Dreams and Wonders: Stories from the Dawn of Modern Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (Dover Publications, Inc., August 19, 2010, 978-0-486-47775-6, $12.95, xi+268pp, tp, an, cover by Pierre Amedee Marcel-Beroneau)
Anthology of 23 fantasy stories from the Romantic period to the early 20th century, by authors including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Dunsany, H.P. Lovecraft, and H.G. Wells. The editor’s introduction discusses the evolution of fantasy,
- v · Preface · Mike Ashley · pr
- 1 · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]
- 1 · The New Paris · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; translated by John Oxenford · ss Tales from the German ed. John Oxenford & C. A. Feiling, Chapman & Hall, 1844
translated from the German (“Der neue Paris”, Aus Meinem Leben, Dichtung und Wahrheit, Part 1, Book 2, 1811).
- 13 · Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743-1825) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Anna Laetitia Barbauld]
- 15 · Sir Bertrand, a Fragment · Anna Laetitia Barbauld · ss Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose by Anna Laetitia & John Aikin, 1773, as by Anna Laetitia Aikin
this is now regarded as the work of John Aikin though usually attributed to his sister.
- 19 · E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. E. T. A. Hoffmann]
- 21 · The Mines of Falun · E. T. A. Hoffmann; translated by Alexander Ewing · nv The Serapion Brethren, Volume I by E. T. A. Hoffmann, George Bell and Sons, 1886
translated from the German (“Die Bergwerke zu Falun”, Die Serapionsbrüder: Erster Band, February 1819).
- 45 · Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Edward Bulwer-Lytton]
- 46 · The Life of Dreams · Edward Bulwer-Lytton · ss The Pilgrims of the Rhine by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Saunders and Otley, 1834
- 53 · Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Edgar Allan Poe]
- 54 · Siope—A Fable · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Baltimore Book, a Christmas and New Year’s Present ed. W. H. Carpenter & T. S. Arthur, Bayly & Burns, 1838
- 59 · Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Alfred, Lord Tennyson]
- 60 · The Lady of Shalott · Alfred, Lord Tennyson · pm Poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Edward Moxon, 1842; revised from the 1833 edition.
- 65 · William Morris (1834-1896) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. William Morris]
- 67 · The Death of Fafnir · William Morris & Eirikr Magnusson · ss The Story of the Volsungs and Nibelungs ed. & tr. William Morris & Eirikr Magnusson, F.S. Ellis, 1870
this version from Chapters 17 and 18 of the 1888 reprint, London: Walter Scott Press.
- 73 · George MacDonald (1824-1905) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. George MacDonald]
- 75 · The Golden Key · George MacDonald · nv Dealings with the Fairies by George MacDonald, Arthur Strahan, 1867
- 101 · Lucy Lane Clifford (1846-1929) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Lucy Lane Clifford]
- 103 · The Story of Willie and Fancy · Lucy Lane Clifford · ss Anyhow Stories, Moral and Otherwise by Lucy Lane Clifford, Macmillan and Co., 1882
- 117 · Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Edith Nesbit]
- 118 · The Poor Lovers · Edith Nesbit · ss Atalanta #52, January 1892
- 123 · Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Lafcadio Hearn]
- 125 · The Fountain of Gold · Lafcadio Hearn · ss New Orleans Item October 15 1880
- 131 · Richard Garnett (1835-1906) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Richard Garnett]
- 132 · The Potion of Lao-Tsze · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Garnett, Unwin, 1888
- 141 · John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. John Kendrick Bangs]
- 142 · Charon Makes a Discovery · John Kendrick Bangs · ex from A House-Boat on the Styx, Harper & Brothers, 1896
- 149 · F. Anstey (1856-1934) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. F. Anstey]
- 150 · The Adventure of the Snowing Globe · F. Anstey · ss The Strand Magazine December 1905
- 165 · Charles Aken Fairbridge (1824-1893) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Charles Aken Fairbridge]
- 166 · The Magic Mirror · Charles Aken Fairbridge · ss The Orange Fairy Book ed. Andrew Lang, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906
- 171 · Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Walter de la Mare]
- 172 · The Riddle · Walter de la Mare · ss The Monthly Review February 1903
- 177 · Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Kenneth Grahame]
- 178 · The Piper at the Gates of Dawn · Kenneth Grahame · ex from The Wind in the Willows, Methuen, 1908; chapter 7.
- 187 · Laurence Housman (1865-1959) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Laurence Housman]
- 188 · Inside-Out · Laurence Housman · ss The Century Magazine August 1917; subtitled “The Story of Bunder-Runder, the Jailbird”.
- 195 · Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Lord Dunsany]
- 197 · Tales of Two Thieves · Lord Dunsany · gp (r)
- _197 · Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweller · Lord Dunsany · ss The Sketch January 11 1911, as “The Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweler”
- _201 · The Bird of the Difficult Eye · Lord Dunsany · ss The Sketch May 20 1914
- 205 · H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft]
- 206 · Celephaïs [Dream Cycle] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Rainbow May 1922
- 213 · Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. Edgar Rice Burroughs]
- 215 · Under the Moons of Mars [Barsoom] · Edgar Rice Burroughs · ex The All-Story February 1912 (+5), as by Norman Bean
- 239 · A. Merritt (1884-1943) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. A. Merritt]
- 240 · Through the Dragon Glass · A. Merritt · ss All-Story Weekly November 24 1917
- 253 · H. G. Wells (1866-1946) · Mike Ashley · is [Ref. H. G. Wells]
- 254 · The Door in the Wall · H. G. Wells · ss The Daily Chronicle July 14 1906
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