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    The Conqueror of Death ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, November 30, 2013, 978-1-61227-230-6, $22.95, 305pp, tp, cover by Yoz)
        Anthology of eight stories of French proto-SF from La Science Illustrée, Edited, translated/adapted, and introduced by Brian Stableford. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com], or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.
    Details taken from online listing.
    • · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in
    • · The Tribulations of an Angler · Alphonse Brown; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“Les tribulations d’un pêcheur à la ligne”, La Science Illustrée, August 21, 1891 - November 21, 1891).
    • · The Story of an Earthquake · Camille Debans; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“Histoire d’un tremblement de terre”, La Science Illustrée, November 26, 1892 - December 24, 1892).
    • · Le Désiré · Émile Gautier; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“Le Désiré, première traversée d’un bateau sous-marin”, La Science Illustrée, December 31, 1892 - January 18, 1893).
    • · Fire Island · Camille Debans; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“L’île en feu”, La Science Illustrée, April 15, 1893 - May 20, 1893).
    • · Springfield’s Doubloons · Georges Price; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“Les 800 doublons de Springfield”, La Science Illustrée, December 1, 1894 - February 2, 1895).
    • · A Steam Duel · Camille Debans; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“Un duel à vapeur”, La Science Illustrée, April 13, 1893 - May 25, 1895).
    • · The Conqueror of Death · Camille Debans; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“Le vainqueur de la mort. Chronique des siècles à venir”, La Science Illustrée, November 25, 1895 - November 30, 1895).
    • · The Gold-Mines of Bas-Meudon · Paul Combes; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“Les mines d’or du Bas Meudon”, La Science Illustrée, February 12, 1898 - May 28, 1898).

    The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy: The 19th Century ed. Brian M. Stableford (Dedalus, September 18, 1991, 0-946626-78-2, £8.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Tim Grey)
        Anthology of 21 fantasy pieces published in the 19th Century, with a long introductory essay. A hardcover edition (-84-7, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
    • 1 · Introduction · Brian M. Stableford · in 1991
    • 39 · Henry Fitzowen · Nathan Drake · nv Literary Hours 1798
      an earlier version was published as “Sir Gawen” in The Speculator v.1, 1790.
    • 69 · Kubla Khan · Samuel Taylor Coleridge · pm Christabel/Kubla Khan/The Pains of Sleep by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Murray, 1816
    • 72 · Lamia · John Keats · pm Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems by John Keats, Taylor and Hessey, 1820
    • 93 · The Nymph of the Lurlei Berg · Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton · ss The New Monthly Magazine November 1832
    • 108 · Ixion in Heaven · Benjamin Disraeli · nv The New Monthly Magazine December 1832 (+2)
    • 137 · The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837
    • 150 · A Chronicle of England · John Sterling · ss 1840
    • 166 · Erotion · Dinah Maria Mulock · nv Avillion and Other Tales by Diana Maria Mulock, Smith, Elder, 1853
    • 193 · Morte d’Arthur · Alfred, Lord Tennyson · pm 1842
    • 203 · The Walking Stick of Destiny · Lewis Carroll · ss 1932; written about 1850.
    • 218 · A Dream · William Morris · ss Oxford and Cambridge Magazine March 1856
    • 236 · The Woman in the Mirror · George MacDonald · ex from Phantastes, Smith, Elder, 1858
    • 259 · Goblin Market · Christina Georgina Rossetti · pm The Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti, 1862; dated 1859.
    • 276 · The Sacristan of St. Botolph · William Gilbert · nv The Magic Mirror by William Gilbert, Alexander Strahan, 1866
    • 298 · The Dong with the Luminous Nose · Edward Lear · pm Laughable Lyrics by Edward Lear, 1877
    • 302 · Sir Jocelyn’s Cap · Walter Besant & Walter Herries Pollock · nv Longman’s Magazine December 1884 (+1), uncredited.
    • 352 · The Siren · F. Anstey · ss The Black Poodle and Other Tales by F. Anstey, Longmans Green, 1884
    • 362 · In the Wrong Paradise · Andrew Lang · ss The Fortnightly Review December 1883
    • 377 · The House of Judgement · Oscar Wilde · pp The Spirit Lamp February 1893
    • 380 · St. Eudæmon and His Orange Tree · Vernon Lee · ss Pope Jacynth and Other Fantastic Tales by Vernon Lee, Grant Richards, 1904
    • 392 · Alexander the Ratcatcher · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Garnett, Unwin, 1888
    • 409 · Appendix · Brian M. Stableford · ms (r)

    The Humanisphere and Other Utopian Fantasies ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, April 30, 2016, 978-1-61227-511-6, $27.95, 358pp, tp, cover by Jean-Félix Lyon)
        Anthology of four stories of French utopian romance, edited and translated/adapted by Brian Stableford.
    Details taken from online listing.
    • · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in
    • · The Complete News from the Moon · Victor Considerant; translated by Brian Stableford · na
      translated from the French (Publication complete des nouvelles découvertes de sir John Herschel dans le ciel austral et dans la lune, Masson & Dupré, 1836).
    • · The Future World (or The Humanisphere) · Joseph Déjacque; translated by Brian Stableford · na
      translated from the French (L’Humanisphère, utopie anarchique, 1899).
    • · The New City · Fernand Giraudeau; translated by Brian Stableford · na
      translated from the French (La Cité nouvelle, anonymously, Amyot, 1868).
    • · Letters from Malaisie · Paul Adam; translated by Brian Stableford · na
      translated from the French (Lettres de Malaisie, Éditions de la Revue Blanche, 1898).

    Investigations of the Future ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, July 31, 2012, 978-1-61227-106-4, $22.95, 337pp, tp, cover by Mandy)
        Anthology of seven French proto-science fiction stories, edited and translated/adapted by Brian Stableford.
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 4 · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in
    • 15 · Future Paris · Théophile Gautier; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“Paris futur”, Le Pays, December 1851).
    • 31 · Future Paris · Arsène Houssaye; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“Le Paris futur”, 1856).
    • 37 · Future Paris · Victor Fournel; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
      translated from the French (“Paris nouveau et Paris futur”, 1865).
    • 52 · The Ruins of Paris in 4875 · Alfred Franklin; translated by Brian Stableford · nv
      translated from the French (“Les Ruines de Paris en 4908, documents officiels et inédits”, 1875).
    • 81 · Year 330 of the Republic · Maurice Spronck; translated by Brian Stableford · na
      translated from the French (“L’an 330 de la République : XXIIe siècle de l’ère chrétienne”, 1894).
    • 130 · An Investigation of the World of the Future · Jean Jullien; translated by Brian Stableford · n.
      translated from the French (“Enquête sur le monde futur”, 1909).
    • 277 · Hebal’s Vision · Pierre-Simon Ballanche; translated by Brian Stableford · na
      translated from the French (“Vision d’Hebal, chef d’un clan écossais”, 1831).

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