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World’s One Hundred Best Short Stories, Volume Four: Love ed. Grant Overton (Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1927, 157pp, hc, an)     One of a ten-volume series. 7 · Youth to Youth · Konrad Bercovici · ss The Delineator November 1926 28 · I’m a Fool · Sherwood Anderson · ss The Dial February 1922 44 · Love and Bread · August Strindberg · ss Short Story Classics (Foreign) ed. William Patten, P.F. Collier, 1907 55 · Down Bayou Dubac · Barry Benefield · ss Woman’s Home Companion March 1926, as “The Secret Chaperon” 76 · The District Doctor · Ivan Turgenev · ss Lippincott’s Magazine February 1913 89 · A New-Year’s Eve Confession · Hermann Sudermann; translated by Grace Isabel Colbron · ss Short Story Classics (Foreign) ed. William Patten, P.F. Collier, 1907 97 · Mademoiselle Olympe Zabriski · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · nv The Atlantic Monthly October 1873 113 · Boless · Maxim Gorki; translated by Lizzie B. Gorin · ss Short Story Classics (Foreign) ed. William Patten, P.F. Collier, 1907 121 · A Postscript to Divorce · Gouverneur Morris · ss Hearst’s International September 1924 136 · The Golden Honeymoon · Ring Lardner · ss Cosmopolitan July 1922

World’s One Hundred Best Short Stories, Volume Five: Drama ed. Grant Overton (Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1927, 164pp, hc, an)     One of a ten-volume series. 7 · The Return of the Tide [The Callahans of Clare] · Kathleen Norris · ss Cosmopolitan January 1923 39 · A Dark-Brown Dog · Stephen Crane · ss The Cosmopolitan March 1901 47 · The Silver Crucifix · Antonio Fogazzaro; translated by Lionel Strachey · ss Short Story Classics (Foreign) ed. William Patten, P.F. Collier, 1907 59 · The Stick-in-the-Muds · Rupert Hughes · nv Collier’s September 25 1920 84 · The Long Exile · Leo Tolstoy; translated by Thomas Seltzer · ss Best Russian Short Stories ed. Thomas Seltzer, Boni & Liveright, 1917 95 · The Prophetic Pictures · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Token and Atlantic Souvenir 1837, 1836, uncredited. 114 · “Dr. Manette’s Manuscript” · Charles Dickens · ex from A Tale of Two Cities, Chapman & Hall, 1859 133 · The Last Lesson · Alphonse Daudet · ss The Scrap Book September 1909 translated from the French. 139 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honore de Balzac · ss (r) translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831). 153 · The Necklace · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Jonathan Sturges · ss The Odd Number by Guy de Maupassant, tr. Jonathan Sturges, Harper & Brothers, 1889 translated from the French (“La Parure”, Le Gaulois, Feb 17, 1884).

World’s One Hundred Best Short Stories, Volume Six: Courage ed. Grant Overton (Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1927, hc, an)     One of a ten-volume series. 7 · The Trumpet Sounds · Mary Roberts Rinehart · nv Collier’s April 24 1926 38 · The Matador of the Five Towns · Arnold Bennett · ss The Matador of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett, Methuen, 1912 83 · The Substitute · Francois Coppee · ss Lippincott’s Magazine October 1911 96 · The Cloak · Nikolai Vasilievitch Gogol · na (r), as “The Overcoat” translated from the Russian (“Shinel”, Sochineniia, 1842). 136 · Fame’s Little Day · Sarah Orne Jewett · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1895 148 · A Great Rushing of Wings · Emma-Lindsay Squier · nv McCall’s Magazine December 1924 171 · Mr. Onion · Dana Burnet · nv Collier’s August 21 1926 191 · A Horseman in the Sky · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 14 1889 200 · The Age for Love · Paul Bourget; translated by Myrta L. Jones · ss Short Stories February 1898 translated from the French. 218 · Our Lady’s Juggler · Anatole France · ss (r) translated from the French (“Le Jongleur de Notre Dame”, 1892).

World’s One Hundred Best Short Stories, Volume Seven: Women ed. Grant Overton (Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1927, 256pp, hc, an)     One of a ten-volume series. 7 · She Walks in Beauty · Fannie Hurst · nv Cosmopolitan August 1921 52 · Solitude · Ben Ames Williams · ss Collier’s December 5 1925 73 · P. & O. · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Hearst’s International February 1923, as “Bewitched” 115 · The Woman and Her Bonds · Edwin Lefevre · ss McClure’s Magazine February 1901 136 · The End of Candia · Gabriele D’Annunzio; translated by Frederic Taber Cooper · ss Short Story Classics (Foreign) ed. William Patten, P.F. Collier, 1907 149 · That Famous Love Affair · Stephen French Whitman · ss Collier’s April 18 1925 186 · The Barn at Giraldon’s · Bernice Brown · ss Collier’s April 10 1926 210 · A Bal Masqué · Alexandre Dumas; translated by R. W. Howes, 3d · ss Short Story Classics (Foreign) ed. William Patten, P.F. Collier, 1907 222 · Ruth · Chester T. Crowell · ss Collier’s September 19 1925 236 · A Mother Sits by the Fire · F. Britten Austin · ss Good Housekeeping (UK) December 1923

World’s One Hundred Best Short Stories, Volume Eight: Men ed. Grant Overton (Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1927, 167pp, hc, an)     One of a ten-volume series. 7 · Words and Music [Judge William Pitman Priest (Old Judge Priest)] · Irvin S. Cobb · nv The Saturday Evening Post October 28 1911 36 · His First Penitent · James Oliver Curwood · ss Munsey’s Magazine August 1911 46 · Strain · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss Everybody’s December 1923 70 · The Outlaws · Selma Lagerlof; translated by Grace Isabel Colbron · ss Short Story Classics (Foreign) ed. William Patten, P.F. Collier, 1907 92 · A Change of Treatment · W. W. Jacobs · ss Many Cargoes by W. W. Jacobs, Lawrence and Bullen, 1896 102 · The Thief · Feodor Mikhailovitch Dostoievski; translated by Lizzie B. Gorin · ss Short Story Classics (Foreign) ed. William Patten, P.F. Collier, 1907 126 · The Great Triangular Duel · Captain Frederick Marryat · ss International Short Stories ed. & tr. Wm Patten, P.F. Collier's Sons, 1910 134 · The Passage of the Red Sea · Henri Murger · ss Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henry Murger, Vizetelly & Co., 1888 translated from the French (Vie de Boheme). 142 · The Man from Red Dog [Wolfville] · Alfred Henry Lewis · ss Wolfville by Alfred Henry Lewis, Frederick A. Stokes, 1897 152 · Boppo’s Bicycle · James Warner Bellah · ss Collier’s February 5 1927

World’s One Hundred Best Short Stories, Volume Nine: Ghosts ed. Grant Overton (Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1927, 212pp, hc, an)     One of a ten-volume series. 7 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896 21 · The Legend of Sleepy Hollow · Washington Irving · nv The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #6, March 15 1820, as by Geoffrey Crayon 62 · The Two Drovers · Sir Walter Scott · nv Chronicles of the Canongate by Sir Walter Scott, Cadell & Co., 1827 98 · Kari Aasen in Heaven · Johan Bojer · ss The Bookman December 1921 110 · The Man Without a Country · Edward Everett Hale · nv The Atlantic Monthly December 1863, uncredited. 144 · A Source of Irritation · Stacy Aumonier · ss The Century Magazine January 1918 163 · Mateo Falcone · Prosper Mérimée · ss International Short Stories ed. & tr. Wm Patten, P.F. Collier's Sons, 1910 translated from the French. 179 · The Queer Scare · James M. Hopper · ss Collier’s March 6 1926 191 · The Queen of Spades · Alexandre Pushkin · nv (r) translated from the Russian (“Pouschkine”, Biblioteka dlya chteniya, March 1834). 204 · Quality · John Galsworthy · ss Scribner’s Magazine March 1912

World’s One Hundred Best Short Stories, Volume Ten: Humor ed. Grant Overton (Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1927, hc, an)     One of a ten-volume series. 7 · The Boy Penrod [Penrod Schofield] · Booth Tarkington · ss from Penrod, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1914 37 · Spring Is Here with Poems and Bathtubs · Will Rogers · ss 1924 43 · The Custody of the Pumpkin [Blandings Castle] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 29 1924 69 · The Accursed House · Emile Gaboriau; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss Short Stories February 1893 translated from the French. 77 · “To Make a Hoosier Holiday” · George Ade · ss Collier’s Weekly December 17 1904 93 · Lady of Lyons, N.Y. · H. C. Witwer · ss Collier’s July 18 1925 118 · The Fête at Coqueville · Emile Zola; translated by L. G. Meyer · nv Short Story Classics (Foreign) ed. William Patten, P.F. Collier, 1907 156 · The Widow’s Cruise · Frank R. Stockton · ss Chapman’s Magazine December 1895 174 · Regalars · Charles Brackett · ss Collier’s January 16 1926 199 · I’m in a Hurry · William Hazlett Upson · ss Collier’s May 2 1925 219 · Index · [uncredited] · ix

11 Great Horror Stories ed. Betty M. Owen (Scholastic, 1969, TK1541, 60¢, 239pp, pb, an) 5 · The Dunwich Horror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales April 1929 71 · The Love Letter · Jack Finney · ss The Saturday Evening Post August 1 1959 92 · W.S. · L. P. Hartley · ss World Review January 1952 108 · The Oblong Box · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book September 1844 125 · The Ape and the Mystery · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 26 1948, as “The Mysterious Mona Lisa Smile” 138 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891 166 · Thus I Refute Beelzy · John Collier · ss The Atlantic Monthly October 1940 174 · Return of the Griffins · A. E. Sandeling · ss Story #128, Spring 1948 198 · Flies · Anthony Vercoe · ss Grim Death ed. Christine Campbell Thomson, Selwyn & Blount, 1932 210 · The Shed · E. Everett Evans · ss Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader January 1953 232 · The Mistake · Fielden Hughes · ss The Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1959

The Ghostmasters ed. Betty M. Owen (Scholastic, 1976, TK3527, 171pp, pb, an)     Nine stories by Bierce, Hearn and Le Fanu. 1 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890 16 · The Man and the Snake · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner June 29 1890 26 · The Boarded Window · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 12 1891 33 · The Middle Toe of the Right Foot · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner August 17 1890 46 · Hōïchi-the-Earless · Lafcadio Hearn · ss The Atlantic Monthly August 1903, as “The Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hōïchi” 61 · Black Hair · Lafcadio Hearn · ss (r) 67 · The Screen-Maiden · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Shadowings by Lafcadio Hearn, Little, Brown, 1900 73 · Green Tea [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv All the Year Round October 23 1869 (+3), uncredited. 122 · Mr. Justice Harbottle [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Belgravia January 1872, as “The Haunted House in Westminster”

Nine Strange Stories ed. Betty M. Owen (Scholastic, September 1974, TK2432, 155pp, pb, an) 1 · The Rocking-Horse Winner · D. H. Lawrence · ss Harper’s Bazar July 1926 23 · Heartburn · Hortense Calisher · ss The American Mercury January 1951 38 · The Snail-Watcher · Patricia Highsmith · ss Gamma #3, 1964 49 · Manuscript Found in a Police State · Brian W. Aldiss · nv Winter’s Tales 18 ed. A. D. Maclean, Macmillan UK, 1972 88 · The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles · Idris Seabright · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1951 95 · The Mark of the Beast · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Pioneer July 12 1890 (+1) 114 · The Summer People · Shirley Jackson · ss Charm September 1950 134 · The Leopard Man’s Story · Jack London · ss Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly August 1903 140 · The Garden of Forking Paths · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Helen Temple & Ruthven Todd · ss Ficciones by Jorge Luís Borges, Grove Press, 1962 translated from the Spanish (“El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan”, El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan, 1941).

StarStreak: Stories of Space ed. Betty M. Owen (Scholastic, 1979, 0-590-31264-2, 216pp, pb, an) 1 · Who Goes There? · John W. Campbell, Jr. · na Astounding Science-Fiction August 1938, as by Don A. Stuart 93 · Collecting Team · Robert Silverberg · ss Super-Science Fiction December 1956, as “Catch ’Em All Alive!” 116 · The Haunted Spacesuit · Arthur C. Clarke · ss This Week May 11 1958 124 · Condition of Employment · Clifford D. Simak · ss Galaxy Magazine April 1960 141 · After the Sirens · Hugh Hood · ss Esquire August 1960 158 · The Spaceman Cometh · Henry Gregor Felsen · ss Collier’s November 11 1955 176 · The Nine Billion Names of God · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 188 · The Rotifers · Robert Abernathy · ss If March 1953 207 · Does a Bee Care? · Isaac Asimov · ss If June 1957

Stories of the Supernatural ed. Betty M. Owen (Scholastic, February 1967, T896, 45¢, 224pp, pb, an) 5 · The Willows · Algernon Blackwood · na The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907 85 · The Vertical Ladder · William Sansom · ss English Story: Fifth Series ed. Woodrow Wyatt, Collins, 1944 105 · The Dancing Doll · Gerald Kersh · ss The (London) Evening News February 17 1953 114 · Sir Dominick’s Bargain · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round July 6 1872, uncredited. revised from “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh”, Dublin University Magazine Mar 1838. 138 · The Cocoon · John B. L. Goodwin · ss Story #121, September/October 1946 166 · The Madwoman · Gerald Kersh · ss The (London) Evening News July 30 1953 173 · The Fly · George Langelaan · nv Playboy June 1957

Gun Country by Dean Owen (Ace Double, February 1971, 79117, 75¢, 131pp, pb, n.)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with Sweetgrass Valley Showdown by Tom West.

The Man from Boot Hill by Dean Owen (Ace Double, March 1953, D-12, 35¢, 160pp, pb, n.)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with Wild Horse Range by Dan J. Stevens.

The Rincon Trap by Dean Owen (Ace Double, 197?, 72525, 75¢, pb, n.)     Reprint (Ace 1966) western novel. Bound in the tête-bêche style with Call Me Hazard by Frank Wynne.

Sage Tower by Dean Owen (Ace Double, September 1968, G-747, 50¢, 118pp, pb, n.)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with Killer on the Warbucket by Ray Hogan.

Della-Wu, Chinese Courtezan, and Other Oriental Love Tales by Frank Owen (Lantern Press, 1931, $2.00, 313pp, hc, co) 3 · Della Wu, Chinese Courtezan · Frank Owen · ss Oriental Stories February/March 1931 31 · The Fan [John Steppling] · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales December 1925 41 · Song of the Indian Night · Frank Owen · ss Oriental Stories Summer 1931 77 · The Dust of God · Frank Owen · ss 137 · Wind Blown Chrysanthemum · Frank Owen · ss 149 · The Well · Frank Owen · ss 163 · Bali Boo · Frank Owen · ss 221 · The Fountain · Frank Owen · ss 233 · The King · Frank Owen · ss 243 · Magnoon · Frank Owen · ss 281 · My China Girl · Frank Owen · ss Brief Stories Magazine August 1925

A Husband for Kutani by Frank Owen (Lee Furman, 1938, $1.50, 199pp, hc, co) 11 · A Husband for Kutani · Frank Owen · na 75 · Doctor Shen Fu · Frank Owen · nv 121 · The Book of Love · Frank Owen · na 183 · Five Merchants Who Met in a Tea-House · Frank Owen · ss The Magic Carpet Magazine January 1934

The Porcelain Magician: A Collection of Oriental Fantasies by Frank Owen (Gnome Press, 1948, $3.00, 256pp, hc, co, cover by Frances E. Dunn) 7 · Introduction · D. A. K. (by David A. Kyle) · in 11 · The Fan [John Steppling] · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales December 1925 21 · The Inverted House · Frank Owen · ss The Wind That Tramps the World by Frank Owen, Lantern Press, 1929 41 · The Lantern-Maker · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales August 1925 53 · The Porcelain Magician · Frank Owen · nv 81 · The Purple Sea · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales February 1928 101 · The Old Man Who Swept the Sky · Frank Owen · ss The Purple Sea by Frank Owen, Lantern Press, 1930 111 · Doctor Shen Fu · Frank Owen · nv A Husband for Kutani by Frank Owen, Lee Furman, 1938 143 · Pale Pink Porcelain · Frank Owen · ss Mystery Magazine April 1927 157 · The Rice Merchant · Frank Owen · ss The Purple Sea by Frank Owen, Lantern Press, 1930 173 · The Blue City · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales September 1927 189 · The Fountain · Frank Owen · ss Della-Wu, Chinese Courtezan, and Other Oriental Love Tales by Frank Owen, Lantern Press, 1931 199 · Monk’s Blood · Frank Owen · nv 225 · The Golden Hour of Kwoh Fan · Frank Owen · ss The Purple Sea by Frank Owen, Lantern Press, 1930 237 · The Wind That Tramps the World [John Steppling] · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales April 1925

The Purple Sea: More Splashes of Chinese Color by Frank Owen (Lantern Press, 1930, $1.50, 153pp, hc, co, cover by Hugh Rankin) 1 · The Golden Hour of Kwoh Fan · Frank Owen · ss 12 · The Purple Sea · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales February 1928 30 · The Silent Trees · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales May 1926 44 · The Lantern-Maker · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales August 1925 53 · Gobi Interlude · Frank Owen · nv 78 · The Perfumers of Chow Wan · Frank Owen · ss 90 · The Quaint Manuscript of Wu Wang · Frank Owen · ss 100 · The Rice Merchant · Frank Owen · ss 114 · Love Letters of a Little House · Frank Owen · ss 128 · The Tinkle of the Camel’s Bell · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales December 1928 145 · The Old Man Who Swept the Sky · Frank Owen · ss

The Wind That Tramps the World: Splashes of Chinese Color by Frank Owen (Lantern Press, 1929, $1.50, 118pp, hc, co) 3 · The Wind That Tramps the World [John Steppling] · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales April 1925 25 · Pale Pink Porcelain · Frank Owen · ss Mystery Magazine April 1927 39 · The Month the Almonds Bloom · Frank Owen · ss 53 · The Inverted House · Frank Owen · ss 75 · The Blue City · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales September 1927 93 · The Frog · Frank Owen · ss 109 · The Snapped Willow · Frank Owen · ss

Fireside Mystery Book ed. Frank Owen (Lantern Press, 1947, LC:47-2028, 309pp, hc, an) · Preface · Frank Owen · pr 3 · The Belfry · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss Adventure October 15 1932 20 · Leg Man [Burgess] · William Irish · nv Dime Detective Magazine August 1943, as by Cornell Woolrich 49 · Goodbye, Hannah · Steve Fisher · ss Double Detective December 1938 64 · Chance Observer · Frederick Skerry · ss Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine May 1944 77 · Black Magic [Bazarada] · Sax Rohmer · ss Collier’s February 5 1938 93 · Pale Pink Porcelain · Frank Owen · ss Mystery Magazine April 1927 101 · Figure a Dame · Richard B. Sale · ss Double Detective November 1937 112 · The Huddleston Murder · Jared Van Wagenen, Jr. · ss The New York Folklore Quarterly 1946 122 · The Adventure of the Mouse’s Blood [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · pl Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1942 139 · A Study in Amber · Richard Kent · nv The Fireside Mystery Book ed. Frank Owen, Lantern, 1947 161 · The Cruise of the “Lola Montez” · Louis Paul · ss Esquire December 1940 170 · The Skull · Norman McGlashan · ss (r) 188 · Little Memento · John Collier · ss The New Yorker September 17 1938 194 · Information Obtained [O’Malley] · William MacHarg · ss Collier’s February 21 1942 202 · The Mulbuie Murder · William Roughead · nv (r) 231 · Phi Beta Copper · David Kent · nv 1947 257 · Holding the Bag · Vincent Starrett · ss Globe December 1937 270 · The Man on the Roof · Walter C. Brown · nv The Blue Book Magazine September 1945 291 · Fountain Pen · Cornell Woolrich · nv Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine April 1945, as “Dipped in Blood”

Murder for the Millions A Harvest of Horror and Homicide ed. Frank Owen (Frederick Fell, 1946, LC:46-252037, 595pp, hc, an) vii · Foreword · Frank Owen · fw 3 · Two Sharp Knives · Dashiell Hammett · ss Collier’s January 13 1934 19 · The Vertical Line [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss The Illustrated London News November 20 1935 32 · Change of Murder · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly January 25 1936 52 · The Assassins’ Club [Nigel Strangeways] · Nicholas Blake · ss Detection Medley ed. John Rhode, Hutchinson, 1939, as “A Slice of Bad Luck” 61 · The Fourth Visitor [Dr. Paul Standish] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Cosmopolitan August 1942 77 · The House of Darkness [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv The American Magazine February 1935 101 · What, No Butler? · Damon Runyon · ss Collier’s August 5 1933 114 · Eighteen Steps · Vincent Starrett · ss Coffins for Two by Vincent Starrett, Covici Friede, 1924 117 · Model Murder · Hugh Pentecost · nv Liberty May 19 1945 (+1) 146 · The Man Upstairs · William Irish · ss Mystery Book Magazine August 1945 165 · The Two Bad Men · Louis Paul · ss Collier’s December 6 1941 174 · Serpent Wind [Bimbashi Baruk] · Sax Rohmer · ss Collier’s November 7 1942 191 · The Second Bottle · James Ronald · ss Liberty August 18 1945 203 · The Turn of the Tide · C. S. Forester · ss The Story-teller May 1936 213 · Aunt Minnie and the Accessory After the Fact · Samuel Hopkins Adams · ss Liberty October 6 1945 220 · Postiche [Susan Dare] · Mignon G. Eberhart · nv The Delineator August 1935 241 · The Blue Envelope · Elisabeth Sanxay Holding · ss Collier’s September 30 1944 257 · Dead Man · James M. Cain · ss The American Mercury March 1936 269 · On Schedule · Nelson S. Bond · ss Star Weekly February 4 1939 273 · Something to Shoot At · Donald Barr Chidsey · nv The Blue Book Magazine February 1942 294 · Midnight Blue · John Collier · ss The New Yorker January 22 1938 300 · Eye in the Swamp · Peirson Ricks · ss Collier’s October 28 1944 312 · Just What Happened · Gelett Burgess · ss The Blue Book Magazine June 1944 328 · Court-Martial · Harry Klingsberg · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 21 1945 348 · The Canary Sang [Dr. Paul Standish] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Mystery Book Magazine October 1945 362 · The Tough Kid · Leslie T. White · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1941 380 · Blue Murder · Wilbur Daniel Steele · nv Harper’s Magazine October 1925 401 · A Medal for Joe · Francis Wallace · ss The Blue Book Magazine May 1945 415 · The Body of a Well-Dressed Woman [Inspector Evans] · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Detective Magazine March 1944, as “What the Well-Dressed Corpse Will Wear” 438 · The Laughing Buddha [Bimbashi Baruk] · Sax Rohmer · ss Collier’s February 21 1942 456 · The Orphan Diamond · William Irish · nv Dime Detective Magazine September 1942, as “Orphan Ice” by Cornell Woolrich 488 · The Man Who Was Missing [Susan Dare] · Mignon G. Eberhart · nv The Delineator August 1934 517 · Live Bait · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss The Blue Book Magazine December 1938 528 · Over the Top of the World · Hans Ruesch · ss Collier’s October 21 1944 539 · Too Many Sleuths · Vincent Starrett · nv Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories October 1927 577 · Mind Over Murder · Nelson S. Bond · pl first broadcast on Hot Copy, NBC-Blue, July 9, 1944.

Mystery Stories ed. Frank Owen (Pocket, December 1964, 50095, 50¢, 228pp, hc, an)     Reprint (Lantern Press 1948 as Teen-Age Mystery Stories) mystery anthology.

Teen-Age Mystery Stories ed. Frank Owen (Lantern Press, 1948, $2.50, 247pp, hc, an)     Also available in pb (Pocket Dec ’64 as Mystery Stories). 1 · The Bookshop Mystery · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss The Blue Book Magazine September 1947 19 · Ghost Guards Gold · Selden M. Loring · ss The Open Road for Boys February 1939 33 · Spider Mansion · Ralph Goldsmith · nv (r) 55 · Elementary, My Dear Elly · Ruth Gilbert Cochran · ss (r) 67 · Four Men in Boats · Gordon Rogers · ss (r) 79 · Footprints in the Snow · Russell Gordon Carter · ss (r) 91 · Voices of the Storm · Russell Gordon Carter · ss (r) 107 · Johnny on the Spot · George Hart, Jr. · ss The Open Road for Boys February 1941 115 · Tiki’s Treasure · Bill Brown · ss (r) 133 · The Lost Freight Car · David Lorraine · ss (r) 141 · Buck Plays the Hero · Glenn D. Kittler · ss (r) 153 · Dead Man’s Secret · William Byron Mowery · nv The Saturday Evening Post December 13 1947 177 · The Mirror · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1947 183 · The Unlighted Road · Walter C. Brown · nv The Blue Book Magazine June 1946 213 · Death of a Stranger · Owen Grant, Jr. · ss (r)

Out of This World ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Out of This World 1 ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Out of This World 2 ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Out of This World 3 ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Out of This World 4 ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Out of This World 5 ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Out of This World 6 ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Out of This World 7 ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Out of This World 8 ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Out of This World 9 ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Out of This World Choice ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Worlds Apart ed. Mably Owen & Amabel Williams-Ellis--- see under Amabel Williams-Ellis.

Malice Domestic 11: Mystery Most Conventional ed. Rita Owen, Verena Rose & Barb Goffman--- see under Verena Rose.

Malice Domestic 12: Mystery Most Historical ed. Rita Owen, Verena Rose & Shawn Reilly Simmons--- see under Verena Rose.

Malice Domestic 13: Mystery Most Geographical ed. Rita Owen, Verena Rose & Shawn Reilly Simmons--- see under Verena Rose.

Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible ed. Rita Owen, Verena Rose & Shawn Reilly Simmons--- see under Verena Rose.

Malice Domestic 15: Mystery Most Theatrical ed. Rita Owen, Verena Rose & Shawn Reilly Simmons--- see under Verena Rose.

Malice Domestic 16: Mystery Most Diabolical ed. Rita Owen, Verena Rose & Shawn Reilly Simmons--- see under Verena Rose.

Malice Domestic 17: Mystery Most Traditional ed. Rita Owen, Verena Rose & Shawn Reilly Simmons--- see under Verena Rose.

Lone Star Roundup by Dean Owens (Ace Double, August 1968, G-742, 50¢, 106pp, pb, n., cover by Gerald McConnell)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with Write His Name in Gunsmoke by Tom West.

Lone Star Roundup by Dean Owens (Ace Double, 1972, 48851, 50¢, 75pp, pb, n., cover by William Douglas Rush)     Reprint (Ace 1968) western novel. Bound in the tête-bêche style with Write His Name in Gunsmoke by Tom West.

The Rincon Trap by Dean Owens (Ace Double, February 1966, M-138, 45¢, 130pp, pb, n.)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with Call Me Hazard by Frank Wynne.

The Skull Riders by Dean Owens (Ace Double, May 1969, 76900, 60¢, 117pp, pb, n.)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with The Man Who Shot “The Kid” by Merle Constiner.

Gravity’s Angels ed. Martin Owton, Gary Couzens, Trevor Denyer, Sarah Ellender & Trevor Mendham--- see under Gary Couzens.

Tales from the German ed. John Oxenford & C. A. Feiling (Chapman & Hall, 1844, xiv+446pp, hc, an)     Translations of popular German romances. v · Introduction · John Oxenford & C. A. Feiling · in 1 · Libussa · J. K. Musäus; translated by John Oxenford · nv translated from the German (“Libussa”, 1782). 34 · The Criminal from Lost Honour · Friedrich Schiller; translated by John Oxenford · ss translated from the German. 51 · The Cold Heart · Wilhelm Hauff; translated by C. A. Feiling · nv translated from the German (“Das kalte Herz”, Märchen for Söhne und Töchter, 1825). 81 · The Wonders in the Spessart · Karl Immerman; translated by John Oxenford · ss translated from the German (“Die Wunder im Spessart. Waldmärchen”, Münchhausen, 1838). 98 · Nose, the Dwarf · Wilhelm Hauff; translated by C. A. Feiling · ss translated from the German (“Der Zwerg Nase”, Märchen for Söhne und Töchter, 1826). 119 · Axel · C. F. Van der Velde; translated by C. A. Feiling · ss translated from the German (Schirfren, 1824-1827). 140 · The Sandman · E. T. A. Hoffmann; translated by John Oxenford · nv translated from the German (“Der Sandmann”, Nachtstücke vol. 1, 1816). 165 · Michael Kohlhaas · Heinrich von Kleist; translated by John Oxenford · nv translated from the German. 231 · The Klausenburg · Ludwig Tieck; translated by C. A. Feiling · nv translated from the German (“Die Klausenburg”, 1837). 261 · The Moon · Jean Paul Friedrich Richter; translated by John Oxenford · ss translated from the German (“Der Mond”, 1796). 268 · The Elementary Spirit · E. T. A. Hoffmann; translated by John Oxenford · nv; dated 1821. translated from the German (“Der Elementargeist”, Letzte Erzählungen, 1825). 298 · St. Cecilia or, The Power of Music · Heinrich von Kleist; translated by John Oxenford · ss translated from the German (“Die heilige Cäcilie oder die Gewalt der Musik”). 306 · The New Paris · Johann von Goethe; translated by John Oxenford · ss translated from the German (“Der neue Paris”, Aus Meinem Leben, Dichtung und Wahrheit, Part 1, Book 2, 1811). 316 · Ali and Gulhyndi · Adam Oehlenschlaeger; translated by C. A. Feiling · nv translated from the German (“Ali og Gulhyndi”, 1812). 364 · Alamontade · Heinrich Zschokke; translated by C. A. Feiling · nv translated from the German (Alimontade der Galeerensklave, 1802). 416 · The Jesuit’s Church in G— · E. T. A. Hoffmann; translated by John Oxenford · ss translated from the German (“Die Jesuiterkirche in G.”, 1817). 437 · The Severed Hand · William Hauff; translated by C. A. Feiling · ss translated from the German (“Die Geschichte von der Abgehauenen Hand”, Märchen-Almanach auf das Jahr 1826, 1825).

Maid for Murder by Milton K. Ozaki (Ace Double, December 1955, D-135, 35¢, 141pp, pb, n.)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with Dead Ringer by James Hadley Chase.

Never Say Die by Milton K. Ozaki (Ace Double, July 1956, D-167, 35¢, 138pp, pb, n.)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with Destroying Angel by John Creighton.

Fenway Fiction ed. Adam Emerson Pachter (Rounder Books, 2005, 1-57940-119-8, $14.95, 232pp, tp, oa)     “Short stories from Red Sox Nation”. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 1 · Foreword · Bill Lee · fw 3 · Introduction · Adam Emerson Pachter · in 10 · The Shadow of Manny Ramirez · Rachel Solar · ss The Improper Bostonian October 2003 18 · Prospect · Jennifer Rapaport · ss 22 · The Autograph · Robert Weintraub · ss Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine #49, Summer 1995 32 · The Curse of the Bambino: A Musical · David Kruh & Steven Bergman · ex 2001 57 · Heirloom · Elizabeth Pariseau · ss 72 · Saint Red Sock’s Day · Jonathan P. Winickoff · pm 75 · My Night at Fenway · Andy Saks · ss 86 · The Long Dark Voyage · Matthew Hanlon · ss Sane Magazine 91 · First Start · Tom Snee · ss 100 · The Opposite Field · Jeff Parenti · nv 129 · Opening Day · Tracy Miller Geary · ss 136 · Bambino Road, Chapter One · Cecilia Tan · nv 161 · Fischer at Fenway · Mitch Evich · ss 166 · The Prophecy: A Red Sox Alternate History · Sam & Christina Polyak · ss 180 · Life, Death, Love, and Baseball · Skye Alexander · ss Undertow ed. Skye Alexander, Kate Flora & Susan Oleksiw, Level Best Books, 2003 200 · Ice Age: A One-Act Play · David Kruh · pl 210 · Green Monster · Adam Emerson Pachter · ss 225 · A Sox Fan’s Wildest Dream · Bill Nowlin · vi

The Adventures of the Puzzle Club and Other Stories by Josh Pachter & Ellery Queen--- see under Ellery Queen.

Murder on the North Pole Express by Josh Pachter (Crippen & Landru, December 2022, ph, ss) [Helmut Erhard]     Original short story published in an edition of 250 copies as a gift for friends of Crippen & Landru.

S.O.S. by Josh Pachter (Crippen & Landru, October 2022, ph, ss)     Chapbook included with the hardback edition of The Adventures of the Puzzle Club.

The Spy and the Suicide Club by Josh Pachter & Edward D. Hoch--- see under Edward D. Hoch.

Amsterdam Noir ed. Josh Pachter & René Appel--- see under René Appel.

The Further Misadventures of Ellery Queen ed. Josh Pachter & Dale C. Andrews (Wildside Press, September 22, 2020, 978-1-4794-5399-3, $14.99, 196pp, tp, an) 7 · Introduction · Josh Pachter & Dale C. Andrews · in · Part I: Prologue 11 · The Adventure of the Logical Successor [Ellery Queen] · J. Randolph Cox · ss The Baker Street Journal September 1982 · Part II: Pastiches 19 · Once Upon a Crime [Ellery Queen] · Maxwell E. Siegel · ss Old-Time Detection #16, 2007; written in 1951. 33 · Murder in Pastiche · Marion Mainwaring · ex Macmillan, 1954 41 · The Circle of Ink [Ellery Queen] · Edward D. Hoch · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 1999 61 · The Japanese Armor Mystery [Ellery Queen] · Mǎ Tiān; translated by Steve Steinbock · ss translated from the Chinese. 77 · The Mad Hatter’s Riddle [Ellery Queen] · Dale C. Andrews · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2009 99 · Change of Scene [Ellery Queen] · Janet Hutchings · ss · Part III: Parodies 119 · The Indian Diamond Mystery [Celery Green; Inspector Dewe East] · Arthur Porges · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1965 [Ref. Ellery Queen & John Creasey] 127 · The Lithuanian Eraser Mystery · Jon L. Breen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1969 135 · The Little Sister in Crime [Ellery Queen] · Theodore B. Hertel, Jr. · ss The Little Sister in Crime ed. Gary Warren Niebuhr, Bouchercon, 1996 141 · The German Cologne Mystery · Jon L. Breen & Josh Pachter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2005 151 · The Polish Chicken Mystery · Rand B. Lee · ss · Part IV: Potpourri 157 · E.Q. Griffen’s Second Case [Ellery Queen Griffen] · Josh Pachter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1970 169 · The Mistake on the Cover of EQMM #1 · Arthur Vidro · ss EQMM Web-Only Stories August 2016; first print appearance. 177 · The Pink Pig Mystery · Jeffrey Marks · ss · Part V: Postscript 189 · The Misadventures of Ellery Queen · Ellery Queen · ms (r) 193 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Man Who Read Mysteries by William Brittain ed. Josh Pachter--- see under William Brittain.

The Man Who Solved Mysteries by William Brittain ed. Josh Pachter--- see under William Brittain.

The Misadventures of Ellery Queen ed. Josh Pachter & Dale C. Andrews (Wildside Press, 2018, 978-1-4794-3628-6, 216pp, tp, an) 7 · Introductions 7 · Elementary Questions · Josh Pachter & Dale C. Andrews · in 11 · Sorely Missed Adventures · Richard Dannay · in 13 · The Sincerest Form of Flattery · Rand Lee · in 15 · Pastiches 17 · The Mystery of the Red Balloons [Ellery Queen] · Thomas Narcejac; translated by Rebecca K. Jones · ss translated from the French (“Le Mysterè des Ballons Rouges”, Usurpation d’Identité, 1947). 37 · Dying Message · Leyne Requel · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1966 [Ref. Ellery Queen] 45 · The Gilbert and Sullivan Clue [Ellery Queen] · Jon L. Breen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 1999 59 · Open Letter to Survivors [Ellery Queen] · Francis M. Nevins · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1972 73 · The Reindeer Clue [Ellery Queen] · Edward D. Hoch · ss The National Inquirer December 23 1975, as by Ellery Queen 79 · The Book Case [Ellery Queen] · Dale C. Andrews & Kurt Sercu · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2007 109 · Parodies 111 · Ten Months’ Blunder · J. N. Williamson · vi Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1961 115 · The English Village Mystery [Celery Green] · Arthur Porges · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1964 123 · Elroy Quinn’s Last Case · Dennis M. Dubin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1967 [Ref. Ellery Queen] 133 · Potpourri 135 · The Norwegian Apple Mystery [Martin Leroy & King Danforth] · James Holding · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1960 149 · The Man Who Read Ellery Queen · William Brittain · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1965 155 · E.Q. Griffen Earns His Name [Ellery Queen Griffen] · Josh Pachter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1968 165 · The Last Check [Captain Rogan] · Patricia McGerr · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1972 173 · Death of the Mallory Queen [Chip Harrison; Leo Haig] · Lawrence Block · ss Like a Lamb to the Slaughter by Lawrence Block, Arbor House, 1984 187 · The Ransom of EQMM #1 · Arthur Vidro · ss EQMM Web-Only Stories 2011 199 · The Ten-Cent Murder · Joseph Goodrich · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 2016 [Ref. Dashiell Hammett & Frederic Dannay] 211 · Acknowledgments · The Editors · ms 213 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe ed. Josh Pachter (Open Road, April 14, 2020, 978-1-5040-5986-2, $17.99, 351pp, tp, an) · Tribute in Triplicate: Introductions 3 · At Wolfe’s Door · Otto Penzler · in 7 · A Family Affair · Rebecca Stout Bradbury · in 10 · Plot It Yourselves · Josh Pachter · in · Part I: Pastiches 17 · The Red Orchid [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Thomas Narcejac; translated by Rebecca K. Jones · nv; pastiche of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe. translated from the French (“L’orchidee rouge”, Faux et usage de Faux, Librairie de Champs-Elysee, 1952). 45 · Murder in Pastiche · Marion Mainwaring · ex Macmillan, 1954 57 · The Archie Hunters [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Jon L. Breen · ss; first publication; written in 1968. 77 · The Frightened Man · O. X. Russett · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1970 89 · Murder in E Minor [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Robert Goldsborough · ex Bantam, March 1986 101 · The Purloined Platypus [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Marvin Kaye · ss Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #22, 2017 · Part II: Parodies 121 · The House on 35th Street [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Frank Littler · ss Saturday Review February 12 1966 127 · The Sidekick Case [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Patrick Butler · ss Saturday Review October 26 1968 131 · The Case of the Disposable Jalopy · Mack Reynolds · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact October 1979; abridged. 161 · As Dark as Christmas Gets [Chip Harrison; Leo Haig] · Lawrence Block · nv The Mysterious Bookshop, 1997 193 · Who’s Afraid of Nero Wolfe? [Claudius Lyon & Arnie Woodbine] · Loren D. Estleman · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2008 217 · Julius Katz and the Case of Exploding Wine [Julius Katz] · Dave Zeltserman · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2015 259 · The Possibly Last Case of Tiberius Dingo · Michael Bracken · ss · Part III: Potpourri 281 · The Woman Who Read Rex Stout · William Brittain · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1966 291 · Sam Buried Caesar [Ellery Queen Griffen] · Josh Pachter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1971 309 · Rasputin’s Revenge [Auguste Lupa] · John Lescroart · ex Dutton, 1987 315 · Might as Well Be Dead · Joseph Goodrich · ex excerpt from the 2015 play based on the Rex Stout novel of the same name. 327 · The Damned Doorbell Rang · Robert Lopresti · ss 341 · Copyright Information · [uncredited] · ms 345 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Top Crime The Authors’ Choice ed. Josh Pachter (St. Martin’s, 1983, 0-312-80906-9, $14.95, 365pp, hc, an)     Also available in the U.K. (Dent 1983). 1 · Out of Sight [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1973, as “The Six Suspects” 17 · Every Litter Bit Hurts · Michael Avallone · ss With Malice Toward All ed. Robert L. Fish, Putnam, 1968 23 · Parlor Game [D. Stonebreaker] · Gary Brandner · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1976 38 · The Pearls of Peace [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · nv The Saint Detective Magazine March 1954 59 · The Specialty of the House · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #54, May 1948 77 · The Unstoppable Man [Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss John Bull November 19 1949, as “Amateur in Violence” 87 · Goodbye, Pops · Joseph N. Gores · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1969 95 · The Terrapin · Patricia Highsmith · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1962 108 · The Leopold Locked Room [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1971 126 · Second Talent · James Holding · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1968 135 · Gup · H. R. F. Keating · ss Verdict of 13 ed. Julian Symons, Faber and Faber, 1978 149 · The Locked Room · Peter Lovesey · ss Winter’s Crimes 10 ed. Hilary Watson, Macmillan UK, 1978 163 · Woman Trouble · Florence V. Mayberry · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1973 177 · First Offense · Ed McBain · nv Manhunt December 1955, as by Evan Hunter 195 · Somebody’s Telling the Truth [Captain Rogan] · Patricia McGerr · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1971, as “This One’s a Beauty” 207 · Black Spider [Loren Mensing] · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1979 223 · Invitation to a Murder · Josh Pachter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1972 235 · Proof of Guilt · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1973 245 · The Adventure of Abraham Lincoln’s Clue [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss MD June 1965, as “Abraham Lincoln’s Clue” 261 · Seven Little Crosses in a Notebook · Georges Simenon; translated by Jean Stewart · na Maigret’s Christmas by Georges Simenon, tr. Jean Stewart, Hamish Hamilton, 1976 translated from the French (“Sept Petites Croix dans un Carnet”, Un Noël de Maigret, Presses de la Cité, 1951). 316 · The Right Kind of a House · Henry Slesar · ss Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1957 324 · A Theme for Hyacinth · Julian Symons · ss Argosy (UK) August 1967 344 · L as in Loot [Mitch Taylor; Bill Decker] · Lawrence Treat · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1964 357 · A Great Sight · Janwillem van de Wetering · ss

Top Fantasy ed. Josh Pachter (Dent, June 1985, 0-460-04659-4, £9.50, 311pp, hc, an)     “Author’s choice” anthology, plus comments by the authors on why each story is their personal favorite. vii · Introduction · Josh Pachter · in 1 · The Man Who Walked on Air · Michael Avallone · ss Weird Tales September 1953 12 · Report on an Unidentified Space Station · J. G. Ballard · ss City Limits December 10 1982 18 · The Ship of Disaster · Barrington J. Bayley · ss New Worlds SF #151, June 1965 33 · Collaborating · Michael Bishop · ss Rooms of Paradise ed. Lee Harding, Quartet Books, 1978 51 · The Man Who Collected Poe · Robert Bloch · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries October 1951 65 · The Fog Horn · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 23 1951, as “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” 73 · The Day of the Butterflies · Marion Zimmer Bradley · ss The DAW Science Fiction Reader ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1976 84 · The Depths · Ramsey Campbell · nv Dark Companions by Ramsey Campbell, Macmillan, 1982 104 · Touchstone · Terry Carr · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1964 117 · Let Us Quickly Hasten to the Gate of Ivory · Thomas M. Disch · ss Quark/1 ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1970 134 · Trouble with Water · Horace L. Gold · ss Unknown March 1939 154 · Harpist · Joe L. Hensley · ss Speculations ed. Isaac Asimov & Alice Laurance, Houghton Mifflin, 1982 168 · Blue Vase of Ghosts · Tanith Lee · nv Dragonfields #4, Winter 1983 188 · The Wife’s Story · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss The Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le Guin, Pendragon Press, 1982 193 · The House of Cthulhu [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · ss Whispers July 1973 206 · The Real Shape of the Coast · John Lutz · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1971 217 · The Smallest Dragonboy [Pern] · Anne McCaffrey · ss Science Fiction Tales ed. Roger Elwood, Rand McNally, 1973 230 · Caves in Cliffs · Josh Pachter · ss 239 · The Broken Hoop · Pamela Sargent · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine June 1982 253 · Dancers in the Time-Flux · Robert Silverberg · ss Heroic Visions ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Ace, 1983 270 · Amends, A Tale of the Sun Kings · Nancy Springer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1983 281 · Sing a Last Song of Valdese [Kane] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Chacal v1 #1, 1976 293 · The Father of the Bride · Connie Willis · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine May 1982 301 · Kevin Malone · Gene Wolfe · ss New Terrors 1 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Pan, 1980

Top Science Fiction ed. Josh Pachter (Dent, 1984, 0-460-04647-0, £8.95, 340pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 25 “author’s choice” stories with brief forewords by the authors. vii · Introduction · Josh Pachter · in 1 · All the World’s Tears · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Nebula Science Fiction #21, 1957 12 · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956 25 · The Men Who Murdered Mohammed · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1958 38 · A Small Kindness · Ben Bova · ss Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact April 1983 52 · There Will Come Soft Rains [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 6 1950 59 · The Totally Rich · John Brunner · nv Worlds of Tomorrow June 1963 83 · Internal Combustion · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Infinity Science Fiction February 1956 99 · Hop-Friend · Terry Carr · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1962 111 · Transit of Earth · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy January 1971 124 · Going Under · Jack M. Dann · nv Omni September 1981 143 · Why Johnny Can’t Speed · Alan Dean Foster · ss Galaxy Science Fiction September/October 1971 155 · Rescue Operation · Harry Harrison · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction December 1964 169 · Mazes · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Epoch ed. Roger Elwood & Robert Silverberg, Putnam, 1975 174 · Endfray of the Ofay · Fritz Leiber · ss If March 1969 189 · A Galaxy Called Rome · Barry N. Malzberg · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1975 208 · The Ship Who Sang [Brainship] · Anne McCaffrey · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1961 226 · The Green Marauder [Draco Tavern] · Larry Niven · ss Destinies v2 #1, 1980 231 · A Typical Day · Doris Piserchia · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1974 242 · Day Million · Frederik Pohl · ss Rogue February/March 1966 248 · Capricorn Games · Robert Silverberg · nv The Far Side of Time ed. Roger Elwood, Dodd, Mead, 1974 266 · The Engineer and the Executioner · Brian M. Stableford · nv Amazing Science Fiction Stories May 1975 281 · Film Library · A. E. van Vogt · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1946 301 · The Cosmic Express · Jack Williamson · ss Amazing Stories November 1930 309 · Daisy, in the Sun · Connie Willis · nv Galileo November 1979 327 · In Looking-Glass Castle · Gene Wolfe · ss TriQuarterly #49, Fall 1980

Tabloid Purposes 3 ed. Nickolaus Albert Pacione (Lake Fossil Press, November 25, 2008, $16.90, 486pp, tp, oa, cover by Nickolaus Pacione)     Details taken from online listing. i · The Return to a Series · Nickolaus A. Pacione · in 1 · Awake Ghost Song · Donna Taylor Burgess · nv 39 · Back Here, in These Dark Woods · J. M. Heluk · ss 45 · Sicknicity · Stephen C. Hallin · ss 52 · One Eyed Teddy · Jeremy Schneider · ss 63 · Flying Cigars · Nickolaus A. Pacione · ss 72 · Gull Tender · Ken Goldman · ss Night Terrors #1, June 1996 85 · The Horror Beyond Gable Way · Charles O’Connor, III · ss 97 · Lot’s Children · Joseph Baneth Allen · nv 127 · O’Shea’s Pub · Melyssa G. Sprott · ss 132 · The Shadow in the Dark · Woodruff Laputka · ss 137 · In the Shadow of Regimold · Mary E. Rose · ss 145 · Ankou · D. C. Sowders · nv 192 · The Dark Room · William Malmborg · ss 199 · House of Eden · Liam Rands · ss 211 · The Office in the Corner · David Halk · nv 237 · Electric Vampires · David Wright · ss 253 · The Roach · Paul J. Hamm · ss 264 · Season of the Cats · William L. Massey · nv 286 · Ubel · Carol Allen · ss 296 · In the Great Dismal · John Bushore · ss 307 · Ghosts · Thomas Sproule · ss 315 · Dan Keith’s Shadow · Brian Ames · ss 322 · Grave of the Devil · S. G. Cardin · ss 330 · The Abdicationists · Kevin MacAughbrey · ss 342 · A Quiet Place, an Earthen Mound · Richard Harland · nv 367 · Tricks, Mischief and Mayhem · David I. Russell · ss 375 · The Art of the Deal · Jason Andrew · ss 391 · Leap of Faith · J. R. Cain · ss 407 · You Know What Happens After Dark · B. Pagel · ss 423 · I Want My Alien Back · Lawrence R. Dagstine · ss Beyond Centauri July 2008 431 · The Stickman of Lake Buckatabon · Tyler Hyton · ss 440 · Cat’s Eye · Jeani Rector · ss Aphelion #108, February 2007 445 · Digital Reality · Zahid Zaman · ss 453 · The Merger · Casey Gordon · ss 460 · Grace · Paige Smith · ss 466 · White Blur · Alex Rivera · ss

Earth, Air, Fire, Water ed. Janet Pack, Margaret Weis, Robin McGrew & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Margaret Weis.

Legends: Tales from the Eternal Archives #1 ed. Janet Pack, Margaret Weis, Martin H. Greenberg & Robin McGrew--- see under Margaret Weis.

Magic Tails ed. Janet Pack & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. Packard (George H. Doran Company, 1917, hc, co) [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] 7 · Part One: The Man in the Case 9 · The Gray Seal [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s Ideal Fiction Magazine May 1914 31 · By Proxy [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s Ideal Fiction Magazine June 1914 61 · The Mother Lode [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s July 1914 89 · The Counterfeit Five [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s August 1914 118 · The Affair of the Pushcart Man [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s September 1914 143 · Devil’s Work [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s October 1914 173 · The Thief [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s November 1914 202 · The Man Higher Up [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s December 1914 230 · Two Crooks and a Knave [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s January 1915 258 · The Alibi [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s February 1915 not the same as the story of the same name in the October 20, 1918 issue of The Popular Magazine. 286 · The Stool-Pigeon [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s March 1915 313 · Part Two: The Woman in the Case [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · na People’s April 1915 (+4), as “The Lodestone”

Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles ed. Jimmy Packham, Emily Alder & Joan Passey--- see under Emily Alder.

Beyond Earth’s Gates by Lewis Padgett & C. L. Moore (Ace Double, August 1954, D-69, 35¢, 138pp, pb, n., cover by Harry Barton)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with Daybreak…2250 A.D. by Andre Norton.

A Gnome There Was and Other Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Lewis Padgett (Simon & Schuster, 1950, $3.00, 276pp, hc, co, cover by Edd Cartier) 1 · A Gnome There Was · Lewis Padgett · nv Unknown Worlds October 1941, as by Henry Kuttner 32 · What You Need · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1945 51 · The Twonky · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction September 1942 77 · The Cure · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1946 92 · Exit the Professor [Hogben] · Lewis Padgett · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1947, as by Henry Kuttner 109 · See You Later [Hogben] · Lewis Padgett · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1949, as by Henry Kuttner 133 · Mimsy Were the Borogoves · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1943 173 · Jesting Pilot · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1947 189 · This Is the House · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · ss Astounding Science Fiction February 1946, as by Lawrence O’Donnell 217 · Rain Check · Lewis Padgett · ss Astounding Science Fiction July 1946 234 · Compliments of the Author · Lewis Padgett · nv Unknown Worlds October 1942, as by Henry Kuttner

Line to Tomorrow by Lewis Padgett (Bantam, August 1954, 1251, 25¢, 184pp, pb, co, cover by Mitchell Hooks)     Given as Line to Tomorrow and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction on the cover. 1 · Line to Tomorrow · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1945 15 · A Gnome There Was · Lewis Padgett · nv Unknown Worlds October 1941, as by Henry Kuttner 44 · What You Need · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1945 61 · Private Eye · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science Fiction January 1949 94 · The Twonky · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction September 1942 118 · Compliments of the Author · Lewis Padgett · nv Unknown Worlds October 1942, as by Henry Kuttner 157 · When the Bough Breaks · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science Fiction November 1944

Mutant by Lewis Padgett (Gnome Press, 1953, $2.75, 210pp, hc, co, cover by Ric Binkley) 3 · The Piper’s Son [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1945 35 · Three Blind Mice [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1945 73 · The Lion and the Unicorn [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1945 113 · Beggars in Velvet [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Science Fiction December 1945 165 · Humpty Dumpty [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Science Fiction September 1953 210 · Epilogue · Lewis Padgett · aw

Robots Have No Tails by Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) (Gnome Press, 1952, $2.75, 224pp, hc, co, cover by Ric Binkley) [Galloway Gallegher] 7 · The Proud Robot [Galloway Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction October 1943 53 · Gallegher Plus [Galloway Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science Fiction November 1943 107 · The World Is Mine [Galloway Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction June 1943 150 · Ex Machina [Galloway Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1948 194 · Time Locker [Galloway Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction January 1943

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and the Fairy Chessmen by Lewis Padgett (Gnome Press, 1951, $2.75, 254pp, hc, co, cover by Harry Harrison) 7 · Tomorrow and Tomorrow · Lewis Padgett · na Astounding Science Fiction January 1947 (+1) 109 · The Fairy Chessmen · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · na Astounding Science Fiction January 1946 (+1)

History Is Dead: A Zombie Anthology ed. Kim Paffenroth (Permuted Press, December 2007, 0978970799, $14.95, 300pp, tp, oa) 1 · The Reluctant Prometheus · David Dunwoody · ss 11 · The Gingerbread Man · Paula R. Stiles · ss 19 · The Barrow Maid · Christine Morgan · ss 37 · Harimoto · Scott A. Johnson · ss 45 · The Moribund Room · Carole Lanham · ss 61 · Theater Is Dead · Raoul Wainscoting · ss 77 · The Anatomy Lesson · Jenny Ashford · ss 97 · A Touch of the Divine · Patrick Rutgliano · ss 107 · A Cure for All Ills · Linda Donahue · ss 127 · Society and Sickness · Leila Eadie · ss 145 · Summer of 1816 · James Roy Daley · ss 163 · The Hell Soldiers · Juleigh Howard-Hobson · ss 177 · Junebug · Rebecca Brock · ss 193 · Starvation Army · Joe McKinney · ss 209 · Pegleg and Paddy Save the World · Jonathan Maberry · ss 227 · The Third Option · Derek Gunn · ss 237 · The Loaned Ranger · John Peel · ss 247 · Awake in the Abyss · Rick Moore · ss 257 · The Travellin’ Show · Douglas Hutcheson · ss 271 · Edison’s Dead Men · Ed Turner · ss 285 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The World Is Dead ed. Kim Paffenroth (Permuted Press, September 15, 2009, 978-1-934861-25-7, $14.95, 288pp, tp, oa, cover by Christian Dovel)     Details taken from online listing. · Dead Man’s Land · David Wellington · ss · The Visitor · Jack Ketchum · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard by Jack Ketchum, Obsidian Books, 1998 · Glorietta · Gary A. Braunbeck · ss · The Loneliest Man in the World · Bobbie Metevier · ss · Genuflect · William D. Carl · ss · Dead Men Can’t Complain · Peter Clines · ss · December Warming · William Bolen · ss Something Wicked #8, November 2008 · Bridge Over the Cunene · Gustavo Bondoni · ss · A Bite to Remember · Jennifer Brozek · ss · What Comes After · Kris Dikeman · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2003 · The Office Party · Walter Jarvis · ss · The New Dumb · Kyle Johnson · ss · The Blue Word · Carole Lanham · ss · Gather Round, Gather Round · Dave Macpherson · ss · Fleeing, on a Bicycle with Your Father, from the Living Dead · Ralph Robert Moore · ss Midnight Street #7, Spring/Summer 2006 · Cured Meat · Christine Morgan · ss · The Song of Absent Birds · Mark Onspaugh · ss · Working Man’s Burden · David Pinnt · ss