The Stolen Dormouse

"The Stolen Dormouse"
Short story by L. Sprague de Camp
cover of Astounding Science-Fiction, April 1941, illustrating The Stolen Dormouse
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Science fiction
Publication
Published inAstounding Science-Fiction
PublisherStreet & Smith
Media typePrint (Magazine)
Publication dateApril, May 1941

"The Stolen Dormouse" is a science fiction novella by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published as a serial in the magazine Astounding Science-Fiction for April and May, 1941 and first appeared in book form in de Camp's collection Divide and Rule (Fantasy Press, 1948). The story has also appeared in the anthologies Astounding Stories: The 60th Anniversary Collection (Easton Press, 1990), and The Best of Astounding: Classic Short Novels from the Golden Age of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf, 1992).