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Rome Noir ed. Chiara Stangalino & Maxim Jakubowski (Akashic Books, February 2009, 978-1-933354-64-4, $15.95, 268pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir] 11 · Cradle or Grave? · Chiara Stangalino & Maxim Jakubowski · in 17 · Part I: Walls & Stones 19 · Pasolini’s Shadow · Nicoletta Vallorani; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set in the Piazza dei Cinquecento. translated from the Italian. 36 · Eternal Rome · Antonio Scurati; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set in the Colosseum. translated from the Italian. 54 · The Melting Pot · Tommaso Pincio; translated by Ann Goldstein · nv; set on Via Veneto. translated from the Italian. 83 · Last Summer Together · Cristiana Danila Formetta; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set in Ostia. translated from the Italian. 89 · Part II: In the Footsteps of Caesar 91 · Don’t Talk to the Passenger · Diego De Silva; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set in Fiumicino. translated from the Italian. 105 · Roman Holidays · Enrico Franceschini; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set in Villa Borghese. translated from the Italian. 124 · Tiburtina Noir Blues · Francesca Mazzucato; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set in Tiburtina Station. translated from the Italian. 143 · Words, Thoughts · Marcello Fois; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set on Via Marco Aurelio. translated from the Italian. 157 · Part III: Pasta, Wine & Bullets 159 · Christmas Eves · Gianrico Carofiglio; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set in Stazione Termini. translated from the Italian. 163 · Beret · Carlo Lucarelli; translated by Kathrine Jason · ss; set in Vicolo del Bologna. translated from the Italian. 168 · Remember Me with Kindness · Maxim Jakubowski · ss; set in Calcata. 183 · Eaten Alive · Evelina Santangelo; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set on Via Ascoli Piceno. translated from the Italian. 203 · Part IV: La Dolce Vita 205 · For a Few More Gold Tokens · Antonio Pascale; translated by Ann Goldstein · nv; set in Quartiere Pigneto. translated from the Italian. 226 · Silence Is Golden · Boosta; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set in Tangenziale. translated from the Italian. 238 · Caput Mundi · Giuseppe Genna; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set in Montecitorio. translated from the Italian. 254 · 1988 · Nicola Lagioia; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set on Via Appia Antica. translated from the Italian. 270 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Adventures of the Black Pilgrim by George Stanley (Modern Fiction Ltd., September 1945, 32pp, ph, co, cover by H. W. Perl) [The Black Pilgrim]     Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 3 · The Black Pilgrim [The Black Pilgrim] · George Stanley · ss (r) 9 · Gonzalar: Drug Trafficker [The Black Pilgrim] · George Stanley · ss (r) 15 · The Punishment of Jacob Feldheim [The Black Pilgrim] · George Stanley · ss (r) 21 · The Vanished Bullion [The Black Pilgrim] · George Stanley · ss (r) 27 · White Cargo [The Black Pilgrim] · George Stanley · ss (r)

Happy Deathday to You by G. E. Stanley (Avon Flare, September 1995, 0-380-77741-X, $3.99, 113pp, pb, oc)     Collection of 18 young-adult horror stories. vii · Introduction · G. E. Stanley · in 1 · A Greeting Card for Every Occasion · G. E. Stanley · ss 7 · Catch Me if You Can! · G. E. Stanley · ss 13 · Welcome to the Fairview Cemetery! · G. E. Stanley · ss 19 · Happy Deathday to You! · G. E. Stanley · ss 25 · Hand-Me-Down Clothes · G. E. Stanley · ss 33 · Buddy’s New Basketball Shoes · G. E. Stanley · ss 37 · The Classified Section of the Newspaper · G. E. Stanley · ss 45 · The Debutante’s Escort · G. E. Stanley · ss 49 · Career Day · G. E. Stanley · ss 55 · Bats! · G. E. Stanley · ss 61 · Along Came a Spider · G. E. Stanley · ss 67 · Who Wants to Play Old West? · G. E. Stanley · ss 73 · Telephone Conversations · G. E. Stanley · ss 79 · The Casket on the Front Porch · G. E. Stanley · ss 85 · Dad Came Home to Play War Games with Me · G. E. Stanley · ss 93 · My Parents Will Be Happy, Too · G. E. Stanley · ss 97 · Johnny’s Got a Girlfriend! · G. E. Stanley · ss 105 · Be Kind to the Animals · G. E. Stanley · ss

Rats in the Attic and Other Stories to Make Your Skin Crawl by G. E. Stanley (Avon Flare, February 1995, 0-380-77389-9, $3.99, 119pp, tp, oc)     Young-adult collection of 20 creepy tales. 1 · Rats in the Attic! · G. E. Stanley · ss 5 · The Only Friend I Have · G. E. Stanley · ss 11 · Aunt Hortense’s Room · G. E. Stanley · ss 18 · Don’t Write on the Chalkboard · G. E. Stanley · ss 24 · The Birthday Party · G. E. Stanley · ss 30 · The Death Channel · G. E. Stanley · ss 37 · Down in the Basement of the School · G. E. Stanley · ss 44 · Talking on the Telephone Can Be a Grave Mistake · G. E. Stanley · ss 52 · Switching Mothers · G. E. Stanley · ss 58 · Daniel’s Radio · G. E. Stanley · ss 63 · The Used Car · G. E. Stanley · ss 69 · Our House, Too · G. E. Stanley · ss 74 · Visiting Cousin Willy · G. E. Stanley · ss 80 · Inside Grandmother’s Pretty Pink Casket · G. E. Stanley · ss 86 · Jason’s Bleeding to Death Again · G. E. Stanley · ss 92 · Hide-and-Seek · G. E. Stanley · ss 98 · Stuffed Animals · G. E. Stanley · ss 103 · Hot and Cold Running Blood · G. E. Stanley · ss 108 · Life at the Nursing Home · G. E. Stanley · ss 114 · Home Sweet Funeral Home! · G. E. Stanley · ss

My Dark Companions and Their Strange Stories by Henry M. Stanley (Sampson Low, Marston & Company, November 1893, 7/6d, 335pp, hc, co)     Details taken from an online copy on Google Books. 1 · My Dark Companions · Henry M. Stanley · in 5 · The Creation of Man · Henry M. Stanley · nv 31 · The Goat, the Lion, and the Serpent · Henry M. Stanley · ss 44 · The Queen of the Pool · Henry M. Stanley · ss 64 · The Elephant and the Lion · Henry M. Stanley · ss 80 · King Gumbi and His Lost Daughter · Henry M. Stanley · ss 98 · The Story of Maranda · Henry M. Stanley · ss 104 · The Story of Kitinda and Her Wise Dog · Henry M. Stanley · ss 111 · The Story of the Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon · Henry M. Stanley · ss 126 · How Kimyera Became King of Uganda · Henry M. Stanley · nv 161 · The Legend of the Leopardess and Her Two Servants, Dog and Jackal · Henry M. Stanley · nv 188 · A Second Version of the Leopard and the Dog Story · Henry M. Stanley · ss 198 · The Legend of the Cunning Terrapin and the Crane · Henry M. Stanley · ss 221 · The Legend of Kibatti the Little, Who Conquered All the Great Animals · Henry M. Stanley · ss 244 · The Partnership of Rabbit and Elephant, and What Came of It · Henry M. Stanley · ss 260 · The Adventures of Saruti · Henry M. Stanley · ss 279 · The Boy Kinneneh and the Gorilla · Henry M. Stanley · ss 297 · The City of the Elephants · Henry M. Stanley · ss 315 · The Search for the Home of the Sun · Henry M. Stanley · ss 326 · A Hospitable Gorilla · Henry M. Stanley · ss

Death Dines at 8:30 ed. Mary Stanton & Nicholas A. DiChario--- see under Claudia Bishop.

Death Dines In ed. Mary Stanton & Dean James--- see under Claudia Bishop.

A Merry Band of Murderers ed. Mary Stanton & Don Bruns--- see under Claudia Bishop.

Far Future Calling by Olaf Stapledon (Oswald Train, 1979, no ISBN, $12.00, 275pp, hc, co, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) [edited by Sam Moskowitz]     Subtitled “Uncollected Science Fiction and Fantasies of Olaf Stapledon”. 9 · Introduction · Sam Moskowitz · in 15 · Olaf Stapledon: The Man Behind the Works · Sam Moskowitz · bg Fantasy Commentator 1978 71 · The Man Who Became a Tree · Olaf Stapledon · ss 85 · A Modern Magician · Olaf Stapledon · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1979 103 · East Is West · Olaf Stapledon · nv 129 · Arms Out of Hand · Olaf Stapledon · nv Transformation Four ed. Stefan Schimanski & Henry Treece, Lindsay Drummond, 1946 159 · A World of Sound · Olaf Stapledon · ss Hotch Potch 1936 171 · Introduction · Harvey Satty · si 174 · Far Future Calling · Olaf Stapledon · nv 1977 209 · Interplanetary Man? · Olaf Stapledon · ar Journal of the British Interplanetary Society November 1948 transcript of a speech. 253 · Peace and Olaf Stapledon · Sam Moskowitz · ar Gafia Press, Spring 1950

An Olaf Stapledon Reader by Olaf Stapledon (Syracuse University Press, May 1997, 0-8156-0430-0, $17.95, 314pp, tp, co, cover by Frederick A. Wellner) [edited by Robert Crossley]     Collection of 10 stories/exerpts, 12 essays, and assorted letters and poems, meant to be an introduction to Stapledon. Bibliographical notes are included. A hardcover edition (-2724-6, $45.00) was announced but not seen. ix · Introduction · Robert Crossley · in xxi · A Note on Texts · Robert Crossley · ms · Fiction 3 · The Flying Men · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Last and First Men, Methuen, 1930 11 · Nutrition · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Last Men in London, Methuen, 1932 14 · The Story of John · Olaf Stapledon · ss (r) rejected chapter from Last Men in London. 22 · Nautiloids · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Star Maker, Methuen, 1937 28 · The Reign of Darkness · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Darkness and Light, Methuen, 1942 42 · Old Man in a New World · Olaf Stapledon · ex G. Allen, 1944 60 · Sirius at Cambridge · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Sirius, Secker & Warburg, January 1944 71 · The Flames: A Fantasy · Olaf Stapledon · na Secker & Warburg, 1947 124 · The Man Who Became a Tree · Olaf Stapledon · ss Far Future Calling by Olaf Stapledon, Oswald Train, 1979 131 · The Peak and the Town · Olaf Stapledon · ss Olaf Stapledon: A Bibliography ed. Harvey J. Satty & Curtis C. Smith, Greenwood, 1984 · Essays and Talks 145 · The Splendid Race · Olaf Stapledon · ar The Old Abbotsholmian v2 #8, 1908 148 · Thoughts on the Modern Spirit · Olaf Stapledon · ar (r) 163 · The Remaking of Man · Olaf Stapledon · ar The Listener April 8 1931 169 · Machinery and Labour · Olaf Stapledon · ar 1934 175 · On Cultural Diversity · Olaf Stapledon · ar Manchester Evening News August 20 1937 179 · Mysticism · Olaf Stapledon · ar from Philosophy and Living, Penguin, 1939 188 · Escapism in Literature · Olaf Stapledon · ar Scrutiny 1939 197 · Literature and the Unity of Man · Olaf Stapledon · ar Writers in Freedom: A Symposium ed. Hermon Ould, Hutchinson, 1942 203 · Some Thoughts on H.G. Wells’s “You Can’t Be Too Careful” · Olaf Stapledon · ar Plan August 1942 206 · Social Implications of Atomic Power · Olaf Stapledon · ar The Norseman November/December 1945 211 · Mankind at the Crossroads · Olaf Stapledon · ar 1947 218 · Interplanetary Man? · Olaf Stapledon · ar Journal of the British Interplanetary Society November 1948 transcript of a speech. · Memoirs and Meditations 245 · Reflections of an Ambulance Orderly · Olaf Stapledon · ar The Old Abbotsholmian v3 #1, 1910 247 · Paul’s Changing World · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Last Men in London, Methuen, 1932 250 · Fields Within Fields · Olaf Stapledon · ar (r) 263 · Time and Eternity · Olaf Stapledon · ar from Death Into Life, Methuen, 1946 266 · The Core · Olaf Stapledon · es The Windmill v1 #2, 1945 273 · Heavens Declare—Nothing · Olaf Stapledon · ar from The Opening of the Eyes, Methuen, 1954 · Letters 279 · Two Letters to H.G. Wells · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r) 281 · Two Letters to Naomi Mitchison · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r) 283 · Letter to Virginia Woolf · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r) 284 · Letter to C.E.M. Joad · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r) 286 · Three Letters to Aage Marcus · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r) 291 · Letter to Fay Pomerance · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r) 293 · Letter to Gwyneth Alban-Davis · Olaf Stapledon · lt (r) · Poems 297 · The Builder · Olaf Stapledon · pm The Old Abbotsholmian v3 #11, 1912 298 · Poems from Latter-Day Psalms 298 · Men · Olaf Stapledon · pm Latter-Day Psalms by Olaf Stapledon, Henry Young, 1914 298 · Time · Olaf Stapledon · pm Latter-Day Psalms by Olaf Stapledon, Henry Young, 1914 299 · Spirit · Olaf Stapledon · pm Latter-Day Psalms by Olaf Stapledon, Henry Young, 1914 302 · Resignation · Olaf Stapledon · pm 1924 303 · Our Shame · Olaf Stapledon · pm 1925 304 · Poems from Metaphysical Posters 304 · Poem 2 from First Volley: Astronomical · Olaf Stapledon · pm (r) 305 · Poem 15 from First Volley: Astronomical · Olaf Stapledon · pm (r) 306 · Poem 17 from First Volley: Astronomical · Olaf Stapledon · pm (r) 307 · Poem 1 from The Nether Worlds · Olaf Stapledon · pm (r) 308 · Paradox · Olaf Stapledon · pm The Adelphi March 1940 309 · Recommended Reading · [uncredited] · bi