Synopsis
[T]ells the story of a man who is bored with his life, until one day while taking a bath he discovers that a massive green snake has entered into his tub as if by magic. Over time it becomes increasingly clear that he can make these snakes appear without meaning to, much to his own dismay. The remainder of the story follows this man as he attempts to confront his problematic capacity to will snakes into being using psychotherapy. -- from a review
Notes
First published in the magazine Esquire, April 1937.
Publications (21)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1937 | Esquire, April 1937 | Esquire-Coronet Inc. | MAGAZINE | 40 |
| September 1952 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 180 |
| November 1954 | Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time | Random House | Anthology | 49 |
| 1955 | Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time | Sidgwick & Jackson | Anthology | 49 |
| March 1955 | Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time | Random House / SFBC | Anthology | 47 |
| January 1957 | Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Anthology | |
| December 1961 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 154 |
| January 1962 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | |
| March 1967 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 154 |
| January 1968 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 154 |
| September 1968 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 154 |
| November 1968 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 154 |
| August 1970 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 154 |
| August 1972 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 154 |
| 1974 | Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown | Scott, Foresman and Company | Anthology | 15 |
| 1974 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 154 |
| 1976 | Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown | Scott, Foresman and Company | Anthology | 15 |
| September 1976 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 154 |
| August 1977 | Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | Bantam Books | Anthology | 154 |
| 1984 | The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 17 |
| 2013 | McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Winter 2013 | McSweeney's Books | MAGAZINE | 129 |