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The Brighton Monster Gerald Kersh (London: Heinemann, 1953, 10/6, 197pp, hc)

· The Brighton Monster [“The Monster”] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 21 ’48
· Frozen Beauty [as by Waldo Kellar] · ss John Bull Nov 29 ’41
· The Copper Dahlia · ss Argosy (UK) Oct ’49
· White Horse with Wings [“Miracle of the Winged Rescue”] · ss The People Jan 5 ’47
· Ladies or Clothes · ss Esquire Dec ’47
· Judas Forgiven · ss *
· The Epistle of Simple Simon · ss Tomorrow Jun ’47
· Note on Danger B · ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 5 ’47
· The Queen of Pig Island · ss The Strand Mar ’49
· Wealth of Nations · ss *
· The Ape and the Mystery [“The Mysterious Mona Lisa Smile”] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jun 26 ’48
· Whatever Happened to Corporal Cuckoo? · nv *
The Horrible Dummy and Other Stories Gerald Kersh (London: Heinemann, 1944, 8/6, 166pp, hc)

· The Undefeated · ss Illustrated Sep 27 ’41
· The Ten Old Tigers · ss John o’ London’s Weekly Jul 3 ’42
· Comrade Death · nv Courier Sum ’38
· The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy · ss Penguin Parade #6, ed. Denys Kilham Roberts, Penguin, 1939
· Lunatic’s Broth [as by P. J. Gahagan] · ss Courier Spr ’38
· A Ruby Worth £1100 · ss The Tatler Nov 22 ’40
· The Stone · ss John o’ London’s Weekly Jun 20 ’41
· The Devil That Troubled the Chessboard · ss John o’ London’s Weekly Jan 11 ’36
· The Bitter Seas · ss Modern Reading #5 ’42
· The Drunk and the Blind · ss Penguin Parade #4, ed. Denys Kilham Roberts, Penguin, 1938
· The Woman in the Mud · ss *
· Shaggy Yellow Dog · ss Picture Post Jul 29 ’39
· The Battle of the Singing Men · ss John o’ London’s Weekly Dec 8 ’39
· The Musicians · ss Harper’s Bazaar
· A Bit of a Change [“The Men Who Knew Not What They Did”] · ss Lilliput Jul ’43
· The Last Coin of Mr. Baer [as by Waldo Kellar] · ss John Bull Dec 20 ’41
· Irongut and the Brown Mouse · ss London Calling May 16-22 ’43
· Hairy Cohen · ss I Got References, Joseph, 1939
· Dudelsack · ss John o’ London’s Weekly Oct 9 ’42
· Slaves · ss Lilliput Sep ’38
· The Evil Destiny of Dr. Polacek [as by Waldo Kellar] · ss John Bull Jun 6 ’42
· The White Flash · ss The People Dec 26 ’43
· All That One Man Remembered · ss John Bull Oct 30 ’43
Men Without Bones Gerald Kersh (London: Heinemann, 1955, 12/6, 194pp, hc)

· Men Without Bones · ss Esquire Aug ’54
· The Hack · ss Courier Sep ’54
· The White-Washed Room · ss *
· The Violin Maker · ss London Evening News Dec 4 ’52
· Femme Fatale · ss *
· Gratitude · ss Courier Win ’43
· The Madwoman · ss London Evening News Jul 30 ’53
· The Life and Times of the Dog Basta · ss *
· The Guardian · ss *
· Carnival on the Downs · ss *
· Elizabeth and Temptation [as by G. J. Herbert] · ss Courier Spr ’39
· In a Misty Window · ss Illustrated Sep 28 ’46
· Memory of a Fight · ss Argosy (UK) Sep ’55
· The Fabulous Fido · ss *
· The Tarleton Twins [as by G. J. Herbert] · ss Courier Win ’38/39
· The Charcoal Burner · ss *
· The Sympathetic Souse · ss Lilliput Nov ’54
· Incident in a Tavern · ss London Evening News May 6 ’53
· The End of a Wise Guy [“Victim Unknown”] · ss John Bull Nov 27 ’48
· The Dancing Doll · ss London Evening News Feb 17 ’53
· Buried Treasure · ss *
· One Case in a Million · ss *
Men Without Bones Gerald Kersh (Paperback Library 52-127, Jan ’62, 50¢, 223pp, pb)

7 · Men Without Bones · ss Esquire Aug ’54
17 · The Shady Life of Annibal [“The Imaginary Heir”] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 18 ’59
32 · The Ape and the Mystery [“The Mysterious Mona Lisa Smile”] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jun 26 ’48
42 · The Oxoxoco Bottle [“The Secret of the Bottle”] · nv The Saturday Evening Post Dec 7 ’57
70 · Thicker Than Water · nv Guttersnipe, Heinemann, 1954
95 · The Madwoman · ss London Evening News Jul 30 ’53
100 · The Terrible Ride of Colonel Tessier · nv The Saturday Evening Post Oct 11 ’52
126 · The Dancing Doll · ss London Evening News Feb 17 ’53
132 · The Hack · ss Courier Sep ’54
140 · Ladies or Clothes · ss Esquire Dec ’47
150 · In a Room Without Walls · ss Neither Man Nor Dog, Heinemann, 1946
154 · Clock Without Hands · nv Colliers Oct 12-26 ’46
214 · The Epistle of Simple Simon · ss Tomorrow Jun ’47
Nightshade & Damnations Gerald Kersh (Fawcett Gold Medal R1887, 1968, 60¢, 192pp, pb)

9 · Kersh, the Demon Prince · Harlan Ellison · in
15 · The Queen of Pig Island · ss The Strand Mar ’49
29 · Frozen Beauty [as by Waldo Kellar] · ss John Bull Nov 29 ’41
35 · The Brighton Monster [“The Monster”] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 21 ’48
51 · Men Without Bones · ss Esquire Aug ’54
63 · Busto Is a Ghost, Too Mean to Give Us a Fright!" [“Lunatic’s Broth”, as by P. J. Gahagan] · ss Courier Spr ’38
77 · The Ape and the Mystery [“The Mysterious Mona Lisa Smile”] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jun 26 ’48
89 · The King Who Collected Clocks [“Royal Impostor”] · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 3 ’47
117 · Bone for Debunkers [“The Karmesin Affair”; Karmesin] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Dec 15 ’62
133 · A Lucky Day for the Boar · ss Playboy Oct ’62
143 · Voices in the Dust of Annan · ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep 13 ’47
161 · Whatever Happened to Corporal Cuckoo? · nv The Brighton Monster, London: Heinemann, 1953; Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954
On an Odd Note Gerald Kersh (Ballantine 268, 1958, 35¢, 154pp, pb)

11 · Seed of Destruction · ss Esquire Aug ’47
19 · Frozen Beauty [as by Waldo Kellar] · ss John Bull Nov 29 ’41
25 · Reflections in a Tablespoon · ss Neither Man Nor Dog, Heinemann, 1946
39 · The Crewel Needle · ss Lilliput May-Jun ’53
49 · The Sympathetic Souse · ss Lilliput Nov ’54
57 · The Queen of Pig Island · ss The Strand Mar ’49
71 · Prophet Without Honor · ss *
89 · The Beggars’ Stone [“The Stone”] · ss John o’ London’s Weekly Jun 20 ’41
97 · The Brighton Monster [“The Monster”] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 21 ’48
115 · The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy · ss Penguin Parade #6, ed. Denys Kilham Roberts, Penguin, 1939
121 · Fantasy of a Hunted Man [as by Waldo Kellar] · ss John Bull May 16 ’42
127 · The Gentleman All in Black [as by Waldo Kellar] · ss John Bull Jan 24 ’42
133 · The Eye [“The Murderer’s Eye”] · nv The Saturday Evening Post Mar 2 ’57
Mars Mountain Eugene George Key (Fantasy Publications, 1934, 25¢, 142pp, hc)

· Mars Mountain · nv
· Earth Sees Mars · nv
· Lake Tempest · nv
Contact ed. Noel Keyes (Paperback Library, May ’63, pb)

· Introduction · Noel Keyes · in
· First Contact · Murray Leinster · nv Astounding May ’45
· Intelligence Test · Harry Walton · ss Science Fiction Plus May ’53
· The Large Ant · Howard Fast · ss Fantastic Universe Feb ’60
· What’s He Doing in There? · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Dec ’57
· Chemical Plant · Ian Williamson · ss New Worlds Win ’50
· Limiting Factor · Clifford D. Simak · ss Startling Stories Nov ’49
· The Fire Balloons [“‘In This Sign...’”] · Ray Bradbury · ss Imagination Apr ’51
· Invasion from Mars · Howard Koch · pl CBS Oct ’38
· The Gentle Vultures · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Fiction Dec ’57
· Knock · Fredric Brown · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec ’48
· Specialist · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy May ’53
· Lost Memory · Peter Phillips · ss Galaxy May ’52
Present Imperfect: Facets of the Utopian Vision ed. Leo B. Kneer (Scott, Foresman & Co. 0-673-03434-8, 1973, 308pp, hc); Textbook.

7 · Preface · Leo B. Kneer · pr
9 · The Roads Must Roll · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Astounding Jun ’40
73 · Lost Horizon [Lost Horizon] · James Hilton · n. New York: Morrow, 1933
273 · The Republic of the Southern Cross · Valerii Briussov · ss The Republic of the Southern Cross and Other Stories, London: Constable, 1918
The Best of Damon Knight Damon Knight (Nelson Doubleday, 1976, hc)

· Dark of Knight · Barry N. Malzberg · in
· Introduction · in
· Not with a Bang · ss F&SF Win/Spr ’50
· To Serve Man · ss Galaxy Nov ’50
· Cabin Boy · nv Galaxy Sep ’51
· The Analogues · ss Astounding Jan ’52
· Babel II · nv Beyond Fantasy Fiction Jul ’53
· Special Delivery · nv Galaxy Apr ’54
· Thing of Beauty · nv Galaxy Sep ’58
· Anachron · ss If Jan ’54
· Extempore [“The Beach Where Time Began”] · ss Infinity Science Fiction Aug ’56
· Backward, O Time [“This Way to the Regress”] · ss Galaxy Aug ’56
· The Last Word · ss Satellite Feb ’57
· Man in the Jar · ss Galaxy Apr ’57
· The Enemy · ss Venture Jan ’58
· Eripmav · vi F&SF Jun ’58
· A Likely Story · ss Infinity Science Fiction Feb ’56
· Time Enough [“Enough Time”] · ss Amazing Jul ’60
· Mary [“An Ancient Madness”] · nv Galaxy Jun ’64
· The Handler · ss Rogue Aug ’60
· The Big Pat Boom · ss Galaxy Dec ’63
· Semper Fi [“Satisfaction”] · ss Analog Aug ’64
· Masks · ss Playboy Jul ’68
· Down There · ss New Dimensions 3, ed. Robert Silverberg, Nelson Doubleday, 1973
Far Out Damon Knight (Simon & Schuster, 1961, $3.95, 199pp, hc)

· Introduction · Anthony Boucher · in
· To Serve Man · ss Galaxy Nov ’50
· Idiot Stick · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #4, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1958
· Thing of Beauty · nv Galaxy Sep ’58
· The Enemy · ss Venture Jan ’58
· Not with a Bang · ss F&SF Win/Spr ’50
· Babel II · nv Beyond Fantasy Fiction Jul ’53
· Anachron · ss If Jan ’54
· Special Delivery · nv Galaxy Apr ’54
· You’re Another · nv F&SF Jun ’55
· Time Enough [“Enough Time”] · ss Amazing Jul ’60
· Extempore [“The Beach Where Time Began”] · ss Infinity Science Fiction Aug ’56
· Cabin Boy · nv Galaxy Sep ’51
· The Last Word · ss Satellite Feb ’57
In Deep Damon Knight (Berkley Medallion F760, 1963, 50¢, 158pp, pb); British Editions Omit “The Handler”.

· Four in One · nv Galaxy Feb ’53
· An Eye for a What? · nv Galaxy Mar ’57
· The Handler · ss Rogue Aug ’60
· Stranger Station · nv F&SF Dec ’56
· Ask Me Anything · nv Galaxy May ’51
· The Country of the Kind · ss F&SF Feb ’56
· Ticket to Anywhere · nv Galaxy Apr ’52
· Beachcomber · ss Imagination Dec ’52
Off Center Damon Knight (Ace M-113, 1965, 45¢, 141pp, pb); Bound with The Rithian Terror.

· What Rough Beast? · Damon Knight · nv F&SF Feb ’59
· The Second-Class Citizen · Damon Knight · ss If Nov ’63
· Be My Guest · Damon Knight · na Fantastic Universe Sep ’58
· God’s Nose · Damon Knight · vi Rogue Mar ’64
· Catch That Martian · Damon Knight · ss Galaxy Mar ’52
· The Rithian Terror [“Double Meaning”] · Damon Knight · na Startling Stories Jan ’53
Off Centre Damon Knight (Gollancz, 1969, hc)

· What Rough Beast? · nv F&SF Feb ’59
· The Second-Class Citizen · ss If Nov ’63
· Be My Guest · na Fantastic Universe Sep ’58
· God’s Nose · vi Rogue Mar ’64
· Catch That Martian · ss Galaxy Mar ’52
· Dulcie and Decorum · nv Galaxy Mar ’55
· Masks · ss Playboy Jul ’68
· To Be Continued · ss F&SF Oct ’59
Three Novels Damon Knight (Doubleday, 1967, $3.95, 186pp, hc)

· Rule Golden · na Science Fiction Adventures May ’54
· Natural State · na Galaxy Jan ’54
· The Dying Man [“Dio”] · nv Infinity Science Fiction Sep ’57
Turning On Damon Knight (Doubleday, 1966, $3.50, 180pp, hc); Ace 1967 edition omits story “The Handler”.

· Semper Fi [“Satisfaction”] · ss Analog Aug ’64
· The Big Pat Boom · ss Galaxy Dec ’63
· Man in the Jar · ss Galaxy Apr ’57
· The Handler · ss Rogue Aug ’60
· Mary [“An Ancient Madness”] · nv Galaxy Jun ’64
· Auto-da-Fe · ss Galaxy Feb ’61
· To the Pure · ss New Worlds Oct ’66
· Eripmav · vi F&SF Jun ’58
· Backward, O Time [“This Way to the Regress”] · ss Galaxy Aug ’56
· The Night of Lies · ss F&SF Oct ’58
· Maid to Measure · vi F&SF Oct ’64
· Collector’s Item [“The End of the Search”] · ss Worlds of Tomorrow Jun ’63
· A Likely Story · ss Infinity Science Fiction Feb ’56
· Don’t Live in the Past · nv Galaxy Jun ’51
Turning On Damon Knight (Ace G-677, 1967, 50¢, 160pp, pb, cover by Jack Gaughan); Reprint collection (Doubleday 1966), omits story “The Handler”.

6 · Semper Fi [“Satisfaction”] · ss Analog Aug ’64
21 · The Big Pat Boom · ss Galaxy Dec ’63
28 · Man in the Jar · ss Galaxy Apr ’57
43 · Mary [“An Ancient Madness”] · nv Galaxy Jun ’64
66 · Auto-da-Fe · ss Galaxy Feb ’61
73 · To the Pure · ss New Worlds Oct ’66
79 · Eripmav · vi F&SF Jun ’58
80 · Backward, O Time [“This Way to the Regress”] · ss Galaxy Aug ’56
89 · The Night of Lies · ss F&SF Oct ’58
94 · Maid to Measure · vi F&SF Oct ’64
97 · Collector’s Item [“The End of the Search”] · ss Worlds of Tomorrow Jun ’63
101 · A Likely Story · ss Infinity Science Fiction Feb ’56
119 · Don’t Live in the Past · nv Galaxy Jun ’51
13 French Science-Fiction Stories ed. Damon Knight (Bantam F2817, Aug ’65, 50¢, 167pp, pb)

1 · Introduction · Damon Knight · in
3 · Juliette [1959] · Claude F. Cheinisse; trans. by Damon Knight · ss F&SF Aug ’61
8 · The Blind Pilot [1959] · Charles Henneberg; trans. by Damon Knight · ss F&SF Jan ’60
26 · Olivia [1960] · Henri Damonti; trans. by Damon Knight · ss *
34 · The Notary and the Conspiracy [1962] · Henri Damonti; trans. by Damon Knight · ss F&SF Dec ’62
44 · The Vana [1959] · Alain Doremieux; trans. by Damon Knight · ss, 1961
56 · The Devil’s Goddaughter [1960] · Suzanne Malaval; trans. by Damon Knight · vi F&SF Sep ’62
60 · Moon-Fishers [1959] · Charles Henneberg; trans. by Damon Knight · nv F&SF Apr ’62
82 · The Non-Humans [1958] · Charles Henneberg; trans. by Damon Knight · ss F&SF Jun ’60
102 · After Three Hundred Years [1922] · Pierre Mille; trans. by Damon Knight · ss *
115 · The Monster [1958] · Gerard Klein; trans. by Damon Knight · ss *
129 · A Little More Caviar? [1963] · Claude Veillot; trans. by Damon Knight · ss *
148 · The Chain of Love [1955] · Catherine Cliff; trans. by Damon Knight · ss *
153 · The Dead Fish [1955] · Boris Vian; trans. by Damon Knight · ss *
166 · About the Authors · Damon Knight · bg
The Best from Orbit ed. Damon Knight (Berkley, 1975, hc)

· A Sort of Introduction · Damon Knight · in
· The Secret Place · Richard M. McKenna · ss Orbit 1, ed. Damon Knight, Berkley Medallion, 1966
· The Loolies Are Here · Allison Rice · ss Orbit 1, ed. Damon Knight, Berkley Medallion, 1966
· The Doctor · Theodore L. Thomas · ss Orbit 2, ed. Damon Knight, Berkley Medallion, 1967
· Baby, You Were Great · Kate Wilhelm · ss Orbit 2, ed. Damon Knight, Berkley Medallion, 1967
· The Hole on the Corner · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 2, ed. Damon Knight, Berkley Medallion, 1967
· I Gave Her Sack and Sherry [Alyx] · Joanna Russ · nv Orbit 2, ed. Damon Knight, Berkley Medallion, 1967
· Mother to the World · Richard Wilson · nv Orbit 3, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
· Don’t Wash the Carats · Philip José Farmer · ss Orbit 3, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
· The Planners · Kate Wilhelm · ss Orbit 3, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
· The Changeling · Gene Wolfe · ss Orbit 3, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
· Passengers · Robert Silverberg · ss Orbit 4, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
· Shattered Like a Glass Goblin · Harlan Ellison · ss Orbit 4, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
· The Time Machine · Langdon Jones · nv Orbit 5, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1969
· Look, You Think You’ve Got Troubles · Carol Carr · ss Orbit 5, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1969
· The Big Flash · Norman Spinrad · nv Orbit 5, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1969
· Jim and Mary G · James Sallis · ss Orbit 7, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· The End · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· Continued on Next Rock · R. A. Lafferty · nv Orbit 7, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories · Gene Wolfe · ss Orbit 7, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· Horse of Air · Gardner R. Dozois · ss Orbit 8, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty · Harlan Ellison · ss Orbit 8, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· Rite of Spring · Avram Davidson · ss Orbit 8, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· The Bystander · Thom Lee Wharton · ss Orbit 8, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· The Encounter · Kate Wilhelm · nv Orbit 8, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· Gleepsite · Joanna Russ · ss Orbit 9, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1971
· Binaries · James Sallis · ss Orbit 9, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1971
· Al · Carol Emshwiller · ss Orbit 10, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1972
· Live, from Berchtesgaden · George Alec Effinger · ss Orbit 10, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1972
Beyond Tomorrow ed. Damon Knight (Harper & Row, 1965, $4.50, 333pp, hc)

· Introduction · Damon Knight · in
· Brightside Crossing · Alan E. Nourse · nv Galaxy Jan ’56
· The Deep Range · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954
· Coventry · Robert A. Heinlein · na Astounding Jul ’40
· The Mile-Long Spaceship · Kate Wilhelm · ss Astounding Apr ’57
· The Seesaw [Isher] · A. E. van Vogt · ss Astounding Jul ’41
· Nightfall · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Sep ’41
· The Million-Year Picnic · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Sum ’46
· Desertion [City (Websters)] · Clifford D. Simak · ss Astounding Nov ’44
· Twilight [Dying Earth] · Don A. Stuart · nv Astounding Nov ’34
· Happy Ending · Henry Kuttner · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug ’48
· More Good Reading in Science Fiction · Misc. · bi
A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels ed. Damon Knight (Delacorte, 1964, $4.95, 379pp, hc)

· The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na New York: Scribner’s, 1886
· The Invisible Man · H. G. Wells · na Pearson’s Weekly Jun 12, 1897 (+8)
· The Absolute at Large · Karel Capek · na New York & London: Macmillan, 1927
· Gulf · Robert A. Heinlein · na Astounding Nov ’49 (+1)
· E for Effort · T. L. Sherred · nv Astounding May ’47
· Hunter, Come Home · Richard M. McKenna · nv F&SF Mar ’63
A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels ed. Damon Knight (Mayflower, 1968, pb); Omits “The Invisible Man”.

· The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na New York: Scribner’s, 1886
· The Absolute at Large · Karel Capek · na New York & London: Macmillan, 1927
· Gulf · Robert A. Heinlein · na Astounding Nov ’49 (+1)
· E for Effort · T. L. Sherred · nv Astounding May ’47
· Hunter, Come Home · Richard M. McKenna · nv F&SF Mar ’63

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