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The Wickedest Show on Earth ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini (Morrow, 1985, 0-688-05355-6, $17.95, 335pp, hc, an)

9 · Introduction · Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini · in

15 · Hop-Frog · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Flag of Our Union March 17 1849

27 · Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! · Paul W. Gallico · ss Everywoman’s Magazine January 1957, as “The Faker”

43 · If the Dead Could Talk · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask February 1943

63 · Motive for Murder · Talmage Powell · ss Smashing Detective Stories November 1955

75 · The House of Darkness [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv The American Magazine February 1935

103 · Beidenbauer’s Flea · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1960

115 · Carnival Day · Nedra Tyre · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1958

129 · The Four Blind Men · Fredric Brown · ss Adventure September 1948

139 · The Double Whammy · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic February 1970

153 · Another Burnt-Out Case · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Fantastic Stories October 1978

169 · The Theft of the Circus Poster [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1973

189 · Carousel · August Derleth · ss Fantastic Adventures April 1945

201 · Too Long at the Fair · R. L. Stevens · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1964, as by Edward D. Hoch

223 · The Fallen Angel · Evan Hunter · ss Ladies’ Home Journal June 1955

241 · The Shill · Stephen Marlowe · ss A Choice of Murders ed. Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Scribners, 1958

249 · Spook House · Clark Howard · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1961

265 · “I”, Said the Fly · Robert Edmond Alter · na Argosy September 1965

Witches’ Brew: Horror and Supernatural Stories by Women ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini (Macmillan, December 1984, 0-02-599230-9, $16.95, 323pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 17 stories by women authors from Mary Shelley to Agatha Christie and Joyce Carol Oates.

1 · Introduction · Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini · in

7 · The Haunted Chamber · Ann Radcliffe · ex from The Mysteries of Udolpho, Robinson, 1794

26 · The Last Man · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · ex Henry Colburn, 1826

37 · The Yellow Wallpaper · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ss New England Magazine January 1892

56 · The Striding Place · Gertrude Atherton · ss The Speaker June 20 1896, as “The Twins”

64 · Afterward · Edith Wharton · nv The Century Magazine January 1910

98 · Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched · May Sinclair · nv The English Review October 1922

122 · The Lamp · Agatha Christie · ss 1924

132 · The Gray Men · Rebecca West · ss Tales of Mystery ed. Ernest Rhys & C. A. Dawson-Scott, Hutchinson, 1927

140 · The Cyprian Cat · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Harper’s Bazaar (UK) May 1933

155 · A Haunted House · Virginia Woolf · vi Monday or Tuesday by Virginia Woolf, Hogarth Press, 1921

158 · The Idol of the Flies · Jane Rice · nv Unknown Worlds June 1942

184 · Judgement Day · Flannery O’Connor · nv Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1965

206 · The Birds · Daphne du Maurier · nv Good Housekeeping October 1952

235 · Night Court · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · nv Weird Tales March 1953

256 · The Lovely House · Shirley Jackson · nv New World Writing #2, Mentor, 1952

282 · Kindling Point · Marcia Muller · ss

300 · The Bingo Master · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Dark Forces ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980

Supernatural ed. Robert Muller (Fontana, 1977, 0-00-615023-3, 65p, 192pp, pb, oa)
Stories from the BBC tv series adapted by various authors from scripts by Robert Muller.

7 · Dorabella, or In Love with Death · Robert Muller; adapted by Rosemary Timperley · nv

33 · Lady Sybil or the Phantom of Black Gables · Robert Muller; adapted by Mary Danby · nv

63 · Heirs or the Workshop of Filthy Creation · Robert Muller; adapted by Brian Hayles · nv

87 · Countess Ilona or The Werewolf Reunion · Robert Muller; adapted by Roger Malisson · nv

120 · Viktoria or The Hungarian Doll · Sue Lake · nv

146 · Mr. Nightingale or Burning Masts · Robert Muller · nv

174 · Gall or The Ghost of Venice · Robert Muller; adapted by Rosemary Timperley · ss

The Alabaster Hand and Other Ghost Stories by A. N. L. Munby (Ash-Tree Press, June 1, 1995, 1-899562-03-6, £16.00, xxi+132pp, hc, co, cover by Rachel A. Crittenden)
Reprint (Dobson 1949) ghost collection. Limited to 250 copies. This edition has a Foreword by Barbara & Christopher Roden, and an Introduction by Michael Cox. A world-wide edition available in the US for $25.50.

ix · Foreword · Barbara & Christopher Roden · fw

xv · Introduction · Michael Cox · in

5 · Herodes Redivivus · A. N. L. Munby · ss

18 · The Inscription · A. N. L. Munby · ss

28 · The Alabster Hand · A. N. L. Munby · ss

37 · The Topley Place Sale · A. N. L. Munby · ss

44 · The Tudor Chimney · A. N. L. Munby · ss

59 · A Christmas Game · A. N. L. Munby · ss

68 · The White Sack · A. N. L. Munby · ss

77 · The Four-Poster · A. N. L. Munby · ss

87 · The Negro’s Head · A. N. L. Munby · ss

95 · The Tregannet Book of Hours · A. N. L. Munby · ss

103 · An Encounter in the Mist · A. N. L. Munby · ss

110 · The Lectern · A. N. L. Munby · ss

119 · Number Seventy-Nine · A. N. L. Munby · ss

125 · The Devil’s Autograph · A. N. L. Munby · ss

The Crawling Abattoir by Martin Mundt (Twilight Tales, 2004, 0-9711309-1-4, $9.95, 152pp, tp, oc)
Expanded 3rd edition.
Details taken from online listing.

· A Cookie with Arsenic in It · Jay Bonansinga · in

· D W F · Martin Mundt · ss

· Nightfighter · Martin Mundt · ss

· Bug Mess · Martin Mundt · ss

· The Worst Clown in the World · Martin Mundt · ss

· The Reincarnation of the Dolly Llama · Martin Mundt · ss Winter Tales ed. Tina L. Jens, 11th Hour Productions, 1998

· Emptiness, Shaped Like a Man · Martin Mundt · ss

· Kevin Bacon Killed My Girlfriend · Martin Mundt · ss

· Maniac Worm · Martin Mundt · ss

· My Love Is a Dead, Dead Rose · Martin Mundt · ss Tales of Forbidden Passion ed. Tina L. Jens, 11th Hour Productions, 1998

· Road Rage · Martin Mundt · ss

· Autoreaper · Martin Mundt · ss

· The Willies · Martin Mundt · ss

· Stuck on You · Martin Mundt · ss

All Four Winds: Four Novels of India by Talbot Mundy (Hutchinson, 1932, 7/6d, 1232pp, hc, om)

· King, of the Khyber Rifles [Athelstan King; Princess Yasmini] · Talbot Mundy · n. Bobbs-Merrill, 1916

· Jimgrim [Jimgrim] · Talbot Mundy · n. Hutchinson, 1931

· Om, the Secret of Ahbor Valley [Jimgrim] · Talbot Mundy · n. Bobbs-Merrill, 1931

· Black Light · Talbot Mundy · n. Bobbs-Merrill, 1930

The Complete Anthony of Arran by Talbot Mundy (Steeger Books, November 28, 2021, $85.00, 328pp, hc, co) [Dick Anthony of Arran]
In addition to the original versions published in Adventure magazine, this volume also includes all of the edited syndicated newspaper versions of the stories.
Details taken from publisher website.

· Itroduction · Will Murray · in

· The Sword of Iskander [Dick Anthony of Arran] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure August 1914

· Foul of the Czar [Dick Anthony of Arran] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure September 1914

· “Go, Tell the Czar!” [Dick Anthony of Arran] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure October 1914

· King Dick [Dick Anthony of Arran] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure November 1914

· Lancing the Whale [Dick Anthony of Arran] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure December 1914

· Disowned! [Dick Anthony of Arran] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure January 1915

· No Name [Dick Anthony of Arran] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure February 1915

· On Terms [Dick Anthony of Arran] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure March 1915

The Complete Up and Down the Earth Tales by Talbot Mundy (Altus Press, November 26, 2018, 978-1-61827-356-7, $85.00, xiii+592pp, hc, co) [Up-and-Down-the-Earth]
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· [interior illustrations · Joseph Clement Coll & Dwight Franklin · il (r)

i · “Up and Down the Earth Tales”: The Transition from Experience to Persuasion · Brian Taves · in

1 · Oakes Respects an Adversary [Up-and-Down-the-Earth] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure 1st December 1918

18 · America Horns In [Up-and-Down-the-Earth] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure 1st January 1919

34 · Jackson Tactics [Up-and-Down-the-Earth] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure mid February 1919

52 · Heinie Horns Into the Game [Up-and-Down-the-Earth] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure mid March 1919

84 · The End of the Bad Ship Bundesrath [Up-and-Down-the-Earth] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure mid April 1919

118 · The Ivory Trail [Up-and-Down-the-Earth] · Talbot Mundy · n. Adventure 1st May 1919 (+5), as “On the Trail of Tippoo Tib”

299 · The Shriek of Dum [Up-and-Down-the-Earth] · Talbot Mundy · na Adventure 1st September 1919

353 · Barabbas Island [Up-and-Down-the-Earth] · Talbot Mundy · na Adventure mid October 1919

402 · In Aleppo Bazaar [Up-and-Down-the-Earth] · Talbot Mundy · na Adventure mid January 1920

456 · The Eye of Zeitun [Up-and-Down-the-Earth] · Talbot Mundy · n. Romance February 1920 (+1)

581 · Correspondence · Talbot Mundy · lt (r); from various issues of Adventure.

590 · Endnotes · Brian Taves · ms

Golden River by Talbot Mundy (Popular Publications, December 1, 2024, 978-1-61827-822-7, $29.95, 322pp, tp, co, cover by L. J. Cronin) [Ben Quorn]
Volume 161 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume one in “The Complete Adventures of Ben Quorn”.
Details taken from publisher website.

· The Wheel of Destiny [Ben Quorn] · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure November 1 1928

· The Big League Miracle [Ben Quorn] · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure November 15 1928

· On the Road to Allah’s Heaven [Ben Quorn] · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure December 1 1928

· Golden River [Ben Quorn] · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure January 1 1929

· A Tucket of Drums [Ben Quorn] · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure February 1 1929

· In Old Narada Fort [Ben Quorn] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure February 15 1929

In a Righteous Cause by Talbot Mundy (Black Dog Books, July 15, 2009, 978-1-928619-74-1, $19.95, 192pp, tp, co, cover by Stanley L. Wood)
Volume 3 in the “Talbot Mundy Library”.
Details taken from publisher’s website.

· Introduction · Peter Berresford Ellis · in

· For the Salt Which He Had Eaten · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure March 1913

· The Tempering of Harry Blunt · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure December 1913

· In a Righteous Cause · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure October 1913

· Three Helios · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure January 1913

· A Low-Veldt Funeral · Talbot Mundy · ar Adventure February 1913

· Private Murdock’s G.C.M. · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure April 1913

· At Maneuvers · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure June 1913

· The Closed Trail of William Walker · Talbot Mundy · ar Adventure August 1913

· U.S.S. Ho-Haitch-Ten · Talbot Mundy · ts Adventure September 1913, as by Walter Galt

· An Arabian Night · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure November 1913

The Letter of His Orders by Talbot Mundy (Black Dog Books, June 23, 2010, 978-1-928619-75-8, $19.95, 188pp, tp, co, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer)
Volume 4 in the “Talbot Mundy Library”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

7 · Introduction · Gerry Conway · in

9 · The Guzzler’s Grand Prix · Talbot Mundy · na Adventure May 1913

67 · Hookum Hai · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure July 1913

128 · The Letter of His Orders · Talbot Mundy · na Adventure September 1913

A Soldier and a Gentleman by Talbot Mundy (Black Dog Books, July 15, 2011, 978-1-884449-12-3, $24.95, 250pp, tp, co, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer)
Volume 7 in the “Talbot Mundy Library”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

7 · Introduction · Will Murray · in

13 · A Soldier and a Gentleman [Princess Yasmini] · Talbot Mundy · na Adventure January 1914

63 · The Gentility of Ikey Blumendall · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure June 1914

83 · Gulbaz and the Game [Princess Yasmini] · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure July 1914

144 · Nothing Doing [Billy Blain] · Talbot Mundy · vi Adventure September 1914, as by Walter Galt

148 · MacHassan Ah · Talbot Mundy · nv Adventure April 1915

171 · A Temporary Trade in Titles · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure May 1915

188 · The Dove with a Broken Wing [Tommy Atkins] · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure June 1915

207 · A Drop or Two of White · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure February 1916

222 · Tucker’s Tongue · Talbot Mundy · ms Adventure February 1916

224 · The Damned Old Nigger · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure May 1917

244 · Blighty · Talbot Mundy · ms Adventure mid August 1918

245 · Some Sayings of “Hell-Fire” Smith · Talbot Mundy · ar Adventure mid September 1919

249 · [letter to “The Camp-Fire”] · Talbot Mundy · lt Adventure February 1914

250 · untitled (“’E dekkos at yer sideways…”) · Talbot Mundy · pm Adventure September 1915

A Transaction in Diamonds by Talbot Mundy (Black Dog Books, July 14, 2010, tp, co, cover by Tom Roberts) [edited by Gene Christie]
Volume 1 in the “Talbot Mundy Library”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

7 · Talbot Mundy—Philosopher of Adventure · Brian Taves · in

13 · A Transaction in Diamonds · Talbot Mundy · ss The Scrap Book February 1911

37 · Pig-Sticking in India · Talbot Mundy · ar Adventure April 1911

47 · The Lady and the Lord [Kitty Crothers] · Talbot Mundy · ss The All-Story June 1911

60 · Single-Handed Yachting · Talbot Mundy · ar Adventure July 1911

70 · Kitty Burns Her Fingers [Kitty Crothers] · Talbot Mundy · ss The All-Story July 1911

81 · Vengeance Is Kitty’s [Kitty Crothers] · Talbot Mundy · ss The All-Story August 1911

93 · The Phantom Battery · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure August 1911

102 · Jansen and Jansen—Twins · Talbot Mundy · ss The Cavalier August 1911

114 · Cornelia’s Englishman · Talbot Mundy · ss The All-Story September 1911

124 · Sentence of Death · Talbot Mundy · ss The Scrap Book September 1911

134 · The Fire-Cop · Talbot Mundy · ss The Scrap Book October 1911

140 · An Offer of Two to One · Talbot Mundy · ss The Scrap Book November 1911

147 · Kitty and Cupid [Kitty Crothers] · Talbot Mundy · ss The All-Story December 1911

157 · The Blooding of the Ninth Queen’s Own · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure December 1911

161 · Appendix · Tom Roberts · ms

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