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The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (collection)
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The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag is a collection of fantasy short stories by Robert A. Heinlein
. Published by The Gnome Press
in (1959), the collection was also published in paperback under the title 6 X H.
The contents of this collection have now been subsumed into The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein
1999.
reviewer Floyd C. Gale described the volume as "a delightful book."
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...
. Published by The Gnome Press
Gnome Press
Gnome Press was an American small-press publishing company primarily known for publishing many science fiction classics.The company was founded in 1948 by Martin Greenberg and David A. Kyle. Many of Gnome's titles were reprinted in England by Boardman Books...
in (1959), the collection was also published in paperback under the title 6 X H.
Contents
- "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan HoagThe Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag"The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" is a novella by Robert A. Heinlein. It was originally published in the October 1942 edition of Unknown Worlds magazine under the pseudonym of "John Riverside". It also lends its title to a collection of Heinlein's short stories published in 1959...
" (1942) - "The Man Who Traveled in ElephantsThe Man Who Traveled in Elephants"The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" is a short story written in 1948 by Robert A. Heinlein. It was first published as "The Elephant Circuit" in the October 1957 issue of Saturn Magazine. It later appeared in two Heinlein anthologies, The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag and The Fantasies...
" (1957) - "—All You Zombies—" (1959)
- "They" (1941)
- "Our Fair CityOur Fair CityOur Fair City is a fantasy short story by Robert A. Heinlein about an old parking lot attendant, his pet whirlwind , and a muckraking newspaper columnist who decide to "clean up" their city's corrupt government by running the whirlwind for political office.Heinlein had a cynical view of politics...
" (1948) - "'—And He Built a Crooked House—'" (1941)
The contents of this collection have now been subsumed into The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein is a collection of short stories by Robert A. Heinlein, an author of science fiction.The contents of the book are exactly two previous collections of Heinlein's short stories: Waldo & Magic, Inc. and The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag , here arranged...
1999.
Reception
GalaxyGalaxy Science Fiction
Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L...
reviewer Floyd C. Gale described the volume as "a delightful book."