<P> `` Dark They Were , and Golden - Eyed '' is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury . It was originally published in the magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories in August 1949 , under the title `` The Naming of Names '' . It was subsequently included in the short - story collections A Medicine for Melancholy and S is for Space . </P>
<P> `` Dark They Were , and Golden - Eyed '' is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury . It was originally published in the magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories in August 1949 , under the title `` The Naming of Names '' . It was subsequently included in the short - story collections A Medicine for Melancholy and S is for Space . </P>
when was dark they were and golden eyed published
when was dark they were and golden eyed published
August 1949
August 1949