Title: The Anthem Sprinters

Title: The Anthem Sprinters Title Record # 64823
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1963-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Series: The Irish Stories
Language: English

Note: This story forms part of the novel Green Shadows, White Whale (1992).

Synopsis: An American visiting Ireland discovers the residents enjoying a unique national sport.

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Year	Title
1963	The Queen's Own Evaders

Year	Language	Title
1965^ⓘTranslated by Mário Braga and/or Maria Isabel Morna Braga	Portuguese	A corrida do hino
1965^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Harrison	French	Les sprinters à l'antienne
1970^ⓘTranslated by Sandro Sandrelli	Italian	I velocisti dell'inno
1983	Portuguese	Os corredores de hino
1985^ⓘTranslated by Peter Naujack	German	Die Hymnen-Sprinter
2008^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Harrison revised by Julie Pejos for the Folio publication	French	Les sprinters d'hymne

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Playboy, June 1963	1963-06-00	ed. Editors of Playboy					unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	mag
The Machineries of Joy	1964-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Hart-Davis		21/-^?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).	239	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Joe Mugnaini
The Machineries of Joy	1964-02-00	Ray Bradbury	Simon & Schuster		$4.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	255	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Isadore Seltzer
Les machines à bonheur	1965-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #84-85)		F9.90^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	313	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.	coll
O abismo de Chicago	1965-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #97)			146	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.	coll	Lima de Freitas
The Machineries of Joy	1965-07-00	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books (Bantam Sixty)	H2988	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	1965-07-00	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books (Bantam Sixty)	H2988	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	213	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.	coll
The Vintage Bradbury	1965-09-00	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books	V-294	$1.45^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 329	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.	coll
The Vintage Bradbury	1965-09-00	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books			v+ 329	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	1966-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers	GN7489	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).	213	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.	coll
The Vintage Bradbury	1966-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books	V-294	$1.45^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	v+ 329	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.	coll
Machineries of Joy	1969-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers	0-552-08275-9	5/-^?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).	213	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.	coll	Bruce Pennington
The Machineries of Joy	1969-06-00	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	S5258	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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.	coll
Le macchine della felicità	1970-04-00	Ray Bradbury	Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #39)		Lit 2,200^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	286	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.	coll	Gian Mario Scuratti
The Machineries of Joy	1970-07-00	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	S5258	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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.	coll
Les machines à bonheur	1970-09-09	Ray Bradbury	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #84/85)			313	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	1976-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	Q2324	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	1976-09-00	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	0-553-02834-0	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	245	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	1977-06-00	Ray Bradbury	Panther / Granada	0-586-04361-6	£0.60^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	213	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.	coll	Peter Goodfellow
Les machines à bonheur	1980-05-30	Ray Bradbury	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #84)			317	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.	coll	Stéphane Dumont^?Stephane Dumont
The Stories of Ray Bradbury	1980-10-31	Ray Bradbury	Alfred A. Knopf	0-394-51335-5	$17.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 884	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	R. D. Scudellari
The Stories of Ray Bradbury	1980-12-00	Ray Bradbury	Alfred A. Knopf	0-394-51335-5	$17.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 884	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	R. D. Scudellari
The Stories of Ray Bradbury	1981-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Granada	0-246-11540-8	£12.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xx+ 884	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Stories of Ray Bradbury	1981-02-00	Ray Bradbury	Alfred A. Knopf	0-394-51335-5	$17.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 884	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	R. D. Scudellari
As máquinas do prazer^?As maquinas do prazer	1983-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #11)			290	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	1983-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Granada	0-586-04361-6	£1.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	213	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.	coll	Peter Goodfellow
The Stories of Ray Bradbury Volume 2	1983-01-27	Ray Bradbury	Granada	0-586-05749-8	£2.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	683	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	1983-02-00	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	0-553-23120-0	$2.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	245	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.	coll	Tito Salomoni
Die Mechanismen der Freude	1985-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Diogenes (detebe #21242)	3-257-21242-9	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	316	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.	coll	Tomi Ungerer
The Stories of Ray Bradbury Volume 2	1985-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Granada	0-586-05749-8	£3.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	683	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	1988-00-00	Ray Bradbury	Granada	0-586-04361-6	£2.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	213	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.	coll	Peter Goodfellow
Les machines à bonheur	1988-04-00	Ray Bradbury	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #84)	2-207-30084-6		317	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.	coll	Marie-Christine Forest
The Vintage Bradbury	1990-07-00	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books	0-679-72946-1	$8.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	329	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.	coll
The Stories of Ray Bradbury	1990-10-00	Ray Bradbury	Alfred A. Knopf	0-394-51335-5	$29.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	912	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	R. D. Scudellari
Les machines à bonheur^?Les machines a bonheur	2000-01-00	Ray Bradbury	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #84)	2-207-25066-0		317	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.	coll	Vincent Froissard
The Machineries of Joy	2000-12-00	Ray Bradbury	Earthlight	0-671-03771-4	£5.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	255	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.	coll	Trevor Scobie
Les machines à bonheur^?Les machines a bonheur	2008-06-02	Ray Bradbury	Denoël^?Denoel (Folio SF #312)	978-2-07-034842-8		465	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.	coll	Matthias Haddad
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1	2008-12-00	Ray Bradbury	HarperVoyager	978-0-00-728047-6	£16.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xx+ 956	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Stories of Ray Bradbury	2010-04-06	Ray Bradbury	Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #326)	978-0-307-26905-8	$32.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xliii+ 1059	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1	2012-06-28	Ray Bradbury	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-749768-3	£1.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Grafton	0-586-04361-6	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	255	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.	coll	Steve Crisp
The Machineries of Joy	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	S5258	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	S5258	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	N8304	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	H2988	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Grafton	0-586-04361-6	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	255	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.	coll	Steve Crisp
The Machineries of Joy	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	0-553-24695-X	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	245	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.	coll	Tito Salomoni
The Machineries of Joy	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	H2988	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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.	coll
The Machineries of Joy	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	S5258	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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.	coll
The Vintage Bradbury	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books	V-294	$1.65^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	v+ 329	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.	coll
The Vintage Bradbury	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books	V-294	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 329	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.	coll
The Vintage Bradbury	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books	0-679-72946-1	$13.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 329	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.	coll
The Vintage Bradbury	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books	V-294	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	v+ 329	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.	coll	Peter Rauch
The Vintage Bradbury	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books	0-394-74059-9	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	v+ 329	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.	coll
The Vintage Bradbury	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books	0-394-74059-9	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	v+ 329	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.	coll
The Vintage Bradbury	date unknown	Ray Bradbury	Vintage Books	0-394-74059-9	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 329	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.	coll

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