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Gentlemen, Be Seated!

short story by Robert A. Heinlein
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Summary

Gentlemen, Be Seated! is a literary work[1]. Gentlemen, Be Seated! ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Robert A. Heinlein[3]
  • Genre: science fiction[4]
  • Follows: The Long Watch[5]
  • Followed by: The Black Pits of Luna[6]
  • Part of the series: Future History[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Publication date: 1949[9]
  • Form of creative work: short story[10]

Why It Matters

Gentlemen, Be Seated! is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Vegetti catalog of fantastic literature nilf id → 1037656
    Form of creative work → short story
    Language of work or name → English
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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