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One for the Books

Richard Matheson

First published September 1955
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

A janitor wakes up one morning and speaks perfect French. Soon he starts to know a lot of other things too – he doesn't necessarily understand everything, but he apparently knows everything. Why and how is this happening?

Publications (22)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1955 Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1955 Galaxy Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 59
December 1955 Galaxy Science Fiction, No. 33 Strato Publications MAGAZINE 57
September 1959 The World That Couldn't Be and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy Doubleday Anthology 207
March 1961 The World That Couldn't Be and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy Permabooks Anthology 183
June 1961 Shock! Dell Collection 80
June 1961 Shock! Dell Collection 80
November 1961 Shock! Dell Collection 80
1962 Shock! Corgi Collection 67
1966 Untravelled Worlds Macmillan UK Anthology
September 1966 Shock! Dell Collection 80
1978 Shock! Sphere Collection 79
May 1979 Shock I: Thirteen Tales to Thrill and Terrify Berkley Books Collection 83
September 1989 Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Dream/Press Collection 517
September 1989 Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Dream/Press Collection 517
September 1989 Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Dream/Press Collection 517
January 2003 Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson Tor Collection 345
January 2003 Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson Tor Collection 345
January 2003 Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson Tor Collection
April 2005 Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Two Edge Books Collection 293
October 2017 The Best of Richard Matheson Penguin Books (US) Collection 275
October 2017 The Best of Richard Matheson Penguin Books Collection
December 2017 Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson Tor Collection 402