedly and asks him to come over at once. The doctor comes and Klausner says he wants him to listen to the tree's screams. He starts cutting into it with an axe and a large branch begins to fall They barely get out of the way in time. He asks the doctor if he heard the scream but the doctor will not say that he did. Klausner is very upset and demands that the doctor paint the two gashes with iodine.
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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 New Yorker, September 17, 1949 | 1949-09-17 | ed. Editors of the New Yorker | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1952-09-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | A944 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
306 | 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 | ![]() |
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Someone Like You | 1953-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Alfred A. Knopf | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
359 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Someone Like You | 1954-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Secker & Warburg | 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). |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Br-r-r-! | 1959-00-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Avon | T-289 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Richard Powers | ![]() |
Someone Like You | 1961-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Michael Joseph | 295 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Someone Like You | 1961-08-00 | Roald Dahl | Dell | F139 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
coll | Victor Kalin | ![]() |
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 | ||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1961-12-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books (Bantam Sixty) | H2343 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 258 |
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 | ![]() |
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M'n liefje, m'n duifje | 1962-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Meulenhoff (Meulenhoff Editie #20) | E20 | 253 | 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 | |||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1962-01-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 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 | |||||
More Stories for Late at Night | 1962-12-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | 5815 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
207 | 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 | |
M'n liefje, m'n duifje | 1963-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Meulenhoff (Meulenhoff Editie #20) | E20 | ƒ4.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
253 | 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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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 | ![]() |
Someone Like You | 1965-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Four Square Books | 1229 | 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). |
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 | ||
Someone Like You | 1965-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Dell | 8116 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
253 | 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 | ||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1967-03-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books (Bantam Sixty) | H3358 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 258 |
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 | ![]() |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1968-01-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 258 | 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 | ||||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1968-09-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 258 | 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 | ||||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1968-11-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books |
xiii+ 258 |
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 | ||||
Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl | 1969-11-00 | Roald Dahl | Michael Joseph | 0-7181-0697-0 | £?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
442 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
Someone Like You | 1970-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-003074-3 | 270 | 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 | Omnific | ||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1970-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ![]() |
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Someone Like You | 1972-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Pocket Books | 0-671-77485-9 | 246 | 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 | |||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1972-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books (Bantam Pathfinder) | 0-553-08162-4 / NP8162 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ![]() |
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Science Fact/Fiction | 1974-00-00 | ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues | Scott, Foresman and Company (The Man in Literature Program) | 0-673-03407-0 |
xv+ 394 |
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 | Jack Youngerman | ![]() |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1974-00-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | N8162 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ||
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1976-09-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-10249-4 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 258 |
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 | ![]() |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1977-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-10249-4 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ![]() |
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Sirius, #20 | 1978-02-05 |
ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich |
Vjesnik | Din 10?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006 |
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 Best of Roald Dahl | 1978-05-00 | Roald Dahl | Vintage Books | 0-394-72549-2 / V-549 | $6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 401 |
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 | ||
Tales of the Unexpected | 1979-09-00 | Roald Dahl | Vintage Books | 0-394-74081-5 / V-81 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
[6]+ 471+ [2] |
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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Stories of the Supernatural | 1979-10-00 | ed. Denys Val Baker | William Kimber | 0-7183-0496-9 | £4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
192 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ionicus | |
More Tales of the Unexpected | 1980-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-005606-8 | £0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
127 | 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 | ||
Küßchen, Küßchen!?Kuesschen, Kuesschen! |
1980-10-00 | Roald Dahl | Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft | 01079 3 | 446 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Wolfgang Lauter | ![]() |
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Hallucination Orbit: Psychology in Science Fiction | 1983-03-14 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-32835-8 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
279 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Christopher Burg | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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Rakkaani, kyyhkyläiseni / Joku kaltaisesi | 1985-00-00 | Roald Dahl | Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho | 951-643-680-3 |
258+ 198 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ![]() |
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Orbite hallucination | 1985-05-13 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Londreys | 2-904184-19-8 | F75.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
255 | 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 | Christopher Burg | |
Completely Unexpected Tales | 1986-09-00 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-009820-8 | £2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
405 | 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 | ||
Tales of the Unexpected | 1990-08-00 | Roald Dahl | Vintage Books | 0-679-72989-5 | $10.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
471 | 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 | Seth Jaben | |
The Best of Roald Dahl | 1990-08-00 | Roald Dahl | Vintage Books | 0-679-72991-7 | $10.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
vi+ 520 |
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 | Jo Bonney | |
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl | 1991-09-00 | Roald Dahl | Michael Joseph | 0-7181-3545-8 | £15.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
iv+ 762 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
Skin and Other Stories | 2000-02-00 | Roald Dahl | Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) | 0-14-130553-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
vii+ 212 |
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 Gregory | |
Ten Short Stories | 2000-03-30 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books (Penguin Student Edition) | 0-14-081778-6 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
190 | 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 | Valerie Conway | |
Skin and Other Stories | 2000-07-24 | Roald Dahl | Viking | 0-670-89184-3 | $15.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
212 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bill Gregory | ![]() |
Skin and Other Stories | 2001-09-27 | Roald Dahl | Puffin | 0-14-131151-7 |
[viii]+ 213 |
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 | Bill Gregory | ||
Collected Stories | 2006-10-17 | Roald Dahl | Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #300) | 0-307-26490-4 | $30.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxxviii+ 850 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Someone Like You | 2009-12-07 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 978-0-14-196207-8 | £6.49?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Someone Like You | 2009-12-07 | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-118964-2 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
272 | 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 | Adrianna Williams | |
McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Winter 2013 | 2013-00-00 | ed. Editors of McSweeney's | McSweeney's Books | 978-1-938073-63-2 | 200 | 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. |
mag | |||
Someone Like You | date unknown | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-003074-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
270 | 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 | John Caple | ![]() |
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl | date unknown | Roald Dahl | Penguin Books India | 978-0-14-015807-6 | Rs 499.00 | 762 | 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 | Elizabeth Thomas | |
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books (Bantam Pathfinder) | SP5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ![]() |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books (Bantam Pathfinder) | 0-553-08162-4 / NP8162 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ![]() |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books (Bantam Pathfinder) | SP5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
258 | 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 | ![]() |