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Fantasy ed. Lois A. Markham (Scholastic SE 2812, 1978, 176pp, tp); Educational workbook with many illustrations and exercises.

4 • Note to the reader • Lois A. Markham • pr
5 • Introduction • Lois A. Markham • in
6 • Just Suppose • Lois A. Markham • si
20 • The Birds • Daphne du Maurier • nv Good Housekeeping Oct ’52; (retelling)
36 • Fear • Lois A. Markham • si
39 • The Red Room • H. G. Wells • ss The Idler Mar, 1896; (edited and abridged)
60 • The Night the Bed Fell • James Thurber • ss
70 • Fantasy Transports and Transforms You • Lois A. Markham • si
74 • The Third Level • Jack Finney • ss Colliers Oct 7 ’50
84 • Poor Sandy • Charles Chesnutt & Ray Anthony Shepard, retold by • ss; revised from “Po’ Sandy”, Atlantic Monthly May 1888.
102 • The Shrinking Man • Richard Matheson • ab New York: Fawcett, 1956; (retelling)
130 • Worlds of Fantasy • Lois A. Markham • si
143 • Gulliver’s Travels [Gulliver] • Jonathan Swift • ex, 1726; (adapted)
152 • Lost Horizon • John Hale • ex
The Campfire Collection ed. Eric B. Martin (Chronicle 0-8118-2454-4, May 2000, $15.95, tp)

viii • Introduction • Eric B. Martin • in
• Part I: The Elements
2 • The Snow-Shoers • George R. Stewart • ss
15 • The Birthday Boys • Beryl Bainbridge • ss
22 • K2 • Greg Child • ss
41 • Cadillac Desert • Marc Reisner • ss
54 • The Seventh Man • Haruki Murakami • ss
71 • To Build a Fire • Jack London • ss The Youth’s Companion May 29 ’02
91 • A Descent into the Maelström • Edgar Allan Poe • ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May, 1841
• Part II: Beasts
114 • The Hyena • Paul Bowles • ss Transatlantic Review, 1962
119 • “Come Quick! I’m Being Eaten by a Bear!” • Larry Kanuit • ss
128 • The Wolves of Aguila • Peter Mathiessen • ss
• Part III: The Unknown
150 • The Cremation of Sam McGee • Robert W. Service • pm Songs of a Sourdough, Robert W. Service, 1907, 1907
156 • The Marfa Lights • Judith Brueske • ss
163 • They Bite • Anthony Boucher • ss Unknown Aug ’43
178 • The Red Man • Eric Martin • ss
• Part IV: Ourselves
196 • Hunters in the Snow • Tobias Wolff • ss TriQuarterly #48 ’80
216 • For Everything Its Season • John Long • ss
229 • McTeague • Frank Norris • ss
Great Adventure Stories ed. Louis Mirris (Lion 0-87460-181-9, 1973, $1.00, 162pp, tp)

9 • The Gold-Bug • Edgar Allan Poe • nv Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper Jun 21-28, 1843
55 • The Bamboo Trap • Robert S. Lemmon • ss Short Stories Apr 25 ’23
67 • The Most Dangerous Game • Richard Connell • nv Colliers Jan 19 ’24
105 • The Unstoppable Man [“Amateur in Violence”; Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] • Michael Gilbert • ss John Bull Nov 19 ’49
125 • Leiningen Versus the Ants • Carl Stephenson • nv Esquire Dec ’38
The Illustrated Challenge from Beyond C. L. Moore, A. Merritt, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard & Frank Belknap Long (Necronomicon Press, 1978, $5.95, ph, cover by David Ireland)

• The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - I) • C. L. Moore • rr Fantasy Magazine Sep ’35
• The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - II) • A. Merritt • rr Fantasy Magazine Sep ’35
• The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - III) • H. P. Lovecraft • rr Fantasy Magazine Sep ’35
• The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - IV) • Robert E. Howard • rr Fantasy Magazine Sep ’35
• The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - V) • Frank Belknap Long • rr Fantasy Magazine Sep ’35
Strange Love ed. Henry Morrison (Lancer 73-418, 1963, 60¢, 159pp, pb)

9 • Varieties of Love • L. T. Woodward, M.D. • ss
14 • New York Call Girl • Robert Lowry • ss
31 • The Prussian Officer [“Honour and Arms”] • D. H. Lawrence • nv The English Review Aug ’14
52 • I Want to Meet a French Girl [“I Want a French Girl”] • James T. Farrell • nv Manhunt Jul ’54
61 • Bitter Honeymoon • Alberto Moravia • ss
85 • The Strawberry Season • Erskine Caldwell • ss
89 • Golden Land • William Faulkner • ss The American Mercury May ’35
109 • The Nurse • Alberto Moravia • ss
115 • The Human Chair [1925] • Edogawa Rampo • ss Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Tuttle, 1956
129 • The Homosexual Villain • Norman Mailer • ss
135 • The Lesbian • Simone de Beauvoir • ss
157 • The Knife of the Times • William Carlos Williams • ss
The Body in the Basement and 19 Other Favorite Stories from Liguorian Magazine ed. Norman J. Muckerman, C.SS.R. (Liguori Publications 0-89243-177-6, 1983, $3.95, 191pp, pb, cover by Iner Scully Ford)

5 • A Word from the Editor • Norman J. Muckerman, C.SS.R. • pr
7 • The Body in the Basement • Ernest F. Miller, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
19 • The Murder of Father Meholic • Thomas H. Cosgrove, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
29 • Love Is a Lady • F. J. Kinsella, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
40 • Gone-the Girl of the House • Thomas H. Cosgrove, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
49 • Many a Better Thing to Do • M. J. Huber, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
56 • Father Tim Casey: Resolutions • C. D. McEnniry, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
63 • Of Bribes and a Bride • D. F. Miller, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
76 • The Wedding, the Wine, and the Axle Grease • Thomas H. Cosgrove, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
84 • Jungle Christmas • W. F. McKee, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
93 • The Christmas Eve Confession of Joseph the Younger • Thomas H. Cosgrove, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
99 • We Buried the Boy in New Shoes • Thomas H. Cosgrove, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
105 • Father O’Halloran’s Mass • L. G. Miller, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
114 • The Hunchback of Holy Angels Cathedral • Thomas H. Cosgrove, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
123 • Detour for Death • Ernest F. Miller, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
133 • The Laughter of Tony and Loretta • Thomas H. Cosgrove, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
143 • What’s in a Name? • E. A. Mangan, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
151 • The Firing of Luke Lombardi • Thomas H. Cosgrove, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
162 • Brother Andrew and the Devil • Ernest F. Miller, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
172 • The Boy from Belfast • Harry W. Paige • ss Liguorian
182 • The Day I Went to Four Corners • Norman J. Muckerman, C.SS.R. • ss Liguorian
The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath ed. Kenzabur Oe (Grove Press 0-8021-5184-1, 1985, $11.00, 204pp, tp)

9 • Introduction: Toward the Unknowable Future • Kenzabur Oe & David L. Swain • in
17 • The Crazy Iris • Masuji Ibuse; trans. by Ivan Morris • ss
37 • Summer Flower • Tamiki Hara; trans. by George Sait • ss
55 • The Land of Heart’s Desire • Tamiki Hara; trans. by John Bester • ss
63 • Human Ashes • Katsuz Oda; trans. by Burton Watson • ss
85 • Fireflies • Yoko ?ta; trans. by Kichi Nakagawa • ss
113 • The Colorless Paintings • Ineko Sata; trans. by Shilo Ann Shimura • ss
127 • The Empty Can • Ky ko Hayashi; trans. by Margaret Mitsutani • ss
145 • The House of Hands • Mitsuharu Inoue; trans. by Frederick Uleman & Kichi Nakagawa • ss
169 • The Rite • Hiroko Takenishi; trans. by Eileen Kato • ss
201 • About the Authors • Misc. Material • bg
Famous Irish Ghost Stories ed. Mairtin O’Griofa (Sterling/Main Street 0-8069-0708-8, 1994, $5.95, 144pp, tp)

7 • Introduction • Mairtin O’Griofa • in
9 • Daniel Crowley and the Ghosts • Traditional • ss
17 • John Reardon and the Sister Ghosts • Traditional • ss
23 • The Ghosts and the Game of Football • Patrick Kennedy • ss Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts, 1866
27 • The Brown Man • Gerald Griffin • ss Holland-Tide, 1827
33 • The Specter Lovers • Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu • ss Dublin University Magazine Jan, 1851
49 • The Blood-Drawing Ghost • Jeremiah Curtin • ss
59 • The Judge’s House • Bram Stoker • ss Holly Leaves Dec 5, 1891
83 • The Dead Smile • F. Marion Crawford • ss Ainslee’s Aug, 1899
109 • The Canterville Ghost • Oscar Wilde • nv Court and Society Review Feb 23, 1887 (+1)
144 • Index • Misc. Material • ix
Great Swedish Fairy Tales ed. Elsa Olenius (Delacorte Press 0-440-03041-2, Apr ’78, $6.95, 239pp, tp); Translated by Holger Lundbergh.

ix • Introduction: John Bauer 1882-1918 • Elsa Olenius • in
1 • When Mother Troll Took in the King’s Washing • Elsa Beskow • ss
19 • The Magician’s Cape • Anna Wahlenberg • ss
29 • The Barrel Bung • Anna Wahlenberg • ss
39 • The Seven Wishes • Alfred Smedberg • ss
50 • The King’s Choice • Anna Wahlenberg • ss
59 • The Four Big Trolls and Little Peter Pastureman • Cyrus Granér • ss
78 • The Troll Ride • Anna Wahlenberg • ss
87 • The Trolls and the Youngest Tomte • Alfred Smedberg • ss
99 • The Ring • Helena Nyblom • ss
114 • The Old Troll of Big Mountain • Anna Wahlenberg • ss
123 • Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass • Helge Kjellin • ss
136 • The Magpie with the Salt on Her Tail • Anna Wahlenberg • ss
143 • The Boy Who Was Never Afraid • Alfred Smedberg • ss
153 • The Changelings • Helena Nyblom • ss
170 • Stalo and Kauras • P. A. Lindholm • ss
175 • The Flower of Happiness on Sunnymount Crest • Alfred Smedberg • ss
185 • Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain • Harald Östenson • ss
195 • Linda-Gold and the Old King • Anna Wahlenberg • ss
203 • The Boy and the Trolls, or the Adventure • Walter Stenström • ss
221 • The Maiden in the Castle of Rosy Clouds • Harald Östenson • ss
230 • The Queen • Anna Wahlenberg • ss
Beyond Time and Space ed. Robert R. Potter (Globe Book Company 0-87065-155-2, 1978, 216pp, tp); Textbook with an introduction to each story and a Word Warm-up. Each story followed by “Checking your understanding..., ...And making inferences,” “Building your vocabulary,” and “Thinking it through.”

• Plunging In
1 • Prolog • John P. McKnight • vi F&SF Aug ’51
9 • Appointment at Noon • Eric Frank Russell • ss Amazing Mar ’54
17 • The Fun They Had • Isaac Asimov • ss The Boys and Girls Page Dec 1 ’51
25 • Mr. Lupescu • Anthony Boucher • ss Weird Tales Sep ’45
35 • Test • Theodore L. Thomas • ss F&SF Apr ’62
45 • The Oval Portrait • Edgar Allan Poe • ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine Apr, 1842
53 • The Perfect Woman • Robert Sheckley • vi Amazing Dec ’53/Jan ’54
• Rolling Ahead
63 • The Mathematicians • Arthur Feldman • vi Amazing Oct/Nov ’53
71 • Mrs. Hinck • Miriam Allen deFord • ss F&SF Mar ’54
85 • The Flatwoods Monster • Frank Edwards • nf
93 • The Mansion of Forgetfulness • Don Mark Lemon • ss The Black Cat Apr ’07
101 • Who’s Cribbing? • Jack Lewis • ss Startling Stories Jan ’53
113 • In Our Block • R. A. Lafferty • ss If Jul ’65
125 • The Room • Ray Russell • ss Playboy Feb ’61
133 • So You Too Can Write Sci-Fi? • K. Ripke, L. Leigh & T. Bruey • ms; exercise based on Fred Brown’s “The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock at the door...” Three individuals write their solution to the premise.
• Reaching Outward
145 • Examination Day • Henry Slesar • ss Playboy Feb ’58
155 • The King of the Beasts • Philip José Farmer • vi Galaxy Jun ’64
161 • Something Green • Fredric Brown • ss Space on My Hands, Shasta, 1951
177 • The Gift • Ray Bradbury • vi Esquire Dec ’52
185 • The One Who Waits • Ray Bradbury • ss Arkham Sampler Sum ’49
199 • Finis • Frank Lillie Pollock • ss Argosy Jun ’06
Introduction to the Short Story ed. Crosby E. Redman (McCormick-Mathers Publishing Co., 1965, 280pp, tp); Each story is followed by sections called Questions and Comments, Word Study, and Composition.

1 • Introduction • Crosby E. Redman • in
3 • The Monkey’s Paw • W. W. Jacobs • ss Harper’s Monthly Sep ’02
18 • The Most Dangerous Game • Richard Connell • nv Colliers Jan 19 ’24
45 • The Landlady • Roald Dahl • ss New Yorker Nov 28 ’59
58 • The Milk Pitcher • Howard Brubaker • ss
77 • The Bet • Anton Chekhov • ss
87 • The Ambitious Guest • Nathaniel Hawthorne • ss New England Magazine, 1835
99 • The Cop and the Anthem • O. Henry • ss The Four Million, Doubleday, 1906
108 • The Lady, or the Tiger? • Frank Stockton • ss The Century Nov, 1882
118 • The Piece of String • Guy de Maupassant • ss
128 • The Catbird Seat • James Thurber • ss New Yorker Nov 14 ’42
141 • An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge • Ambrose Bierce • ss San Francisco Examiner Jul 13, 1890
154 • The Father • Björnstjerne Björnson • ss Union Jack Aug 24, 1882
159 • The £1,000,000 Bank-Note • Mark Twain • ss The Century Jan, 1893
185 • A Piece of Steak • Jack London • ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 20 ’09
209 • Charles • Shirley Jackson • ss Mademoiselle Jul ’48
216 • The Luck of Roaring Camp • Bret Harte • ss Overland Monthly Aug, 1868
231 • The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunado] • Edgar Allan Poe • ss Godey’s Lady’s Book Nov, 1846
241 • The Adventure of the Speckled Band [Sherlock Holmes] • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • nv The Strand Feb, 1892
272 • The Seventh Pullet • Saki • ss Beasts and Super-Beasts, John Lane, 1914
Introduction to the Short Story ed. Crosby E. Redman (McCormick-Mathers Publishing Co. 0-800-91851-7, 1977, 281pp, tp); Each story is followed by sections called Questions and Comments, Word Study, and Composition.

1 • Introduction • Crosby E. Redman • in
3 • The Monkey’s Paw • W. W. Jacobs • ss Harper’s Monthly Sep ’02
18 • The Most Dangerous Game • Richard Connell • nv Colliers Jan 19 ’24
45 • The Landlady • Roald Dahl • ss New Yorker Nov 28 ’59
58 • The Milk Pitcher • Howard Brubaker • ss
77 • The Bet • Anton Chekhov • ss
87 • The Ambitious Guest • Nathaniel Hawthorne • ss New England Magazine, 1835
99 • The Cop and the Anthem • O. Henry • ss The Four Million, Doubleday, 1906
108 • The Lady, or the Tiger? • Frank Stockton • ss The Century Nov, 1882
118 • The Piece of String • Guy de Maupassant • ss
128 • The Catbird Seat • James Thurber • ss New Yorker Nov 14 ’42
141 • Thank You, M’am • Langston Hughes • ss, 1958
147 • The Father • Björnstjerne Björnson • ss Union Jack Aug 24, 1882
152 • The Belated Russian Passport • Mark Twain • ss
174 • A Piece of Steak • Jack London • ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 20 ’09
198 • Charles • Shirley Jackson • ss Mademoiselle Jul ’48
205 • Masculine Protest • Frank O’Connor • ss
218 • The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunado] • Edgar Allan Poe • ss Godey’s Lady’s Book Nov, 1846
228 • The Adventure of the Speckled Band [Sherlock Holmes] • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • nv The Strand Feb, 1892
259 • The Seventh Pullet • Saki • ss Beasts and Super-Beasts, John Lane, 1914
268 • The Kilimanjaro Device [“The Kilimanjaro Machine”] • Ray Bradbury • ss Life Jan 22 ’65
19 Necromancers from Now ed. Ishmael Reed (Anchor A 743, 1970, $1.95, 369pp, tp)

ix • De Cunjah Man • James Edwin Campbell • pm
xi • Introduction • Ishmael Reed • in
3 • “Black Mass” from The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger • Cecil Brown • ex
13 • from Groove, Bang and Jive Around • Steve Cannon • ex
31 • “Goong Hai Fot Choy” from A Chinese Lady Dies • Frank Chin • ex
57 • from Rhythm Section/Part One • Victor Hernandez Cruz • ex
77 • “part One of a Two-Part Prologue” from We Can’t Breathe • Ronald L. Fair • ex
97 • “Sly and the Family Stone” • David Henderson • ss
109 • from Scarecrow People • Calvin Hernton • ex
141 • “Answers in Progress” from Tales • Leroi Jones • ex
149 • “Jest, Like Sam” from Dunfords Travels Everywheres • William Melvin Kelley • ex
157 • Chapter X from an untitled novel • Paul Lofty • ex
177 • “We Is Grunts” and “Gypsy” from All-Night Visitors • Clarence Major • ex
191 • Legacy • Charles Patterson • pl
237 • The Finger Meal • Ronald J. Pringle • pl
258 • Hoom • N. H. Pritchard • ss
283 • from Tales of Poor Ulysses • Lennox Raphael • ex
293 • Cab Calloway Stands in for the Moon from Mumbo Jumbo • Ishmael Reed • ex
313 • from The Man Who Cried I Am • John A. Williams • ex, 1967
331 • from The Wig • Charles Wright • ex
347 • from Snakes • Al Young • ex
Designs in Fiction: Revised Edition ed. Elizabeth Scheld (The Macmillan Co. 28358, 1968, 156pp, tp); Each story is followed by sections called Questions for discussion, Vocabulary growth, and For composition.

xi • Reading the Short Story • Elizabeth Scheld • in
3 • What Happens in a Story • Elizabeth Scheld • ar
5 • The Sea Devil • Arthur Gordon • ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 11 ’53
16 • The Sniper • Liam O’Flaherty • ss The New Leader Jan 12 ’23
22 • The Tell-Tale Heart • Edgar Allan Poe • ss The Pioneer Jan, 1843
29 • Hit and Run • John D. MacDonald • ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep 16 ’61
45 • The People in a Story • Elizabeth Scheld • ar
47 • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty • James Thurber • ss New Yorker Mar 18 ’39
54 • The Tiger’s Heart • Jim Kjelgaard • ss
63 • Road to the Isles • Jessamyn West • ss New Yorker Feb 21 ’48
75 • Luke Baldwin’s Vow • Morley Callaghan • ss The Saturday Evening Post Mar 15 ’47
91 • The Time and Place of a Story • Elizabeth Scheld • ar
93 • Antaeus • Borden Deal • ss The Southwest Review Spr ’61
104 • Water Never Hurt a Man • Walter D. Edmonds • ss
114 • By the Waters of Babylon [“The Place of the Gods”] • Stephen Vincent Benét • ss The Saturday Evening Post Jul 31 ’37
131 • The Idea Behind a Story • Elizabeth Scheld • ar
133 • The Feeling of Power • Isaac Asimov • ss If Feb ’58
145 • The Parsley Garden • William Saroyan • ss
154 • The Piece of String • Guy de Maupassant • ss
162 • A Visit to Grandmother • William Melvin Kelley • ss
175 • The Sum of the Parts • Elizabeth Scheld • ar
177 • The Lost Brooch • Anton Chekhov • ss
187 • Spring Victory • Jesse Stuart • ss
200 • Molly Morgan • John Steinbeck • ss, 1932
218 • One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts • Shirley Jackson • ss F&SF Jan ’55
230 • Two Soldiers • William Faulkner • ss The Saturday Evening Post Mar 28 ’42
247 • About the Authors • Misc. Material • bg
253 • Glossary of Literary Terms • Misc. Material • ms

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