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Title: Trouble with Water Title Record # 52267
Author: H. L. Gold
Date: 1939-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1939ⓘThis story originally appeared in "Unknown", March 1939. It was reprinted in "Unknown Worlds", 1948.
 Trouble with Water [as by Horace L. Gold]
Year Language Title
1974ⓘTranslated by Jan Koesen
 Dutch Waterprobleem
1976ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch
 French
Régime sec?Regime sec
1979ⓘTranslated by Lore Straßl & Susi Matthaey.
 German Eine verflixt trockene Angelegenheit
1982ⓘTranslated by Kurt Mahr (under his legal name Klaus Mahn)
 German
Der Ärger mit dem Wasser?Der Aerger mit dem Wasser
2000ⓘTranslated by Gaetano Luigi Staffilano
 Italian Guai con l'acqua
2006 Italian Problemi con l'acqua

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Unknown, March 1939 1939-03-00 ed. uncredited Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
 164
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag H. W. Scott Checkmark
From Unknown Worlds 1948-00-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 130
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 Edd Cartier Checkmark
From Unknown Worlds 1952-00-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
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).
 124
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Edd Cartier Checkmark
From Unknown Worlds 1952-00-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
2/6?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).
 124
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 Edd Cartier Checkmark
The Old Die Rich and Other Science Fiction Stories 1955-00-00 H. L. Gold Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ava Morgan Weiss Checkmark
The Unknown 1963-04-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Pyramid Books R-851
$0.50?$: 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.
 anth John Schoenherr Checkmark
The Dark Side 1965-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday  
$4.50?$: US dollar
 xi+
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Old Die Rich and Other Science Fiction Stories 1965-00-00 H. L. Gold Dennis Dobson  
18/-?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).
 250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Weaver Checkmark
The Dark Side 1965-02-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
 241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tom Chibbaro Checkmark
The Dark Side 1967-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Corgi GS7788
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).
 172
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 Checkmark
The Dark Side 1969-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Curtis Books 123-07029-075
$0.75?$: US dollar
 191
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  
The Unknown 1970-10-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Pyramid Books T2326
C$0.75?C$: 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.
 anth Brad Johannsen Checkmark
The Unknown 1970-10-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Pyramid Books T2326
$0.75?$: 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.
 anth Brad Johannsen Checkmark
Het Onbekende 1974-00-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen #1) 90-245-0172-5   171
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 Checkmark
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction 1974-01-00 ed. Jack Dann Harper & Row 0-06-010944-0
$6.95?$: US dollar
 x+
[2]+
239+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mark Rubin Checkmark
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction 1974-05-00 ed. Jack Dann Harper & Row / SFBC 6149
$1.98?$: US dollar
 244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mark Rubin Checkmark
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction 1975-00-00 ed. Jack Dann The Woburn Press 0-7130-0141-0
£3.50?£: UK pound
 240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Lawrence Edwards Checkmark
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction 1975-11-00 ed. Jack Dann Pocket Books 0-671-78789-6
$1.50?$: US dollar
 254
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 Charles Moll Checkmark
Les meilleurs récits de Unknown 1976-11-05 ed. Jacques Sadoul J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #713)     285
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 H. W. Scott , Edd Cartier Checkmark
The Unknown 1978-08-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Jove / HBJ 0-515-04820-8 / M4820
C$1.75?C$: 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.
 anth Jim Steranko Checkmark
The Unknown 1978-08-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Jove / HBJ 0-515-04820-8 / M4820
$1.75?$: 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.
 anth Jim Steranko  
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 1979-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #329) 0-87997-454-0 / UE1454
$2.25?$: US dollar
 432
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 1979-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-87997-454-0 / UE1454
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 432
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 1979-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #329) 0-87997-454-0 / UE1454
$2.95?$: US dollar
 432
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 Checkmark
Straße der Verdammnis?Strasse der Verdammnis
 1979-10-30 ed. D. R. Bensen Pabel (Terra Fantasy #66) TF66
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 161
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy 1981-03-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon 0-380-77115-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
588
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 James Marsh Checkmark
Die besten Stories von 1939 1982-04-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6727) 3-8118-6727-X
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 383
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 Segrelles Checkmark
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction 1983-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-40147-9   432+
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Romas Checkmark
Fantasy Book, May 1983 1983-05-00 ed. Dennis Mallonee, Nick Smith Fantasy Book Enterprises  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 84
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
 fanzine Alan Gutierrez Checkmark
Traumreich der Magie: Höhepunkte der modernen Fantasy 1985-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4254) 3-453-31262-7
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 795
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
Top Fantasy 1985-06-00 ed. Josh Pachter J. M. Dent 0-460-04659-4
£9.50?£: UK pound
 311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Thomi Wroblewski  
Top Fantasy 1986-07-00 ed. Josh Pachter J. M. Dent 0-460-02467-1
£3.50?£: UK pound
 311
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  
Unknown Worlds: Tales from Beyond 1988-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Stanley Schmidt Galahad Books 0-88365-728-7
$9.98?$: US dollar
 [10]+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Yemi Checkmark
Curses 1989-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Signet / New American Library 0-451-16305-2 / AE6308
$4.50?$: US dollar
 350
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 J. K. Potter Checkmark
Little People! 1991-03-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-50391-8
$3.95?$: US dollar
 221
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 Daniel R. Horne Checkmark
Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves 1991-04-00 ed. Alan Dean Foster, Martin Harry Greenberg Ace Books 0-441-18481-2
$4.95?$: US dollar
 340
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 Robert Grace Checkmark
Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves 1991-05-00 ed. Alan Dean Foster, Martin Harry Greenberg Ace Books / SFBC 18211
$7.98?$: US dollar
 x+
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Grace Checkmark
Masters of Fantasy 1992-08-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Galahad Books 0-88365-786-4
$9.98?$: US dollar
 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Henri Rousseau Checkmark
Unknown Worlds: Tales from Beyond 1993-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Stanley Schmidt Bristol Park Books 0-88486-077-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
 [10]+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Yemi  
Masters of Fantasy 1994-10-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Bristol Park Books 0-88486-094-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
512
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 Henri Rousseau Checkmark
Modern Classics of Fantasy 1997-01-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-15173-X
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xxiii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth James Gurney  
Modern Classics of Fantasy 1997-03-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 14775
$14.98?$: US dollar
 xxiii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth James Gurney Checkmark
Modern Classics of Fantasy 1997-11-01 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-16931-0
$18.95?$: US dollar
 672
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  
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1998-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg HarperPrism 0-06-105215-9
$14.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
562
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 Carl Galian Checkmark
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction 1998-04-00 ed. Jack Dann Jewish Lights Publishing 1-58023-005-9
$16.95?$: US dollar
 240
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 Michael Bogdanow Checkmark
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1998-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg HarperPrism / SFBC 1-56865-858-3 / 17918
$10.98?$: US dollar
 562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Carl Galian Checkmark
Avventure nell'ignoto 2000-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #26)  
Lit 9,900?Lit: Italian lira
 348
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 Pierluigi Longo  
Great Science Fiction Stories of 1939 2001-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg Dorset Press 0-7607-2417-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
 432
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 Tom McKeveny  
Le grandi storie della SF vol. 1 2006-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Mondadori (Urania Collezione #41) 41
€4.90?€: Euro
 360
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 Franco Brambilla  
Little People! 2013-07-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-149-8
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
Modern Classics of Fantasy 2014-10-28 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 978-1-4668-8448-9
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth James Gurney  
Modern Classics of Fantasy date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-15173-X
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xxiii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth James Gurney  
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy date unknown ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon / QPBC     xvii+
588
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 James Marsh Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-87997-700-0 / UE1700
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 432
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
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