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Yule-Tide Stories ed. Benjamin Thorpe (London: George Bell, 1880, xv+504pp, hc); A Collection of Scandinavian and North German Popular Tales and Traditions.

iii • Preface • Benjamin Thorpe • pr
1 • Birth of the Popular Tale • Benjamin Thorpe • in
3 • The Werwolf • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
11 • Prince Hatt under the Earth • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
35 • The Princess That Came Out of the Water • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
64 • The Palace That Stood on Golden Pillars • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
75 • The Herd-Boy • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
86 • The Princess on the Glass Mountains • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
97 • The Two Caskets • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
112 • The Little Gold Shoe • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
133 • The Boy That Stole the Giant’s Treasures • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
158 • The Beautiful Palace East of the Sun and North of the Earth • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex, 18??
168 • The Girl Who Could Spin Gold from Clay and Long Straw • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
170 • The Three Little Crones, each with Something Big • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
175 • The Three Dogs • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
192 • The Mermaid • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
226 • The Enchanted Toad • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
236 • The Princess in the Cavern • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
245 • The Herd-Boy and the Giant • Swedish Tradition; trans. by G. O. Hyltøn-Cavallius & George Stephens • ex Svenska Folk-Sagor och Äfventyr, 18??
253 • Grimsbork • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
262 • Gudbrand of the Mountain-Side • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
265 • The Master-Thief • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
278 • All Think Their Own offspring the Best • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
278 • The Bear and the Fox • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
280 • There Is no Fear for Those with whom all Women are in Love • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
288 • The Three Sisters Who Were Entrapped Into a Mountain • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
293 • The Widow’s Son • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
300 • Lillekort • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
312 • The Three Aunts • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
315 • Rich Peter the Huckster • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
325 • The Three Goats named Bruse that went to the Mountain Pasture to Fatten • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
326 • The Youth That Went to the North Wind and demanded his Flour Again • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
328 • Such Women Are; or, the Man from Ringerige and the Three Women • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
333 • The Cock and the Hen in the Nut-wood • Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe • ex Norske Folkeeventyr, Norway, 1842
335 • Svend’s Exploits • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
354 • Toller’s Neighbours • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
359 • The Troll’s Hammer • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
363 • The Magician’s Pupil • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
369 • Temptations • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
375 • The Girl Clad in Mouse-skin • Molbech • ex Udvalgte Eventyr, Kjöb, 1843
380 • The Outlaw • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
385 • Kield; or, the Founding of the Church at Varde • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
393 • The Amber-Seeker • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
397 • The Ness King • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
406 • Glob and Alger • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
412 • The Lucky Penny • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
417 • The Will • Carit Etlar • ex Eventyr og Folkesagen fra Jylland, Kjöb, 1847
421 • The Little Chicken Kluk and his Companions • Thiele • ex Danske Folkesagn, Kjöb, 1823
423 • Strong Frank • Müllenhoff • ex Sagen, Marchen &co., Kiel, 1845
431 • The Blue Riband • Müllenhoff • ex Sagen, Marchen &co., Kiel, 1845
435 • The Man Without a Heart • Müllenhoff • ex Sagen, Marchen &co., Kiel, 1845
441 • Goldmaria and Goldfeather • Müllenhoff • ex Sagen, Marchen &co., Kiel, 1845
452 • The King of Spain and His Queen • Müllenhoff • ex Sagen, Marchen &co., Kiel, 1845
456 • Millet-Thief • Ludwig Bechstein • ex Deutsches Märchenbuch, Leipzig, 1848
458 • The Seven Ravens • Ludwig Bechstein • ex Deutsches Märchenbuch, Leipzig, 1848
462 • The Little Cup of Tears • Ludwig Bechstein • ex Deutsches Märchenbuch, Leipzig, 1848
463 • The Three Gifts • Ludwig Bechstein • ex Deutsches Märchenbuch, Leipzig, 1848
465 • The Man in the Moon • Ludwig Bechstein • ex Deutsches Märchenbuch, Leipzig, 1848
466 • Lora, the Goddess of Love • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
468 • The Horseshoes on the Church Door • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
469 • The Wreath • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
471 • The Knights’ Cellar in the Kyffhäuser • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
474 • The Wonderful Flower • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
475 • The Goatherd • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
477 • The Dweller in the Ilsenstein • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
479 • The Rosstrappe, or the Horse’s Foot-mark • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
481 • The Dummburg • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
486 • Hackelnberg • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
490 • Honesty Is the Best Policy • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
496 • The Devil’s Mill • Otmar • ex Volcks-Sagen (Traditions of the Harz), Bremem, 1800
498 • The Dambeck Bells • Franz Kuhn & Schwartz • ex Norddeutsche Sagen, Leipzig, 1848
498 • The Witches’ Horn • Franz Kuhn & Schwartz • ex Norddeutsche Sagen, Leipzig, 1848
499 • Peter Muggel • Müllenhoff • ex Sagen, Marchen &co., Kiel, 1845
501 • Black Margaret • Müllenhoff • ex Sagen, Marchen &co., Kiel, 1845
503 • King Waldemar • Müllenhoff • ex Sagen, Marchen &co., Kiel, 1845
504 • The Wonderful Tree • Müllenhoff • ex Sagen, Marchen &co., Kiel, 1845
The Avon Story Teller ed. Anon. (Avon 72, 1945, 25¢, 281pp, pb)

11 • Che Ti Dice La Patria? • Ernest Hemingway • ss
24 • Pick-Up on Noon Street [“Noon Street Nemesis”] • Raymond Chandler • na Detective Fiction Weekly May 30 ’36
77 • Tiger! Tiger! • Pearl S. Buck • na Cosmopolitan Apr ’38
144 • The Officer Puppet • Franz Werfel • ss
166 • Call for Mr. Kenworthy • Robert Benchley • ss
174 • Dead Man • James M. Cain • ss The American Mercury Mar ’36
190 • Counterparts • James Joyce • ss
205 • The Drone • A. Merritt • ss Fantasy Magazine Sep ’34
219 • Dressing Up • W. R. Burnett • ss Harper’s Nov ’29
234 • Histoire de France, or Entrance Fee • Alexander Woollcott • ss New Yorker Mar 1 ’30
238 • The Man Who Was in Love with Death • Louis Bromfield • nv The World We Live In, Harper & Row, 1944
Batman vs. The Joker ed. Anon. (Signet D2969, May ’66, 50¢, 160pp, pb)

5 • The Challenge of the Joker • Anon. • ss
28 • “The Joker’s Winning Team!” • Anon. • ss
59 • “The Joker’s Millions!” • Anon. • ss
94 • “The Joker’s Journal!” • Anon. • ss
129 • “Batman-Clown of Crime!” • Anon. • ss
Batman vs. The Penguin ed. Anon. (Signet D2970, May ’66, 50¢, 159pp, pb)

5 • The Parasols of Plunder • Anon. • ss
40 • The Golden Eggs! • Anon. • ss
63 • “Penguin’s Fabulous Fowls!” • Anon. • ss
92 • The Return of the Penguin • Anon. • ss
129 • “The Sleeping Beauties of Gotham City!” • Anon. • ss
The Best of Adam ed. Anon. (Holloway House HH-106, 1964, 60¢, 222pp, pb); Third printing.

5 • Introduction • Lothar Ashley • ss
8 • Double-Hippled Hipster • Ted Keller • ss
20 • The Net and the Trident • E. J. Jerome • ss
35 • Wastrel’s Guide • William R. Morey • ss
42 • Murderess • Jay Edmond • ss Adam Jun ’59
55 • A Game of Stud • James Bellaugh • ss
65 • A Very Expensive Kiss • Daniel Coe • ss Adam Jun ’59
72 • The Signet of Mr. Scratch • Lee Jacquin • ss
80 • The Fight Game • Richard Geis • ss
95 • The Executioner • Connie Sellers • ss
116 • The First Man • E. Jerome Poinc • ss
127 • Green Goods and Gold • Paul Michael Fitzsimmons • ss Adam Bedside Reader #1 ’59
155 • Striptease At Noon • William Pearman • ss
163 • Indian Wrestling at Navojoa • Minor Avon Neal • ar Adam Mar ’59
176 • Elinda • George H. Smith • ss
190 • Try a Twisted Road • Connie Sellers • ss
198 • The Last Notch • James Bellaugh • ss
206 • Number Please • Lee Miller • ss
214 • Cannibals for Commoners • Myron Brenton • ss
219 • The Kiss • Richard Armour • ss
Bone-Chilling Tales of Fright ed. Anon. (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-167-7, 1994, $4.95, 119pp, pb)

1 • Nature’s Way • Q. L. Pearce • ss *
13 • Post-Mortem • Don Wulffson • ss *
23 • The Poltergeist • Sandra K. Bailey • ss *
39 • The Quarterback’s Revenge • Catherine Gourley • ss *
53 • Beat Bart • Robert C. Welch • ss *
69 • What Goes Around Comes Around • Anne Bancroft Fowler • ss *
81 • The Witch • Sandra K. Bailey • ss *
93 • Hyde and Seek • Robert C. Welch • ss *
105 • Dream Catcher • Anne Bancroft Fowler • ss *
A Book of Mystic-Humorous Stories ed. Anon. (Haldeman-Julius Company 1159, 192?, 64pp, ph)

5 • May Day Eve • Algernon Blackwood • nv The Listener and Other Stories, London: Eveleigh Nash, 1907
38 • The Mummy’s Foot • Théophile Gautier • ss One of Cleopatra’s Nights and Other Fantastic Romances, New York: B. Worthington, 1882
56 • The Carnival of Love • Guy de Maupassant • ss
Classic Tales of Terror ed. Anon. (Scholastic 0-439-05684-5, 1999, 53pp, tp); All stories rewritten for a juvenile audience.

3 • The Strange Orchid [“The Flowering of the Strange Orchid”] • H. G. Wells • ss Pall Mall Budget Aug 2, 1894
9 • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde] • Robert Louis Stevenson • na New York: George Munro, 1886
21 • The Open Window • Saki • ss The Westminster Gazette Nov 18 ’11
26 • The Tell-Tale Heart • Edgar Allan Poe • ss The Pioneer Jan, 1843
32 • The Monkey’s Paw • W. W. Jacobs • ss Harper’s Monthly Sep ’02
44 • The Waxwork [as by Ex-Private X] • A. M. Burrage • ss Someone in the Room, Jarrolds, 1931
Even More Bone-Chilling Tales of Fright ed. Anon. (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-498-6, 1996, $5.95, 92pp, pb)

1 • Out of Body, Out of Mind • Allen B. Ury • ss *
13 • Winners Can Be Losers • Kelli Lee Kozak • ss *
31 • The Keeper of the Watch • James Charbonneau • ss *
47 • Death-Birth • Don Wulffson • ss *
61 • Dead Summer • Charles Mallory • ss *
75 • The Rock • Gary Greenfield • ss *
Favorite Fairy Tales to Read Aloud ed. Anon. (Wonder 2009, 1965, 79¢, 127pp, tp)

5 • The Golden Goose • Anon. • ss
14 • Rapunzel • Anon. • ss
22 • The Wild Swans • Hans Christian Andersen • ss; adapted and abridged.
44 • The Magic Fishbone [part of “Holiday Romance”] • Charles Dickens • ss Our Young Folks Jan-May, 1868; adapted and abridged.
61 • The Nightingale • Hans Christian Andersen • ss Nye Eventyr, Denmark, 1843; adapted and abridged.
79 • The Queen Bee • Anon. • ss
84 • Long, Broad, and Quick Eye • Anon. • ss
103 • Beauty and the Beast • Anon. • ss
122 • Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle • Anon. • ss
Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ed. Anon. (Signet Classic 0-451-51136-0, Dec ’78, $2.25, pb)

v • Introduction • Stephen King • in
v • Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus [Frankenstein] • Mary Shelley • ex London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818
vii • Author’s Introduction • Mary Shelley • in
xiii • Preface • Mary Shelley • pr
7 • Dracula [Dracula] • Bram Stoker • n. London: Constable, 1897
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde] • Robert Louis Stevenson • na New York: George Munro, 1886
Great Tales of Suspense ed. Anon. (Watermill Press 0-8167-1466-5, 1988, 107pp, pb, cover by Charlie Shaw)

1 • The Magic Shop • H. G. Wells • ss The Strand Jun ’03
16 • The Ghost Chamber • Charles Dickens • nv
41 • The Adventure of the Norwood Builder [Sherlock Holmes] • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • nv The Strand Nov ’03
75 • Beyond the Wall • Ambrose Bierce • ss Cosmopolitan Dec ’07
87 • The Specter Bridegroom • Washington Irving • ss The Sketch Book, 1819
The Hilton Bedside Book: Volume Five ed. Anon. (Hilton Hotels Corp., 1960, 255pp, tp)

7 • Preface • Conrad N. Hilton • pr
15 • The Sea Devil • Arthur Gordon • ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 11 ’53
26 • Who Said Kids Can’t Write? • H. Allen Smith • ss
32 • The Secret Ingredient • Paul Gallico • ss The Saturday Evening Post Jul 5 ’52
47 • First Car Across the U.S.A. • Tom Mahoney • ss
54 • Alone • Richard E. Byrd • ar
73 • “My Queer Dean!” [Ellery Queen] • Ellery Queen • ss This Week Mar 8 ’53
80 • A Treasury of Lincoln Anecdotes • Abraham Lincoln • ms
84 • A Man Called Horse • Dorothy M. Johnson • ss Colliers Jan 7 ’50
101 • The Story of Saudin • Himself; trans. by Agnes Newton Keith • ss
110 • Unreasonable Doubt • Stanley Ellin • ss EQMM Sep ’58
119 • Long-Distance Call • Jack Finney • ss
132 • To Build a Fire • Jack London • ss The Youth’s Companion May 29 ’02
150 • Look Homeward, Jeannie • James Thurber • ss
156 • That Mark Horse • Jack Schaefer • ss
168 • Woman’s Work • John D. Weaver • ss Colliers Mar 31 ’51
180 • The Life and Death of Vaudeville • Fred Allen • ss
194 • A Potpourri of Poems • A. E. Housman, Emily Dickinson, John Donne & Dorothy Parker • pm
198 • The Avenging Chance [Roger Sheringham] • Anthony Berkeley • ss Pearson’s Magazine Sep ’29
217 • Private Hackleford’s Big Toe • Edmund G. Love • ss
232 • Going Into Space • Arthur C. Clarke • ex New York: Harper & Row, 1954
244 • Charles • Shirley Jackson • ss Mademoiselle Jul ’48
250 • Cry Silence • Fredric Brown • ss Black Mask Nov ’48
The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure ed. Anon. (Berkley G-62, 1957, 35¢, 155pp, pb)

5 • The Most Dangerous Game • Richard Connell • nv Colliers Jan 19 ’24
30 • Leiningen Versus the Ants • Carl Stephenson • nv Esquire Dec ’38
57 • Journalism in Tennessee • Mark Twain • ss
64 • Alone in Shark Waters • John Kruse • ss Colliers May 9 ’53
84 • Rikki-Tikki-Tavi • Rudyard Kipling • nv, 1894
103 • To Build a Fire • Jack London • ss The Youth’s Companion May 29 ’02
123 • Locomotive 38, the Ojibway • William Saroyan • ss My Name Is Aram, 1937
133 • High Air • Borden Chase • ss Adventure Jul ’34
149 • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty • James Thurber • ss New Yorker Mar 18 ’39
Taboo 2 ed. Anon. (New Classics House 7N760, 1965, 75¢, 91pp, pb)

7 • The Day They Cancelled Christmas • James T. Farrell • nf
33 • The Conversion • Paul G. Neimark • nf
45 • Two Triumphs • Jay Nash • nf
68 • Like the Best Wine • Con Sellers • nf
Untamed Woman ed. Anon. (Pike PB-No. 218, Sep ’62, 60¢, 187pp, pb)

7 • Naked Archer • Ralph Brandon • ss
19 • The Slave Girl • Frank Saxon • ss
28 • Branded By the Red Butterflies • Arnold Paulus • ss
44 • Vampire Queen of Sex • Ron Miller • ss
53 • Witch of the Islands • Arnold Paulus • ss
71 • Rope for a Rapist • Glenn Low • ss
81 • Queen of the Paris Red Light District • Arnold Paulus • ss
93 • Have Key-Will Love • Moss Tadrack • ss
102 • Hunting for Bares • Ralph Brandon • ss
114 • Utopia of Lust • Arthur Wishart • ss
122 • Her Endearing Young Charms • Stephen R. Allen • ss
144 • Mad Mistress of the French Quarter • John Friedmann • ss
154 • Confessions of a G-Girl • Joyce L......, as told to Roger Blake • ss
167 • Snake Hunting and Sex • Robert Edgelow • ss
176 • Voodoo Sex Goddess • Ron Miller • ss
182 • The Great Undie Robbery • Moss Tadrack • ss

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