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    An Olaf Stapledon Reader by Olaf Stapledon (Syracuse University Press, May 1997, 0-8156-0430-0, $17.95, 314pp, tp, co, cover by Frederick A. Wellner) [edited by Robert Crossley]
        Collection of 10 stories/exerpts, 12 essays, and assorted letters and poems, meant to be an introduction to Stapledon. Bibliographical notes are included. A hardcover edition (-2724-6, $45.00) was announced but not seen.
    • ix · Introduction · Robert Crossley · in
    • xxi · A Note on Texts · Robert Crossley · ms
    • · Fiction
    • 3 · The Flying Men · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Last and First Men, Methuen, 1930
    • 11 · Nutrition · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Last Men in London, Methuen, 1932
    • 14 · The Story of John · Olaf Stapledon · ss (r)
      rejected chapter from Last Men in London.
    • 22 · Nautiloids · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Star Maker, Methuen, 1937
    • 28 · The Reign of Darkness · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Darkness and Light, Methuen, 1942
    • 42 · Old Man in a New World · Olaf Stapledon · ex G. Allen, 1944
    • 60 · Sirius at Cambridge · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Sirius, Secker & Warburg, January 1944
    • 71 · The Flames: A Fantasy · Olaf Stapledon · na Secker & Warburg, 1947
    • 124 · The Man Who Became a Tree · Olaf Stapledon · ss Far Future Calling by Olaf Stapledon, Oswald Train, 1979
    • 131 · The Peak and the Town · Olaf Stapledon · ss Olaf Stapledon: A Bibliography ed. Harvey J. Satty & Curtis C. Smith, Greenwood, 1984
    • · Essays and Talks
    • 145 · The Splendid Race · Olaf Stapledon · ar The Old Abbotsholmian v2 #8, 1908
    • 148 · Thoughts on the Modern Spirit · Olaf Stapledon · ar (r)
    • 163 · The Remaking of Man · Olaf Stapledon · ar The Listener April 8 1931
    • 169 · Machinery and Labour · Olaf Stapledon · ar 1934
    • 175 · On Cultural Diversity · Olaf Stapledon · ar Manchester Evening News August 20 1937
    • 179 · Mysticism · Olaf Stapledon · ar from Philosophy and Living, Penguin, 1939
    • 188 · Escapism in Literature · Olaf Stapledon · ar Scrutiny 1939
    • 197 · Literature and the Unity of Man · Olaf Stapledon · ar Writers in Freedom: A Symposium ed. Hermon Ould, Hutchinson, 1942
    • 203 · Some Thoughts on H.G. Wells’s “You Can’t Be Too Careful” · Olaf Stapledon · ar Plan August 1942
    • 206 · Social Implications of Atomic Power · Olaf Stapledon · ar The Norseman November/December 1945
    • 211 · Mankind at the Crossroads · Olaf Stapledon · ar 1947
    • 218 · Interplanetary Man? · Olaf Stapledon · ar Journal of the British Interplanetary Society November 1948
      transcript of a speech.
    • · Memoirs and Meditations
    • 245 · Reflections of an Ambulance Orderly · Olaf Stapledon · ar The Old Abbotsholmian v3 #1, 1910
    • 247 · Paul’s Changing World · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Last Men in London, Methuen, 1932
    • 250 · Fields Within Fields · Olaf Stapledon · ar (r)
    • 263 · Time and Eternity · Olaf Stapledon · ar from Death Into Life, Methuen, 1946
    • 266 · The Core · Olaf Stapledon · es The Windmill v1 #2, 1945
    • 273 · Heavens Declare—Nothing · Olaf Stapledon · ar from The Opening of the Eyes, Methuen, 1954
    • · Letters
    • 279 · Two Letters to H.G. Wells · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r)
    • 281 · Two Letters to Naomi Mitchison · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r)
    • 283 · Letter to Virginia Woolf · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r)
    • 284 · Letter to C.E.M. Joad · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r)
    • 286 · Three Letters to Aage Marcus · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r)
    • 291 · Letter to Fay Pomerance · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r)
    • 293 · Letter to Gwyneth Alban-Davis · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r)
    • · Poems
    • 297 · The Builder · Olaf Stapledon · pm The Old Abbotsholmian v3 #11, 1912
    • 298 · Poems from Latter-Day Psalms
    • 298 · Men · Olaf Stapledon · pm Latter-Day Psalms by Olaf Stapledon, Henry Young, 1914
    • 298 · Time · Olaf Stapledon · pm Latter-Day Psalms by Olaf Stapledon, Henry Young, 1914
    • 299 · Spirit · Olaf Stapledon · pm Latter-Day Psalms by Olaf Stapledon, Henry Young, 1914
    • 302 · Resignation · Olaf Stapledon · pm 1924
    • 303 · Our Shame · Olaf Stapledon · pm 1925
    • 304 · Poems from Metaphysical Posters
    • 304 · Poem 2 from First Volley: Astronomical · Olaf Stapledon · pm (r)
    • 305 · Poem 15 from First Volley: Astronomical · Olaf Stapledon · pm (r)
    • 306 · Poem 17 from First Volley: Astronomical · Olaf Stapledon · pm (r)
    • 307 · Poem 1 from The Nether Worlds · Olaf Stapledon · pm (r)
    • 308 · Paradox · Olaf Stapledon · pm The Adelphi March 1940
    • 309 · Recommended Reading · [uncredited] · bi


    Quadratic by Olaf Stapledon & Murray Leinster (Fantasy Publishing Co., Inc., 1953, $3.50, 282+298pp, hc, om)
        Rebinding of unbound signatures from the FPCI printings of Stapledon’s collection Worlds of Wonder and Leinster’s novel Murder Madness.



    Worlds of Wonder by Olaf Stapledon (Fantasy Publishing Co., Inc., 1949, $3.00, 279pp, hc, co)






    Mysterious Cairo ed. Ed Stark (West End Games, June 1992, 0-87431-346-5, $4.95, 341pp, tp, oa, cover by Dell Harris)
        Original anthology of eight short novelizations based on the “Torg” game, one broken into four parts, with an introduction by the editor.
































    Robot Overlords by Mark Stay (Gollancz, February 13, 2015, 978-1-473-20486-7, £8.99, 376pp, tp, co)
        Novelisation of the movie, plus an original short story, and the shooting script.
    • 1 · Robot Overlords · Mark Stay · n.
    • 287 · Afterword to “Robot Overlords” · Mark Stay · as
    • 293 · Robot Overlords: The Mediator Prototype · Mark Stay · ss
    • 317 · Robot Overlords: The Shooting Script · Mark Stay & Jon Wright · pl









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