First Edition cover  | |
| Author | Robert A. Heinlein |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | W.I. van der Poel |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fantasy |
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 9780425050521 |
| OCLC | 4623994 |
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag is a collection of science fantasy short stories by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. Published by The Gnome Press in (1959), the collection was also published in paperback under the title 6 X H.
Contents
- "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" (1942)
- "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" (1957)
- "—All You Zombies—" (1959)
- "They" (1941)
- "Our Fair City" (1948)
- "'—And He Built a Crooked House—'" (1941)
The stories in this collection were also published in The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein (1999).
Reception
Rating it 4.5 stars out of five, Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale described the volume as "a delightful book."[1]
References
- ^ Gale, Floyd C. (February 1961). "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 139–143.
Sources
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923–1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 308.
External links
- The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag at Open Library