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Great Irish Humorous Stories: An Anthology of Laughter and Wit ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, 1995, 0-285-63250-7, £15.99, 333pp, hc, an, cover by Pat McCarthy)     Anthology of humorous Irish stories. 13 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 17 · 1. Belly Laughs: Ribald Yarns 19 · A Night in Limerick · Roddy Doyle · ex from The Van, 1991 29 · The Kerukopaedia: A Fragment in the Manner of Rabelais · Laurence Sterne · ss 1775 35 · The Invisible Man · Charles Lever · vi (r) 39 · A Rhinoceros, Some Ladies, and a Horse · James Stephens · ss The American Mercury June 1947 51 · Love and Lethe · Samuel Beckett · ss (r) 65 · The Woman Who Married Clark Gable · Seán O’Faoláin · ss The Man Who Invented Sin, Devin-Adair, 1948 73 · A Ball of Malt and Madame Butterfly · Benedict Kiely · nv The Kenyon Review v31 #2, 1969 95 · Phonefun Limited · Bernard MacLaverty · ss (r) 107 · 2. Battles of Wit: Tales of Wordplay 109 · Bob Pentland, or The Gauger Outwitted · William Carleton · ss (r) 119 · The Law of Laughter · John Philpot Curran · vi (r) 123 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1) 151 · Liquid Assets · Oliver St. John Gogarty · ss 1950 155 · A Day on the Bog · Lord Dunsany · ss Punch December 3 1947, uncredited. 159 · The Martyr’s Crown · Flann O’Brien · ss Stories and Plays by Flann O'Brien, Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1973 165 · The Corncrake · Sean O’Casey · ss (r) 173 · I Meet a Sheik · Brendan Behan · vi The Irish Press 1953 177 · Don Doonan’s Wake · Spike Milligan · ss (r) 183 · 3. Figures of Fun: Stories of Parody 185 · The Clan Thomas · David O. Bruadair · ss 1650 193 · Oscar of the Flail · Douglas Hyde · vi The Religious Songs of Connacht by Douglas Hyde, 1906 197 · The First Lord Lieutenant · Percy French · ss (r) 205 · Gas from a Burner · James Joyce · pm 1912 209 · Tale Told in Destiny Bay · Donn Byrne · vi (r) 211 · The Tailor’s ‘Busht’ · Eric Cross · ss (r) 217 · The Saucepan · Lynn Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1917 231 · Tom Geraghty’s Imagination · Donagh MacDonagh · ss Lilliput March 1951 241 · The White Irish Society · Patrick Campbell · vi 1965 245 · 4. Leg Pulls: Satirical Tales 247 · A Modest Proposal · Jonathan Swift · fa S. Harding, 1729, uncredited. 257 · A Tale of a Churn · Francis Mahony · ss (r) 263 · The Gridiron · Samuel Lover · ss Legends and Stories of Ireland by Samuel Lover, W.F. Wakeman, 1832 271 · Lisheen Races, Second-Hand · Edith Somerville & Martin Ross · ss The Badminton Magazine #43, February 1899 287 · Donald Dudley the Bastard Critic · Amanda McKittrick Ros · ss (r) 299 · Principles of Stone-Breaking · Patrick Kavanagh · ar Lilliput June 1948 301 · The Majesty of the Law · Frank O’Connor · ss The Bones of Contention and Other Stories by Frank O'Connor, Macmillan, 1936 311 · The Death of a Scientific Humanist · Brian Friel · ss (r) 323 · Shaybo · Patrick Boyle · ss Evergreen Review #45, February 1967

Great Irish Stories of Childhood ed. Peter Haining (Barnes & Noble, 1998, 0-76070-663-8, 269pp, hc, an, cover: [photo] by Image Bank)     Reprint (Souvenir Press 1997) associational anthology. Associational anthology. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · 1. The Age of Innocence: Memories of Growing Up 15 · Mankeepers and Mosscheepers · Seamus Heaney · ar (r) 18 · The Death of Peggy Meehan · William Trevor · ss (r) 30 · The First of My Sins · Brian Friel · ss 1965 42 · Red Jam Roll, the Dancer · Brendan Behan · ar (r) 47 · The Trout · Sean O’Faolain · vi Collier’s May 12 1945 51 · The Ring · Bryan MacMahon · ss (r) 57 · Not Liking to Pass the Road Again · Patrick O’Brian · vi (r) 61 · Lady-in-Waiting · Anne McCaffrey · ss Cassandra Rising ed. Alice Laurance, Doubleday, 1978 75 · 2. The Learning Years: Tales of Schooldays 77 · The Face of Evil · Frank O’Connor · ss The New Yorker April 3 1954 89 · The Roads · Padraic Pearse · ss (r) 100 · Mr. Collopy · Flann O’Brien · ss (r) 109 · The Poteen Maker · Michael McLaverty · ss Commonweal October 25 1946 117 · The Mystery Play · Sinéad de Valera · ss (r) 124 · The Parting · Liam O’Flaherty · ss (r) 135 · Weep for Our Pride · James Plunkett · ss (r) 149 · Sister Imelda · Edna O’Brien · nv The New Yorker November 9 1981 171 · 3. The Pains of Youth: Stories of Adolescence 173 · The Living Dead · Roddy Doyle · ss (r) 181 · We Might See Sights! · Julia O’Faolain · ss (r) 193 · Seduction · Neil Jordan · ss (r) 200 · Red Jelly · Eithne Strong · ss (r) 216 · The Way of the White Cow · Peter Tremayne · ss 235 · Belacqua’s Homecoming · Samuel Beckett · vi (r) 239 · Korea · John McGahern · ss (r) 246 · Decision in Belfield · Maeve Binchy · ss (r)

Great Irish Stories of Murder and Mystery ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, 1999, 0-285-63480-1, £8.99, 283pp, tp, an, cover by Ben Warner)     Anthology of 20 short stories of murder and mystery by Irish authors ranging from Brendan Behan to Bob Shaw, each introduced by Peter Haining. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · 1. Death Sentences: Tales of Killers 15 · The Sniper · Liam O’Flaherty · ss The New Leader January 12 1923 21 · The Death of Stevey Long · Sean O’Faolain · nv 1923 43 · Aftermath · Rearden Conner · ss Lovat Dickson’s Magazine January 1934 48 · The Execution · Brendan Behan · ss 1978 53 · On the Bog · Patrick O’Brian · ss 1974 66 · Trio · Jennifer Johnston · ss 1977 73 · Wesley · Carlo Gebler · ss Fortnight 1993, as “The Driver’s Story” 77 · She · Neil Jordan · vi 1980 81 · 2. Body of Evidence: Cases of Mystery 83 · The Man in the Middle · Nigel Fitzgerald · ss Suspense (UK) March 1960 103 · The Sword of Yung Lo · Maurice Walsh · ss Fantastic March/April 1953 120 · Death · Brian Cleeve · ss The London Mystery Magazine #17, 1953 125 · The Sight · Brian Moore · nv Irish Ghost Stories ed. Joseph Hone, Hamish Hamilton, 1977 145 · Holy Blood [Sister Fidelma] · Peter Tremayne · nv Great Irish Stories of Murder and Mystery ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press, 1999 172 · Burden of Proof [Slow Glass] · Bob Shaw · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1967 189 · 3. Malice Domestic: Stories of Vengeance 191 · The Inheritance · Frank Delaney · ss The Mail on Sunday 1996 198 · The Infringement of the Decalogue · Donn Byrne · ss Hearst’s Magazine December 1917 218 · The Flower of Kiltymore · Brian Friel · ss 1966 234 · The Yellow Beret · Mary Lavin · ss The New Yorker November 12 1960 254 · A Bit of Business · William Trevor · ss 1966 268 · The Killing of Mrs Nugent · Patrick McCabe · ex from The Butcher Boy, 1992

Great Irish Stories of the Supernatural ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, October 22, 1992, 0-285-63107-1, £15.99, 378pp, hc, an, cover: [photo] by Barfield Associates)     Anthology of 28 stories of ghosts, faerie, and devilry, by Irish authors including Lord Dunsany, James Joyce, and W.B. Yeats. 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 11 · 1: Ghosts · Peter Haining · si 18 · The Spectre Lovers · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine January 1851, uncredited. 32 · The Ghosts and the Game of Football · Patrick Kennedy · ss Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts by Patrick Kennedy, 1866 36 · Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning · Mrs. J. H. Riddell · ss London Society Christmas 1867 58 · Hand in Glove · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Second Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952 70 · The End of the Record · Sean O’Faolain · ss The Finest Stories of Sean O’Faolain by Sean O'Faolain, Little, 1957 77 · 2: Hauntings · Peter Haining · si 83 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891 104 · The Servant · Michael MacLiammoir · ss Dublin Evening Herald 108 · Let Me Go · L. A. G. Strong · ss The Strand Magazine December 1946 118 · Autumn Sunshine · William Trevor · nv The New Yorker March 10 1980 139 · Aisling · Peter Tremayne · nv Weirdbook #20, Spring 1985 169 · 3: Faerie · Peter Haining · si 175 · The Carl of the Drab Coat · James Stephens · ss Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens, Macmillan, 1920 192 · The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows · William Butler Yeats · ss The National Observer August 5 1893 198 · The Fairy Goose · Liam O’Flaherty · ss The Fairy Goose and Two Other Stories by Liam O'Flaherty, Crosby Gaige, 1927 206 · The Old Faith · Frank O’Connor · ss More Stories by Frank O’Connor by Frank O'Connor, Knopf, 1954 217 · The Science of Mirrors · Catherine Brophy · ss (r) 227 · 4: Leprechauns · Peter Haining · si 233 · Teig O’Kane and the Corpse · translated by Douglas Hyde · ss Legends of Saints and Sinners ed. Douglas Hyde, Talbot Press, 1915 248 · The Haunted Cellar · Thomas Crofton Croker · ss Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland by T. Crofton Croker, John Murray, 1825, uncredited. 256 · The Gollan · A. E. Coppard · ss Gollan by A. E. Coppard, self-published, 1929 264 · The Crock of Gold [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss The (London) Evening News December 24 1946, as “Fairy Gold” 269 · 5: Devilry · Peter Haining · si 275 · The Three Wishes · William Carleton · nv Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, v1 by William Carleton, 1830 300 · Tale of the Piper · Donn Byrne · vi Destiny Bay by Donn Byrne, Little Brown, 1928 304 · The Devil of a Rider · J. M. Synge · vi (r) 306 · The Devil and the Cat · James Joyce · vi (r) 309 · 6: Revenants · Peter Haining · si 316 · The Brown Man · Gerald Griffin · ss Holland-Tide by Gerald Griffin, 1827 322 · A Play-House in the Waste · George Moore · ss Untilled Field by George Moore, Lippincott, 1903 333 · The Eyes of the Dead · Daniel Corkery · ss Columbia May 1927 345 · The Dogs in the Great Glen · Benedict Kiely · ss The New Yorker October 8 1960 362 · The Green Grave and the Black Grave · Mary Lavin · ss The Atlantic Monthly May 1940

Great Irish Tales of Horror: A Treasury of Fear ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, October 12, 1995, 0-285-63280-9, £15.99, 303pp, hc, an, cover by Douglas Cameron)     Anthology of 24 stories by Irish writers including Bram Stoker, George Bernard Shaw, and Jack Higgins. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in · 1. Lurking Shadows: Stories of Fear 17 · The Morgan Score · Jack Higgins · ex from Solo, William Collins, 1980 31 · The Doomed Sisters · Charles Robert Maturin · ss The Literary Souvenir, or Cabinet of Poetry and Romance, London, 1825, as “Leixlip Castle” 45 · The Child Who Loved a Grave · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine April 1861, uncredited. 51 · The Diplomatist’s Story · Shane Leslie · ar Shane Leslie’s Ghost Book by Shane Leslie, Hollis & Carter, 1955 60 · The Portrait of Roisin Dhu · Dorothy Macardle · ss Earth-Bound by Dorothy Macardle, The Harrigan Press, 1924 69 · Danse Macabre · L. A. G. Strong · ss The Strand Magazine December 1949 76 · The Happy Autumn Fields · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Cornhill Magazine November 1944 93 · Mr. Murphy and the Angel · Brian Cleeve · ss (r) · 2. Wake Not the Dead: Traditional Terror 109 · The Raising of Elvira Tremlett · William Trevor · ss Transatlantic Review #60, June 1977 127 · The Unburied Legs · Gerald Griffin · ss 1827 133 · The Man from Shorrox’ · Bram Stoker · ss The Pall Mall Magazine February 1894 147 · A House Possessed · Sax Rohmer · ss The New Magazine (UK) December 1912 167 · The Miraculous Revenge · George Bernard Shaw · ss Time March 1885 188 · Five Pounds of Flesh · J. M. Synge · ss (r) 194 · The Watcher o’ the Dead · John Guinan · ss The Cornhill Magazine June 1929 206 · The Samhain Feis · Peter Tremayne · nv Halloween Horrors ed. Alan Ryan, Doubleday, 1986 translated from the Irish (“Feis na Samhain”, Feasta, Nov ’84). · 3. To Make the Flesh Creep: Chilling Tales 227 · Fly Away Finger, Fly Away Thumb · Brian Moore · ss The London Mystery Magazine #17, 1953 [Ref. Francis Butterfield] 236 · Footsteps in the Lobby [The Purcell Papers] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ex from “Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess”, anonymously, Dublin University Magazine November 1838, uncredited. 245 · The Cedar Closet · Patrick Lafcadio Hearn · ss The Enquirer March 1 1874 255 · Will · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss The Green Window by Vincent O'Sullivan, Leonard Smithers, 1899 translated from the French (“Le Scarabée Funèbre”, Mercure de France). 262 · The Bride · M. P. Shiel · ss The English Illustrated Magazine May 1902 275 · Encounter at Night · Mary Frances McHugh · ss Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, Associated Newspapers, 1935 280 · Arachnophobia · Catherine Brophy · ss Dublin University Magazine 19?? 292 · Last Rites · Neil Jordan · ss Night in Tunisia, and Other Stories by Neil Jordan, Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative, 1979

Great Irish Tales of the Unimaginable: Stories of Fantasy and Myth ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, September 22, 1994, 0-285-63206-X, £14.99, 309pp, hc, an, cover by Charles Bentley)     Anthology of 24 fantasy stories based on Irish myths and legends. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 15 · I: Gods and Heroes 17 · The Hound of Ulster · Standish James O’Grady · ex from Finn and His Companions, 1892 22 · The Wisdom of the King · W. B. Yeats · ss The Celtic Twilight by W. B. Yeats, Lawrence & Bullen, 1893 29 · The Call of Oisin · Lady Gregory · ex from Gods and Fighting Men, John Murray, 1904 37 · Laughing Stranger · James Stephens · ss Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens, Macmillan, 1920 44 · Balor and the Wonder-Smith · Ella Young · ss The Dublin Magazine August 1923 61 · The Death of Macha Gold-Hair · Dermot O’Byrne · ss The Irish Review 1917 72 · The Outlaw · Joseph O’Neill · ss The Dublin Magazine 1934 80 · Earth-Bound · Dorothy Macardle · ss The Dublin Magazine December 1923 89 · II: The Romantic Sagas 91 · Flight of Angels · Austin Clarke · ex from The Sun Dances at Easter, 1952 109 · Midir and Etain · Shane Leslie · ss Masquerades by Shane Leslie, John Long, 1924 116 · A Prince in Disguise · Sinead de Valera · ss (r) 122 · Legend for a Painting · Julia O’Faolain · ss (r) 126 · The Kiss · Michael Scott · ss (r) 135 · The Woman Without Mercy · Maurice Walsh · ss The Dublin Magazine 1923 145 · The Bewitching of Fursey · Mervyn Wall · ex from The Unfortunate Fursey, 1946 159 · A Fable · Mary Lavin · ss Tales from Bective Bridge by Mary Lavin, Little, Brown, 1942 171 · III: The Wonder-Quests 173 · The Voyage of Maeldun · translated by P. W. Joyce · nv 1894 adapted from Ancient Book of the Dun Cow (c.1100). 207 · The Hero of Michan · James Joyce · ex from Ulysses, Sylvia Beach, 1922 212 · The Return of Cuchulain · Eimar O’Duffy · ex from King Goshawk and the Birds, 1926 231 · The End of the Rainbow · Lord Dunsany · ex from The Curse of the Wise Woman, Heinemann, 1933; chapters 22-24. 247 · Crotty Shinkwin · A. E. Coppard · ss Golden Cockerel Press, 1932 257 · The Ark of Cashelmore · T. H. White · ex from The Elephant and the Kangaroo, Putnam, 1947 266 · The Devil and Democracy [The Devil] · Brian Cleeve · ss Argosy (UK) October 1966 281 · The Last Warrior Quest · Peter Tremayne · nv

Great Tales of Terror from Europe and America: Gothic Stories of Horror and Romance, 1765-1840, Volume II ed. Peter Haining (Gollancz, November 1972, 0-575-01376-1, £2.50, 489-928pp, hc, an)

Great Tales of Terror from Europe and America: Gothic Stories of Horror and Romance, 1765-1840, Volume II ed. Peter Haining (Penguin, August 1973, 0-14-003719-5, 60p, 506pp, pb, an, cover by Peter Fluck)     Reprint (Gollancz 1972) ghost/horror anthology. 9 · Editor’s Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · Germany · Peter Haining · is 15 · The New Melusina · Johann von Goethe · ss (r) translated from the German (Wilhelm Meister’s Wanderjahre, 1795/6). 37 · The Ghost-Seer, or The Apparitionist · J. F. von Schiller · ex Verner and Hood, 1795; part 1 only. translated from the German (Der Geisterseher, Thalia, 1786). 80 · The Harp · Karl Theodor Körner · ss (r) 85 · The Wild Hunstman!, or The Demon’s Skeleton Chase · Gottfried August Bürger · pm (r) 93 · The Bride of the Grave · Johann Ludwig Tieck (error, actually by Ernst Raupach) · nv Popular Tales and Romances of the Northern Nations, Vol. 1, Simpkin, Marshall, 1823, as “Wake Not the Dead”, uncredited. translated from the German (“Lasst die Todten Ruhen: Ein Mährchen”, Minerva: Taschenbuch für das Jahr 1823, Leipzig, 1822). 122 · The Field of Terror · F. H. de la Motte Fouqué · nv Popular Tales and Romances of the Northern Nations, Vol. 3, Simpkin, Marshall, 1823, uncredited. 136 · The Bottle Imp · Johann Karl Musäus (error, actually by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué) · nv Popular Tales and Romances of the Northern Nations, Vol. 1, Simpkin, Marshall, 1823, uncredited. translated from the German (“Das Galgenmännlein”, 1814). 165 · The Spectre-Barber · Johann Karl August Musäus, uncredited · na Tales from the German by Johann Karl August Musäus, John Murray, 1791 translated from the German (“Stumme Liebe”, 1782). 199 · The Cremona Violin · E. T. A. Hoffmann · ss (r) translated from the German (“Rath Krespel”, 1818). 225 · Fatal Marksman · Johann August Apel · nv (r), as “Der Freischütz, or The Magic Balls” translated from the German (Gespensterbuch, 1810-17). 248 · The Devil’s Ladder · Alois Wilhelm Schreiber · ss (r), uncredited. 256 · The Hall of Blood · Professor von Kramer · ss 1817 265 · France · Peter Haining · is 267 · The Witch of Eye · François Baculard D’Arnaud · ss (r) 284 · The Unholy Compact Abjured · Charles Pigault-Lebrun · ss ca. 1825 289 · The Wandering Jew’s Sentence · Eugène Sue · ex from The Wandering Jew, 1845 297 · The Parricide Punished · [uncredited] · ss Gentlemen and Ladies’ Town and Country Magazine July 1789 first published in French in 1782. 303 · The Rest of Europe · Peter Haining · is 305 · Louise, or The Living Spectre · [uncredited] · ss ca. 1814, as “Marianne” 317 · Jan Schalken’s Three Wishes · [uncredited] · ss ca. 1820 321 · Maredata and Giulio, or The Ocean Spirit · [uncredited] · ss ca. 1826 328 · Valdrwulf, or The Fiend of the Moor · [uncredited] · ss ca. 1828 341 · America · Peter Haining · is 343 · Rip Van Winkle: A Legend · [uncredited] · nv The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #1, June 23 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon 360 · Memoirs of Carwin, The Biloquist · Charles Brockden Brown · uw Literary Magazine and American Register November 1803 an unfinished sequel to Wieland, written in 1798. 424 · The Adventure of the German Student · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon 431 · The Christmas Banquet · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1843 452 · The Strange Guests · Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, uncredited · ss American Antiquities and Discoveries in the West ed. Josiah Priest, 1833, as “The Two Ghosts, or Hospitality Rewarded” 459 · Hugues, the Wer-Wolf · Sutherland Menzies · ss Court Magazine, Monthly Critic, Lady’s Magazine and Museum September 1838 482 · The Possessed One · [uncredited] · ss Baltimore Saturday Visitor 1831 487 · Ben Blower’s Story · Charles Hoffman · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine August 1842 495 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846 503 · Shadow: A Parable · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger September 1835

Guaranteed Rest in Peace and Other Macabre Tales ed. Peter Haining--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Hallowe’en Hauntings ed. Peter Haining (William Kimber, October 29, 1984, 0-7183-0536-1, £7.50, 221pp, hc, an, cover by Ionicus)     “Stories About the Most Ghostly Night of the Year”. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · A Hallowe’en Wraith · William Black · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine November 1890 37 · Ken’s Mystery · Julian Hawthorne · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine November 1883 60 · Cockcrow Inn · Tod Robbins · nv Mystery Magazine March 1 1926 82 · The Oldest Talland · Hugh Walpole · ss The Story-teller February 1917 95 · Et in Sempiternum Pereant · Charles Williams · ss The London Mercury December 1935 107 · All Souls’ · Edith Wharton · nv Ghosts by Edith Wharton, Appleton-Century, 1937 132 · The Vow on Hallowe’en · Dorothy Macardle (error, actually by Lyllian Huntley Harris) · vi Weird Tales May/June/July 1924; erroneously attributed by Haining to Macardle and given as having been published in Eire magazine in 1922. 137 · The Cloak · Robert Bloch · ss Unknown May 1939 154 · The Adventure of the Dead Cat [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #35, October 1946 173 · The Very Old Folk · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Scienti-Snaps Summer 1940 part of a letter to Donald Wandrei, dated 2 Nov 1927, recounting a Hallowe’en dream. 182 · Hallowe’en for Mr. Faulkner · August Derleth · ss Fantastic Universe November 1959 193 · The Candy Skull · Ray Bradbury · ss Dime Mystery Magazine January 1948 212 · The Candle in the Skull · Basil Copper · ss

The Hashish Club: An Anthology of Drug Literature, Volume One: The Founding of the Modern Tradition: From Coleridge to Crowley ed. Peter Haining (Peter Owen, 1975, 0-7206-0303-X, £4.50, 264pp, hc, an)     Anthology of “drug literature” with 19 stories and articles tracing the field from Coleridge to Crowley. 13 · Preface · Brian W. Aldiss · pr 17 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 23 · I 27 · The Wanderings of Cain · Samuel Coleridge · pp The Poetical Works of S.T. Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Pickering, 1828 33 · Dream Fugue · Thomas De Quincey · ex from “The English Mail Coach”, Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine October 1849 (+1) 43 · A Tale of the Ragged Mountains · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book April 1844 54 · An Extraordinary Adventure in the Shades · James Mangan · ss 1833 68 · The Candlestick Ghost · William Wilkie Collins · ss (r) 81 · II 84 · The Hashish-Eaters’ Club · Théophile Gautier · ss (r) 101 · The Double Room · Charles Baudelaire · pm (r) 105 · Hashish · Gérard de Nerval · ss (r) 115 · The Time of Assassins · Arthur Rimbaud · pp (r) 117 · III 120 · Drugs and the Man · B. L. Putnam Weale · ss The Forbidden Boundary by B. L. Putnam Weale, Macmillan, 1908 134 · The House in Boulevard Thiers · Claude Farrère · ss (r) 142 · Torn Letters · Lafcadio Hearn · pp Harper’s New Monthly Magazine 1888 151 · Finis Coronat Opus · Francis Thompson · ss (r) 165 · A Walk Abroad · James Thomson · ss (r) 173 · IV 176 · A New Artificial Paradise · Havelock Ellis · ar The Contemporary Review 1898 191 · The Adoration of the Magi · W. B. Yeats · ss (r) 198 · The Dying of Francis Donne · Ernest Dowson · ss The Savoy #4, August 1896 208 · A Psychical Invasion [John Silence] · Algernon Blackwood · na John Silence by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1908 253 · The Stratagem · Aleister Crowley · nv The Smart Set September 1916

The Hashish Club: An Anthology of Drug Literature, Volume Two: The Psychedelic Era: From Huxley to Lennon ed. Peter Haining (Peter Owen, 1975, 0-7206-0014-6, £3.25, 160pp, hc, an, cover by Keith Cunningham)     Anthology of “drug literature” with 19 stories and articles tracing the field from Aldous Huxley to John Lennon. Each piece and each section has an introduction by Haining. 13 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 17 · I 20 · The First Third · Neal Cassady · ss (r) 24 · Writing Dreams · Jack Kerouac · ex from Book of Dreams, City Lights Books, 1960 33 · I Am Dying, Meester? · William S. Burroughs · ss (r) 37 · The Great Being · Allen Ginsberg · ss (r) 43 · II 48 · LSD Is Air · Timothy Leary · ar 1968 52 · The Joyous Cosmology · Alan Watts · ex 1962 60 · Good Ole Cagey Cage · William J. Craddock · ex from Be Not Content, Doubleday, 1970 67 · A Trip to Stonesville · Andrew Weil · ex from The Natural Mind, Houghton Mifflin, 1972 75 · III 78 · The Wind at Beni Midar · Paul Bowles · ss (r) 89 · My King · Henri Michaux · ss (r) translated from the French (“Mon Roi”, La Nuit Remue, 1935). 95 · The Blood of a Wig · Terry Southern · ss Evergreen Review #49, October 1967 109 · The Long Book · Alexander Trocchi · ss (r) 125 · IV 130 · Neville Club · John Lennon · ss In His Own Write by John Lennon, Jonathan Cape, 1964 133 · Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas · Hunter S. Thompson · ex Random House, July 7 1972 140 · Fable the Third · Smokestack El Ropo · ss Bedside Reader by Smokestack El Ropo, Straight Arrow, 1972 144 · “A Conscious Tool of the Universe” · Jerry Garcia · ss (r) 151 · Epilogue 152 · A Visionary Prediction · Aldous Huxley · ar Playboy November 1963, as “Hallucinogens: A Philosopher’s Visionary Prediction”

The Hell of Mirrors ed. Peter Haining (Four Square, December 1965, 1423, 3/6d, 189pp, pb, an) 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 9 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839 27 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838 41 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843 50 · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion” 62 · Schalken the Painter · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851 revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1839). 83 · The Middle Toe of the Right Foot · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner August 17 1890 91 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893 99 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves December 2 1893 110 · Who Knows? · Guy de Maupassant · ss Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Qui sait?”, L’Echo de Paris, April 6, 1890). 121 · The Drowned Man · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r) translated from the French (“Le Noyé”, Le Gaulois, August 16, 1888). 127 · The Caterpillar · Edogawa Rampo · ss Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo, Tuttle, 1956 141 · The Hell of Mirrors · Edogawa Rampo; translated by J. B. Harris · ss Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo, Tuttle, 1956 150 · The Knocking in the Castle · Henry Slesar · nv Fantastic Stories of Imagination November 1964 183 · The Fanatic · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination December 1964

The Hell of Mirrors (var. 1) ed. Peter Haining (Sidgwick & Jackson, August 1974, 0-283-98199-7, £3.50, 239pp, hc, an)     A substantially revised version of Haining’s original anthology, now designed to show the development of horror fiction in the last two centuries. Paperback edition retitled Everyman’s Book of Classic Horror Stories. ix · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 1 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838 19 · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion” 35 · Schalken the Painter · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851 revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1839). 63 · The Drowned Man · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r) translated from the French (“Le Noyé”, Le Gaulois, August 16, 1888). 71 · The Sandman · E. T. A. Hoffmann · nv (r) translated from the German (“Der Sandmann”, Nachtstücke vol. 1, 1816). 107 · The Middle Toe of the Right Foot · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner August 17 1890 117 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves December 2 1893 132 · “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” · M. R. James · nv Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904 155 · Old Man of Visions · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907 166 · The Nameless City [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Wolverine #11, November 1921 181 · That Hell-Bound Train · Robert Bloch · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1958 199 · The Emissary · Ray Bradbury · ss Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury, Arkham House, 1947 208 · The Hell of Mirrors · Edogawa Rampo; translated by J. B. Harris · ss Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo, Tuttle, 1956 219 · Danse Macabre · Mervyn Peake · ss Science Fantasy #61, 1963 231 · The Fanatic · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination December 1964

The H.G. Wells Scrapbook ed. Peter Haining (NEL, 1978, 450-03778-9, £6.95, 144pp, hc, an) [Ref. H. G. Wells]     “Articles, essays, letters, anecdotes, illustrations, photographs, and memorabilia about the prophetic genius of the twentieth century”. 5 · untitled (“For the writer of fantastic stories”) · H. G. Wells · pr from The Scientific Romances of H.G. Wells, Gollancz, 1933 6 · Foreword · Jack Williamson · fw 10 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 14 · The Fables of H.G. Wells · Jorge Luis Borges · ar (r) [Ref. H. G. Wells] 16 · Baron Munchausen’s Trip to the Moon · R. E. Raspe · ex from The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 1786 18 · A Voyage to the Planets · Sir Humphry Davy · ex from Consolations in Travel, 1839 22 · War Fantasies · H. G. Wells · ex from Experiment in Autobiography, 1934 24 · A Tale of the Twentieth Century · H. G. Wells · ss Science Schools Journal May 1887, as by S. B.; subtitled “For Advanced Thinkers”. 27 · 1,000,000 A.D. · [uncredited] · pm Punch November 25 1893 27 · The Man of the Year Million · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Gazette November 6 1893 31 · Canals on the Planet Mars · Richard A. Proctor · lt The Times April 13 1882 32 · The Truth about Mars · H. P. Lovecraft · ar The Phoenician Autumn 1917 32 · Intelligence on Mars · H. G. Wells ,[?], uncredited · ar Saturday Review (UK) April 4 1896 36 · Ecstasy and Time Travel in Sevenoaks: The Genesis of Modern Science Fiction · Basil Copper · ar (r) [Ref. H. G. Wells] 44 · Man of Genius · W. T. Stead · ms Review of Reviews March 1895 [Ref. H. G. Wells] 44 · A Man Who Built a Real Time Machine · P. H. Alexander · ar (r) 46 · A Loathsome and Repulsive Book · [uncredited] · lt The Times June 17 1896 [Ref. H. G. Wells]; about The Island of Doctor Moreau. 46 · Cheap Horrors · Chalmers Mitchell · ar Saturday Review (UK) April 11 1896 [Ref. H. G. Wells] 49 · Scientific Justification for The Island of Dr. Moreau? · H. G. Wells · lt Saturday Review (UK) November 1896 51 · The Island of Professor Menu · James F. Sullivan · ss Punch Autumn 1896 59 · The Prophetic Powers of Mr. Wells · [uncredited] · ar The Academy July 10 1897 [Ref. H. G. Wells] 60 · The Invisible Man · [uncredited] · br The Spectator September 25 1897 [Ref. H. G. Wells] 62 · An Experiment in Illustration · H. G. Wells · ex The Strand Magazine February 1920 62 · Earth Invaded by Martians! · [uncredited] · br The Academy January 29 1898 [Ref. H. G. Wells]; review of The War of the Worlds. 69 · A Novel of London Devastated · [uncredited] · br The Bookman May 1898 [Ref. H. G. Wells]; review of The War of the Worlds. 72 · The War of the Wenuses · Charles Marshall Graves & E. V. Lucas · pm (r) 72 · In the Wake of the Martians · [uncredited] · br Atheneum, June 3 1899 [Ref. H. G. Wells]; review of When the Sleeper Wakes. 73 · The Finding of Laura · Jules Castier · ss Rather Like… by Jules Castier, Jenkins, 1920 78 · A Lunar Romance · [uncredited] · br Nature January 9 1902 [Ref. H. G. Wells]; review of The First Men in the Moon. 83 · The Queer Story of Brownlow’s Newspaper · H. G. Wells · ss Ladies’ Home Journal February 1932 97 · Scientific Romances · [uncredited] · ar The Times Literary Supplement August 3 1933 108 · Mr. Wells Apocalypse · Gerald Heard · ar The Nineteenth Century October 1933 [Ref. H. G. Wells] 115 · Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact · [uncredited] · ar The New York Times October 31 1938 [Ref. Orson Welles] 119 · The Man Who Did Work Miracles—In the Movies · Denis Gifford · ar (r) [Ref. H. G. Wells] 134 · Filming “War of the Worlds” · George Pal · ar Astounding Science Fiction October 1953 140 · Science Fiction That Endures · Hugo Gernsback · ed Amazing Stories April 1961 143 · Mars Probe Furrows Scientists’ Brows · [uncredited] · ar The Times June 18 1977 144 · The Scientific Romances and Prophecies of H.G. Wells · [uncredited] · bi

Hole in Fun: A Round of 18 Humorous Golf Stories ed. Peter Haining (W.H. Allen, 1988, 0-491-03068-1, 237pp, hc, an, cover by Stan McMurtry)     Anthology of 18 humorous golf stories and essays by authors such as Ring Lardner & P.G. Wodehouse, with an introduction and notes on each story by Haining. 9 · Foreword · Peter Haining · fw 13 · A Tale of Golf · William Graham · ss Golf, A Royal and Ancient Game ed. Robert Clark, Robert Clark, 1875 21 · The Chelah’s Round · Andrew Lang · ss (r) 27 · The Devil’s Round · Charles Deulin · ss 1868 43 · A Braid Hills Mystery · J. M. Barrie · ss (r) 51 · The Culbin Game · C. L. Graves & E. V. Lucas · ss Punch August 1904 57 · Colonel Belcher’s Ghost Story · Henry Leach · ss The Golfer 1910 63 · A One-Ball Match · Gerald Batchelor · ss Batchelor’s Golf Stories by Gerald Batchelor, A. & C. Black, 1914 69 · Retired Golf [Reginald Drake (aka Percy) Biffin] · Harry Graham · ss The Pall Mall Magazine March 1914 (+1) 85 · Jan Plays Golf · A. J. Coles · ss (r) 103 · Beginner’s Luck · A. G. Macdonell · ex from England, Their England, 1933 117 · A Caddy’s Diary · Ring Lardner · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 11 1922 135 · A Medieval Hole in One · Stephen Leacock · hu Harper’s Magazine January 1930 145 · Wartime Golf · George C. Nash · ss Punch June 12 1940 151 · An Unlucky Golfer · A. A. Milne · ss (r) 157 · Those in Peril on the Tee [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · nv Mr. Mulliner Speaking by P. G. Wodehouse, Herbert Jenkins, 1929 revised from the story of the same name (Liberty, May 21, 1927) to change it from an Oldest Member story into a Mulliner story. 179 · Is a Golfer a Gentleman? [Albert Haddock] · A. P. Herbert · ss Uncommon Law by A. P. Herbert, Methuen, 1935 185 · The Temptation of Admiral Juddy · Ben Travers · ss (r) 201 · A Heavenly Round · Paul Gallico · ss (r) 217 · Golf for Duffers · Sir Henry Rider Haggard · ar The Graphic November 29 1890 227 · Laughter on the Links · Bernard Darwin · ar The Times July 21 1934 233 · Man Who Has Discovered the Secret · Terry Wogan · ar (r)

The Hollywood Nightmare ed. Peter Haining (Macdonald, 1970, 0-356-03050-4, £1.75, 276pp, hc, an)     “Tales of Fantasy and Horror from the Film World”. 11 · Editor’s Preface · Peter Haining · pr 13 · Introduction · Christopher Lee · in 19 · The Prehistoric Producer · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 23 1962 35 · The Plot Is the Thing · Robert Bloch · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1966 43 · The Shadow on the Screen · Henry Kuttner · ss Weird Tales March 1938 61 · Return to the Sabbath · Tarleton Fiske · ss Weird Tales July 1938, as by Robert Bloch 77 · A Wig for Miss DeVore · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales May 1943 87 · The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies · John Jakes · ss Dark Mind, Dark Heart ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1962 95 · The Perfect Plot · Frank Fenton · nv 1955 117 · Death Double · William F. Nolan · ss Impact-20 by William F. Nolan, Paperback Library, 1963 123 · Booked Solid · Ray Russell · ss Sardonicus by Ray Russell, Ballantine, 1961 135 · Dracula’s Guest [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914 written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length. 149 · Double-Take · Winston K. Marks · ss Science Fiction Adventures December 1953, as by Ken Winney 155 · The New People · Charles Beaumont · nv Rogue August 1958, as by Michael Phillips 177 · Gavin O’Leary · John Collier · ss Desert Island Decameron ed. H. Allen Smith, Doubleday, Doran, 1945 187 · Faed-Out · Avram Davidson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1963 207 · Mantage · Richard Matheson · nv Science Fiction Showcase ed. Mary Kornbluth, Doubleday, 1959 227 · Technical Advisor · Chad Oliver · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1953 241 · The Screen Game [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · nv Fantastic Stories of Imagination October 1963 267 · Death Warmed Over · Ray Bradbury · ar Playboy January 1968

The Hollywood Nightmare (var. 1) ed. Peter Haining (Taplinger, 1971, $5.95, 276pp, hc, an)     “Tales of Fantasy and Horror from the Film World”. Changes two stories from the original edition (Macdonald, 1970). 11 · Editor’s Preface · Peter Haining · pr The Hollywood Nightmare ed. Peter Haining, Macdonald, 1970 13 · Introduction · Christopher Lee · in The Hollywood Nightmare ed. Peter Haining, Macdonald, 1970 19 · The Prehistoric Producer · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 23 1962 35 · The Plot Is the Thing · Robert Bloch · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1966 43 · The Shadow on the Screen · Henry Kuttner · ss Weird Tales March 1938 61 · Return to the Sabbath · Tarleton Fiske · ss Weird Tales July 1938, as by Robert Bloch 77 · A Wig for Miss DeVore · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales May 1943 87 · The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies · John W. Jakes · ss Dark Mind, Dark Heart ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1962 95 · The Perfect Plot · Frank Fenton · nv 1955 117 · Death Double · William F. Nolan · ss Impact-20 by William F. Nolan, Paperback Library, 1963 123 · Booked Solid · Ray Russell · ss Sardonicus by Ray Russell, Ballantine, 1961 135 · The Hollywood Horror Man · Boris Karloff · ar 1968, as “The Life of a Monster” 141 · The Casket-Demon · Fritz Leiber · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination April 1963 155 · The New People · Charles Beaumont · nv Rogue August 1958, as by Michael Phillips 177 · Gavin O’Leary · John Collier · ss Desert Island Decameron ed. H. Allen Smith, Doubleday, Doran, 1945 187 · Faed-Out · Avram Davidson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1963 207 · Mantage · Richard Matheson · nv Science Fiction Showcase ed. Mary Kornbluth, Doubleday, 1959 227 · Technical Advisor · Chad Oliver · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1953 241 · The Screen Game [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · nv Fantastic Stories of Imagination October 1963 267 · Death Warmed Over · Ray Bradbury · ar Playboy January 1968

The Hollywood Nightmare (var. 2) ed. Peter Haining (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973, 0-283-98127-X, 40p, 190pp, pb, an, cover by Peter Goodfellow)     “Tales of Fantasy and Horror from the Film World”. Abridged from the original edition (Macdonald, 1970). 9 · Editor’s Preface · Peter Haining · pr The Hollywood Nightmare ed. Peter Haining, Macdonald, 1970 11 · Introduction · Christopher Lee · in The Hollywood Nightmare ed. Peter Haining, Macdonald, 1970 15 · The Prehistoric Producer · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 23 1962 29 · The Shadow on the Screen · Henry Kuttner · ss Weird Tales March 1938 46 · Return to the Sabbath · Tarleton Fiske · ss Weird Tales July 1938, as by Robert Bloch 61 · A Wig for Miss DeVore · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales May 1943 71 · Death Double · William F. Nolan · ss Impact-20 by William F. Nolan, Paperback Library, 1963 76 · The Hollywood Horror Man · Boris Karloff · ar 1968, as “The Life of a Monster” 82 · The Casket-Demon · Fritz Leiber · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination April 1963 94 · Gavin O’Leary · John Collier · ss Desert Island Decameron ed. H. Allen Smith, Doubleday, Doran, 1945 104 · Faed-Out · Avram Davidson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1963 123 · Mantage · Richard Matheson · nv Science Fiction Showcase ed. Mary Kornbluth, Doubleday, 1959 143 · Technical Advisor · Chad Oliver · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1953 156 · The Screen Game [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · nv Fantastic Stories of Imagination October 1963 181 · Death Warmed Over · Ray Bradbury · ar Playboy January 1968

Hook, Line and Laughter: A Haul of 18 Humorous Fishing Stories ed. Peter Haining (W.H. Allen, 1989, 0-491-03439-3, £8.95, 189pp, hc, an, cover by Stan McMurtry)     Anthology of 18 humorous fishing stories and essays by authors such as Rudyard Kipling & Ernest Hemingway, with an introduction and notes on each story by Haining. 9 · Foreword · Peter Haining · fw 15 · Twaddle on Tweedside · Christopher North · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine May 1833 23 · A Shark Story · Thomas Chandler Haliburton · ss 1852 35 · The Monstrous Trout · Jerome K. Jerome · ex from Three Men in a Boat, Arrowsmith, 1889 45 · A Catch on the Line [Troddles] · R. Andom · ss (r) 57 · On Dry Cow Fishing · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Fishing Gazette December 13 1890 67 · The Legacy of Noah’s Art [Reginald Drake (aka Percy) Biffin] · Harry Graham · nv (r) 89 · The Poacher [Para Handy] · Neil Munro · ss (r) 97 · The Everlasting Angler · Stephen Leacock · ss 1926 105 · A Corner in Worms · William Caine · ss The Strand Magazine February 1922 115 · The River God · Roland Pertwee · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 7 1928 135 · An Unlikely Haul [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss Punch April 17 1940, as “A Fishing Story” 141 · Fish Royal · A. P. Herbert · ss Uncommon Law by A. P. Herbert, Methuen, 1935 149 · Fishing in Baden Perfect · Ernest Hemingway · ss (r) 155 · The Little Fishes [Uncle Silas] · H. E. Bates · ss Cut and Come Again by H. E. Bates, Cape, 1935 163 · The One That Nearly Got Away [Engelbrecht the Dwarf] · Maurice Richardson · ss Lilliput May 1948 173 · Troutmanship · Stephen Potter · hu (r) 179 · Gone Fishing · Keith Waterhouse · ss Punch June 1986 185 · The Lord of the Flowing Waters · George Melly · ss (r)

Hunted Down by Charles Dickens ed. Peter Haining--- see under Charles Dickens.

Hunter Quatermain’s Story by H. Rider Haggard ed. Peter Haining--- see under H. Rider Haggard.

The Jules Verne Companion ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, 1978, 0-285-62367-2, £6.50, 127pp, hc, an, cover by Chris Scott) 7 · The Master of Prophecy · Peter Haining · in 17 · Two Glimpses of the Moon · George Orwell · br The New Statesman January 18 1941 [Ref. Kenneth Allott]; review of Jules Verne by Kenneth Allott. 20 · Jules Verne at Home · Marie Belloc · iv The Strand Magazine February 1895 [Ref. Jules Verne] 25 · A Muse to Scotland · Jules Verne · pm (r) 26 · The Bizarre Genius of Edgar Poe · Jules Verne; translated by I. O. Evans · ar [Ref. Edgar Allan Poe] translated, and abridged, from the French (“Edgard Poë et ses oeuvres”, Musée de Familles, April 1864). 31 · The “Insoluble” Cipher · H. J. Hardy · ar 38 · My Journey Around the World · Thomas Cook · ar The Times November 27 1872 (+3) 45 · A Musical Turn Round! · George Robey · ar (r) 48 · To My English Readers · Jules Verne · ms 1891 from the second edition of A Plunge Into Space by Robert Cromie. 49 · An Express of the Future · Jules Verne (ghost written by Michel Verne) · ss The Strand Magazine December 1895 translated from the French (“Un express de l’avenir”, Le Figaro, September 1, 1888). 52 · The Future for Women · Jules Verne; translated by I. O. Evans · ar delivered as an address at the Lycée de Jeunes Filles, Amiens, July 1893. 58 · Jules Verne Re-Visited · Robert H. Sherard · ar T.P.’s Weekly October 9 1903 62 · “Jules Verne and I” · H. G. Wells · pr from Seven Famous Novels, Knopf, June 1934 66 · Jules Verne and the Fairies · Nozière (translated) · ar translated from the French (Journal d’Amiens, October 15, 1906). 73 · Homage to Jules Verne · Michel Butor (translated) · ar The New Statesman July 15 1966 79 · Astronaut by Gaslight · William Golding · ar The Spectator June 9 1961 88 · “A Great Pioneer of the Space Age” · [uncredited] · ar (r) translated from the French (Le Monde, November 1969. 90 · “My Spirit-Telephone Conversation with Jules Verne” · Erich von Daniken · ex from According to the Evidence, 1977 97 · In the Twenty Ninth Century · Jules Verne (with Michel Verne); translated by I. O. Evans · ss Yesterday and Tomorrow by Jules Verne, Arco, 1965 translated from the French (“Au XXIXe siècle: La Journée d’un journaliste américain en 2889”, Hier et Demain, Paris, J. Hetzel, 1910). itself a revision by Michel of a revision by Jules of a story by Michael Verne (“In the Year 2889”) published in English under Jules’ name in The Forum February 1889. 120 · A Jules Verne Bibliography: Les Voyages Extraordinaires · Peter Haining · bi

Knights of Madness: Further Comic Tales of Fantasy ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, September 10, 1998, 0-285-63450-X, £16.99, 252pp, hc, oa, cover by Josh Kirby)     Anthology of 24 comic fantasy, historical and crime stories, including work by Pratchett, Peake, Bloch, Dick, Beagle, and Westlake; an original story by Stan McMurtry; and stories by David L. Stone and Ray Bradbury, seemingly in book form for the first time. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · 1: Flights of Fantasy: Stories of the Absurd 15 · Hollywood Chickens · Terry Pratchett · ss More Tales from the Forbidden Planet ed. Roz Kaveney, Titan, 1990 28 · The New Utopia · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Diary of a Pilgrimage by Jerome K. Jerome, J.W. Arrowsmith, 1891 38 · The Angry Street [Club of Queer Trades] · G. K. Chesterton · ss The Daily News January 25 1908, as “A Somewhat Improbable Story” 44 · The Party at Lady Cusp-Canine’s [Gormenghast] · Mervyn Peake · ss New Worlds #194, September/October 1969 52 · The Little Man Who Wasn’t All There [Lefty Feep] · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic Adventures August 1942 72 · The Year the Glop-Monster Won the Golden Lion at Cannes · Ray Bradbury · ss Cavalier July 1967 85 · Lila the Werewolf [Sam Farrell] · Peter S. Beagle · nv guabi #1, 1969, as “Farrell and Lila the Werewolf” 107 · The War with the Fnools · Philip K. Dick · ss Galactic Outpost Spring 1964 121 · 2: The Muddle Ages: Tales of Heroic Times 123 · The Creation According to Spike Milligan · Spike Milligan · ss Punch February 1989 129 · A Mediaeval Romance · Mark Twain · ss Buffalo Express January 1 1870, as “An Awful, Terrible Medieval Romance” 137 · Ethelred the Unready · Ben Travers · ss The Passing Show 192? 142 · Dream Damsel · Evan Hunter · ss Fantastic Universe October 1954 152 · Three Months in a Balloon · John Kendrick Bangs · ex from Mr Münchausen, 1901 159 · How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion · Gene Wolfe · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1973 177 · Fifi and the Chilean Truffle [Did It Happen?] · Orson Welles · ss The Evening Standard March 18 1955 183 · The Wastrel · Peter Sellers · ss The (London) Evening News April 26 1963 189 · 3: Malice in Blunderland: Cases of Crime 191 · Stirring the Pot · Tom Sharpe · ss The Daily Telegraph 1994 197 · The Suicide of Kiaros · L. Frank Baum · ss The White Elephant #16, September 1897 210 · The Rape of the Sherlock [Sherlock Holmes] · A. A. Milne · vi Vanity Fair (UK) October 15 1903 213 · The White Rabbit Caper · James Thurber · ss The New Yorker November 19 1949 221 · Wot the Eye Don’t See · Stan McMurtry · ss 230 · The Condemned · Woody Allen · ss The New Yorker November 21 1977 237 · The Mulligan Stew · Donald E. Westlake · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1979 243 · The Dulwich Assassins · David L. Stone · ss Xenos #42, April 1997

The Last Gentleman: A Tribute to David Niven ed. Peter Haining (W.H. Allen, March 1984, 0-491-03103-3, 224pp, hc, oa) [Ref. David Niven]     Anthology of articles by Haining, tributes from many of Niven’s friends and a couple of letters by Niven. 11 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 25 · Anglo-Saxon Type 2008: The Life and Uproarious Times of Our Hero · Peter Haining · ar 101 · Dear Trubshawe · David Niven · gp 102 · [letter] · David Niven · lt The Daily Express September 17 1946 104 · [letter] · David Niven · lt The Daily Express November 2 1946 109 · Art Upside Down · David Niven · lt The Times July 24 1973 113 · Our Friend Niv · gp _115 · The Best Storyteller I Have Ever Known · John Mortimer · ar _117 · The Silliest Idea I’d Ever Heard! · Tommy Phipps · ar _119 · The Arrival of a Popular Young Man · Douglas Fairbanks, Jnr · ar _122 · He Was a True Life Enhancer · Lauren Bacall · ar _124 · Our First Meeting in Hollywood · Dame Flora Robson · ar _126 · Never a Fair-Weather Friend · Lord Olivier · ms _127 · On Duty with David Niven · The Rt Hon. Lord Hailsham · ms _128 · Starring Around the World · Phil Gersh · ar _133 · The Actor Who Never Got Egg on His Face · Sir John Mills, CBE · ar _135 · Memories of My Dear Old Chum · Deborah Kerr · ar _139 · The Man Who Set His Own Fashions · Jerome Chodorov · ar _140 · I Truly Adored That Gentle Man · Lana Turner · ms _141 · Did I Ever Tell You About the Time… · Brian Doyle · ar _146 · A Joy Never to Be Forgotten · Bette Davis · ms _148 · The Case of Niven, Howard Hughes and Some Beautiful Ladies… · Greg Bautzer · ar _151 · A Gallant and High-Spirited Journey · Gregory Peck · ar _157 · A Man Who Could Brighten a Whole Room · Gene Kelly · ms _158 · Niv’s Life Was a Marvellous Party · Bryan Forbes · ar _162 · Taking a Ride to the Stars · George Greenfield · ar _167 · On the Road to Scissors Time · Philip Evans · ar _173 · Rescued on the Nile · Maggie Smith · ar 177 · The Films of David Niven 1932-1982 · [uncredited] · bi

The Late Unlamented and Other Tales of Evil ed. Peter Haining--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

LBW: Laughter Before Wicket!: 100 Years of Humorous Cricket Short Stories ed. Peter Haining (Unwin, 1987, 0-04-440059-4, £3.95, 315pp, tp, an, cover by Martin Honysett)     Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1986) anthology of cricketing short stories. xiii · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 1 · The Feelings of a Bowler · J. M. Barrie · ar The St. James’s Gazette, as by Gavin Ogilvy 7 · The Great Britannula Game · Anthony Trollope · ex from The Fixed Period, 1882 19 · The Rustic Heroes · Horace Hutchinson · ex from Creatures of Circumstances, 1891 25 · The Talisman · Alfred Cochrane · ss The Cornhill Magazine 1896 33 · The Story of Spedegue’s Dropper · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine October 1928 53 · A Bowler’s Innings · E. W. Hornung · ss Old Offenders by E. W. Hornung, Murray, 1923 65 · Playing the Game [Locksley] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Pearson’s Magazine May 1906 77 · An Indian Cricket Tutor · E. V. Lucas · ar 1891 83 · A West Indian Cricket Match · Eden Phillpotts · ss (r) 97 · A Scratch Lot · A. A. Milne · ss 1910 115 · The Umpire’s Remorse · E. B. V. Christian · ss (r) 123 · The Match · Stacy Aumonier · ss The Strand Magazine July 1916 135 · A Buffer’s Wicket · Ben Travers · ss 1923 145 · Biffin on Acquaintances [Reginald Drake (aka Percy) Biffin] · Harry Graham · ss Pearson’s Magazine April 1931 157 · Some Record Catches · Herbert Farjeon · ss The Passing Show 163 · How Our Village Beat the Australians [Tillingfold] · Hugh de Selincourt · nv Pall Mall Magazine December 1928 185 · The Guardian Angel · W. A. Darlington · ss Pearson’s Magazine June 1930 201 · How Jembu Played for Cambridge [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss The Graphic Christmas 1928 215 · Cricket in the Caucasus, or, The Volga Batman · A. P. Herbert · ss Punch 1936 227 · Dingley Dell v. All-Muggleton · A. G. Macdonell · ss 1936 239 · French Cricket · Ian Hay · ss 1940 245 · Cricket for Americans · Stephen Leacock · hu Lilliput August 1943 253 · The Seasonable Twinge · Bernard Hollowood · ar March 1963 261 · Tripping O’Er the Greensward · Michael Parkinson · ar (r) 269 · Ain’t Half a Bloody Game · John Arlott · nv Lilliput July 1957 293 · Daffodil Summer · Leslie Thomas · ss 1982 307 · The Test in Witney Scrotum · Peter Tinniswood · ss 311 · The Wizzerd of Oz · Ian Wooldridge · ar The Daily Mail August 1985

Laughter Before Wicket: The Second Innings: A Select Team of 18 Humorous Cricketing Stories ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, November 1990, 0-285-63007-5, £14.95, 239pp, hc, an, cover by John Jensen)     Anthology of cricketing short stories. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · Village Cricket [Reginald Drake (aka Percy) Biffin] · Harry Graham · ss (r) 27 · How Our Village Tried to Play the Australians [Tillingfold] · Hugh de Selincourt · ss (r) 39 · From Father to Sons · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss (r) 48 · The Day of the Duck · Jack Hobbs · ts (r) 58 · A Cricketer Explains (Strange Misfortunes on the Cricket Field) · J. M. Barrie · ss (r) 66 · Fuji Kawa: The Cricket Star · Hesketh Prichard · ss (r) 78 · Five Short Legs · A. G. Macdonell · ex from How Like an Angel, Macmillan, 1934 101 · The Unrecorded Test Match [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss Jorkens Borrows Another Whiskey by Lord Dunsany, Michael Joseph, 1954 117 · The Rabbits · A. A. Milne · nv Punch June 16 1909, as by A. A. M. 159 · Batter Sweet: or ‘Not Cricket’ · A. P. Herbert · pl (r) 174 · How’s That, Umpire? · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Nothing Serious by P. G. Wodehouse, Herbert Jenkins, 1950 191 · Herbert Wins the Toss · Ben Travers · ss (r) 201 · The Pitch We Come To · Rudyard Kipling · fa The Civil and Military Gazette October 1890 210 · Cricket Through the Looking Glass · R. C. Robertson-Glasgow · ss (r) 219 · Purple Pads v. Gasometer · Bernard Hollowood · ss Punch April 1958 224 · Jack the Giant Commentator · Miles Kington · ss (r) 230 · Cricket, Lousy Cricket · Richard Gordon · fa Punch December 1966 234 · Bowled Over · Barry Norman · ar (r)

Legends for the Dark ed. Peter Haining (NEL, February 1968, 2094, 3/6d, 127pp, pb, an)     Subtitled “Tales of Fantasy and Horror”. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 11 · Solomon’s Demon · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination July 1961 21 · The Altar · Robert Sheckley · ss Fantastic July/August 1953 28 · Here, Daemos! · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales March 1942 38 · The Academy of Pain · Basil Copper · ss 49 · Floral Tribute · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1949 61 · The Secret of the Vault · J. Wesley Rosenquest · ss Weird Tales May 1938 76 · The Ordeal of Doctor Trifulgas · Jules Verne; translated by Peter Haining · ss translated from the French (“Frritt-Flacc”, Le Figaro Illustré, 1884/5). 83 · A Night with Hecate · Edward W. Ludwig · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination October 1963 100 · Beyond the Wall of Sleep · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Pine Cones October 1919 112 · The Scythe · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales July 1943

London After Midnight: A Conducted Tour ed. Peter Haining (Little, Brown UK, January 5, 1996, 0-316-87573-2, £16.99, 342pp, hc, an, cover: [photo] by James Walker)     Anthology of 22 stories, each with an introduction by Haining. A trade paperback edition (-87981-9, £9.99) was announced but not seen. 1 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 3 · Section One: Black Spots 5 · The Knife · Robert Arthur · ss The Mysterious Traveler Magazine November 1951 14 · Fu Manchu and the Frightened Redhead [Fu Manchu; (Sir Denis) Nayland Smith] · Sax Rohmer · ss This Week February 1 1959 25 · The Funspot-Street Affair · Thomas Burke · ss Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, Associated Newspapers, 1935 31 · The Girl Who Loved Graveyards · P. D. James · ss Winter’s Crimes 15 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1983 49 · The Most Hated Man in London · Patricia Moyes · ss The (London) Evening News 1961 54 · Flight from Fleet Street · Carter Dickson · pl The London Mystery Magazine #14, February/March 1952, as by John Dickson Carr first broadcast on CBS Radio, July 5, 1948. 69 · Dangerous Game [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 12 1981 90 · Karmesin the Murderer [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss The People #3295, December 24 1944, as “Inscrutable Providence” 99 · The Day Lucky’s Luck Ran Out · Allan Prior · ss The Daily Mail November 1981 105 · A Little Place Off the Edgware Road · Graham Greene · ss Nineteen Stories by Graham Greene, Heinemann, 1947 113 · People Don’t Do Such Things · Ruth Rendell · ss The Fallen Curtain by Ruth Rendell, Hutchinson, 1976 127 · Section Two: City Sleuths 129 · The Elusive Bullet [Dr. Lancelot Priestley] · John Rhode · ss Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery, and Horror Vol. 2 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1931 148 · The Adventure of the Worst Man in London [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss Collier’s Weekly March 26 1904, as “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton”; this is the manuscript title. 169 · The Bottle Party [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv The Strand Magazine October 1939 193 · Aces High · Peter Cheyney · ss (r) 204 · Yellow Iris [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Strand Magazine July 1937 222 · Trent and the Fool-Proof Lift [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ss (r) 240 · The Cave of Ali Baba [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · nv Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1928, as “The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba” 274 · Border-Line Case [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Evening Standard August 25 1936 285 · The Santa Claus Club [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss Suspense (UK) December 1960 298 · The Incautious Burglar [Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · ss The Strand Magazine October 1940, as “A Guest in the House” 317 · The Bones of the Case · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine