The Portable Phonograph
| First published | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
After the apocalypse: "All that remains of culture is the doctor's collection of four books—Shakespeare, The Bible, Moby Dick and The Divine Comedy—and a portable phonograph and a few records. Now the few survivors realize the precious value of culture. However, after the others leave, the doctor hears in the empty world a cough not far away, so, in fear, he hides his books and phonograph and records." (RayS)
First appeared in the Spring 1941 issue of the "The Yale Review".
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Adventures in Tomorrow | Ambassador | Anthology | ||
| April 1951 |
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Adventures in Tomorrow | Greenberg | Anthology | 34 |
| April 1951 |
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Adventures in Tomorrow | Greenberg | Anthology | 34 |
| September 1952 |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 33 |
| 1953 |
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Adventures in Tomorrow | The Bodley Head | Anthology | 42 |
| July 1958 | The Art of Modern Fiction: Alternate Edition | Rinehart | Anthology | 343 | |
| 1959 |
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The Armchair Science Reader | Simon & Schuster | Anthology | |12 |
| 1960 |
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Masters and Masterpieces of the Short Story: Second Series | Holt-Dryden Books / Henry Holt | Anthology | 81 |
| December 1961 |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 28 |
| January 1962 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | ||
| 1963 |
|
Of Men and Machines | E. P. Dutton | Anthology | 159 |
| March 1967 |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 28 |
| January 1968 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 28 | |
| February 1968 |
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Adventures in Tomorrow | Belmont Books | Anthology | 19 |
| February 1968 |
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Adventures in Tomorrow | Belmont Books | Anthology | 19 |
| September 1968 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 28 | |
| November 1968 |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 28 |
| August 1970 |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 28 |
| August 1972 |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 28 |
| 1973 | Speculations | Glencoe Press | Anthology | ||
| 1973 |
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A Collection of Prose and Poetry on the Theme of Tomorrow: Science Fiction and the Future | Scholastic | Anthology | 39 |
| October 1973 |
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Simon & Schuster | Anthology | 215 |
| 1974 |
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Another Tomorrow | Pflaum | Anthology | 95 |
| 1974 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 28 | |
| August 1974 |
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Gollancz | Anthology | 215 |
| November 1974 |
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Transformations II: Understanding American History Through Science Fiction | Fawcett Crest | Anthology | 135 |
| September 1976 |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 28 |
| August 1977 |
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Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 28 |
| 1987 |
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A Collection of Prose and Poetry on the Theme of Tomorrow | Scholastic | Anthology | 155 |
| October 1999 |
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Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World | Roxbury Park / Lowell House | Anthology | 149 |
| July 2000 |
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Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World | Roxbury Park / SFBC | Anthology | 149 |