Weird Tales: Vol. 3: Masterpieces of Weird Fiction ed. Stephen Jones (PS Publishing, May 2026, 978-1-80394-513-2, £25.00, 492pp, hc, an, cover by Andrew Brosnatch from Weird Tales November 1925)
Anthology of stories from Weird Tales complete with original artwork. Also available in a signed edition (-567-5, £40.00), limited to 75 numbered copies. Also available in a slipcased edition with the other two volumes (-508-8, £195.00 for the set), limited to 120 numbered, signed, copies. Details supplied by Mike Ashley.
- 1 · Masterpieces of Weird Fiction · Stephen Jones · in
- 19 · The Haunted and the Haunters · Edward Bulwer-Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, as “The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain”, uncredited.
- 41 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893
- 49 · Dagon · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant #11, November 1919; illustrated by Heitman
- 55 · The Melancholy Pool · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 56 · To a Dreamer · H. P. Lovecraft · pm The Coyote January 1921
- 57 · The Music of Erich Zann · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The National Amateur March 1922; illustrated by Andrew Brosnatch
- 65 · Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Knickerbocker January 1837, as “The Fountain of Youth”, uncredited.
- 74 · La Belle Dame Sans Merci · John Keats · ex The Poetical Works of John Keats by John Keats, Edward Moxon, 1848; illustrated by Virgil Finlay
written in 1819. A somewhat different version was published in The Indicator, May 10, 1820.
- 77 · The Furnished Room · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World August 14 1904
- 83 · Song of the Hound · Sidney Lanier · pm Poems of Sidney Lanier by Sidney Lanier, Scribner's, 1884, as “Song for “The Jacquerie””
- 85 · The Stolen Body · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine November 1898; illustrated by Andrew Brosnatch
- 99 · Whispers of Heavenly Death · Walt Whitman · pm The Broadway October 1868
- 100 · The Conqueror Worm · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine January 1843
- 103 · The Valley of Spiders · H. G. Wells · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1903; illustrated by Andrew Brosnatch
- 113 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited.
- 124 · The Haunted Palace · Edgar Allan Poe · pm American Museum April 1839
- 127 · The Sands of Dee · Charles Kingsley · pm Andromeda and Other Poems by Charles Kingsley, John W. Parker, 1858
- 128 · Lenore · Edgar Allan Poe · pm The Pioneer February 1843
- 129 · The Cats of Ulthar [Dream Cycle] · H. P. Lovecraft · vi The Tryout November 1920
- 132 · Spleen · Charles Baudelaire; translated by Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales February 1926
translated from the French (“Spleen (Quand le ciel bas et lourd)”, Les Fleurs du Mal, Poulet-Malassis et de Broise, 1857).
- 133 · A Dream of Armageddon · H. G. Wells · nv Black & White May/June 1901; illustrated by Andrew Brosnatch
- 156 · Death Carol · Walt Whitman · pm from “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, Sequel to Drum-Taps by Walt Whitman, Washington, 1865
- 159 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · ss New Orleans Item June 16 1878 (+1)
translated from the French (“Le Pied de Momie”, Musée de Familles, September 1840).
- 170 · The Tiger · William Blake · pm Songs of Experience by William Blake, 1794
- 171 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839; chapter 39 of The Phantom Ship, given as by H. B. Marryat.
- 186 · Horreur Sympathique · Charles Baudelaire; translated by Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales May 1926
translated from the French (“Horreur sympathique”, Les Fleurs du Mal, Poulet-Malassis et de Broise, 1861).
- 187 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885
- 205 · The Birthmark · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Pioneer March 1843
- 221 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Jonathan Sturges · nv Modern Ghosts, Harper's, 1890
translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887).
- 244 · Ozymandias · Percy Bysshe Shelley · pm The Examiner January 11 1818
- 245 · The Tapestried Chamber · Sir Walter Scott · ss The Keepsake 1829, 1828
- 259 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838
- 273 · 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.
- 285 · Clarimonde · Theophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · nv One of Cleopatra’s Nights by Théophile Gautier, tr. Lafcadio Hearn, R. Worthington, 1882
translated from the French (“La Morte Amoureuse”, Chronique de Paris, June 23 & 26, 1836).
- 314 · The Weird Sisters from Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” · Virgil Finlay · il Weird Tales July 1938
- 315 · The Three Witches · Ernest Dowson · pm The Savoy #6, October 1896
- 317 · The Spectre Bridegroom · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #4, November 10 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon
- 331 · The Bowmen · Arthur Machen · vi The (London) Evening News September 29 1914
- 335 · The Demoiselle d’Ys · Robert W. Chambers · ss The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895
- 349 · The Burial of the Rats · Bram Stoker · nv Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914
- 370 · Satan and Lilith · George Sterling · pm Weird Tales November 1928
extract from “A Wine of Wizardry”, Cosmopolitan Sep ’07.
- 371 · “Satan, Yawning on His Brazen Seat” · Virgil Finlay · il Weird Tales March 1939
- 373 · Le Revenant · Charles Baudelaire; translated by Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales May 1929
translated from the French (“Le Revenant”, Les Fleurs du Mal, Poulet-Malassis et de Broise, 1857).
- 375 · Lindenborg Pool · William Morris · ss Oxford and Cambridge Magazine September 1856
- 382 · A King in Babylon · W. E. Henley · pm Book of Verses by William Ernest Henley, David Nutt, 1888, as “untitled (“Or ever the knightly years were gone”)”
- 383 · The Signal-Man · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”
- 395 · Green Tea [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv All the Year Round October 23 1869 (+3), uncredited.
- 420 · Song of Autumn · Charles Baudelaire; translated by Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales October 1935
translated from the French (“Chant d’Automne”, 1861).
- 423 · The Lost Club · Arthur Machen · ss The Whirlwind #25, December 20 1890
- 429 · The Sick Muse · Charles P. Baudelaire; translated by Clark Ashton Smith · pm Sandalwood by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1925
translated from the French (“La Muse Vénale”, Les Fleurs du Mal, Poulet-Malassis et de Broise, 1857).
- 431 · The Ring of Thoth · A. Conan Doyle · nv The Cornhill Magazine January 1890, uncredited.
- 447 · Psychopompos · H. P. Lovecraft · pm The Vagrant #10, October 1919; illustrated by Virgil Finlay
- 459 · The Eyrie · The Readers · lc (r)
- _459 · [letter from Chicago, IL] · Abe Yochelson · lt Weird Tales July/August 1923
- _459 · [letter from New York City, NY] · H. M. · lt Weird Tales July/August 1923
- _459 · [letter from Los Angeles, CA] · Agnes E. Burchard · lt Weird Tales July/August 1923
- _461 · [letter] · H. P. Lovecraft · lt Weird Tales December 1923/January 1924
- _462 · [letter from New York City, NY] · James F. Morton, Jr. · lt Weird Tales December 1923/January 1924
- _464 · [letter from San Francisco, CA] · Amelia Tarnozzi · lt Weird Tales August 1926; given as by Amelia Tamozzi.
- _464 · [letter from Detroit, MI] · Peter O’Dactylle · lt Weird Tales January 1927
- _465 · [letter from Centre Hall, PA] · Harvey W. Flink · lt Weird Tales March 1927
- _465 · [letter from Leavenworth, KS] · Charles T. Hamilton · lt Weird Tales March 1927
- _466 · [letter from Los Angeles, CA] · Harold S. Farnese · lt Weird Tales May 1927
- _467 · [letter from Washington, DC] · Philip H. Buscher · lt Weird Tales June 1927
- _467 · [letter from Columbus, OH] · Mrs. Leslie Scott · lt Weird Tales May 1928
- _470 · [letter from Brooklyn, NY] · C. Edward Christianson · lt Weird Tales January 1929
- _470 · [letter from Skowhegan, ME] · F. J. Simmons · lt Weird Tales January 1929
- _471 · [letter from New York City, NY] · Miss L. Selingson · lt Weird Tales January 1929
- _472 · [letter from Mexico, NY] · Walter Weeden · lt Weird Tales January 1929
- _472 · [letter from Cainsville, Ontario] · R. L. Grantham · lt Weird Tales March 1929
- _472 · [letter from Penn Yan, NY] · Jack T. Whitfield · lt Weird Tales June 1929
- _473 · [letter from Los Angeles, CA] · Henry Kuttner · lt Weird Tales July 1930
- _473 · [letter] · H. P. Lovecraft · lt Weird Tales July 1930
- _474 · [letter from Newport, KY] · E. Brown · lt Weird Tales September 1933
- _474 · [letter from Syracuse, NY] · D. M. Roberts · lt Weird Tales September 1935
- _475 · [letter from Mount Vernon, IL] · Robert Leonard Russell · lt Weird Tales December 1935
- _475 · [letter from North Adams, MA] · B. M. Reynolds · lt Weird Tales December 1935
- _476 · [letter from North Adams, MA] · B. M. Reynolds · lt Weird Tales October 1936
- _476 · [letter from Chicago, IL] · Paul Nicholaioff · lt Weird Tales November 1937; given as by R. Nickolaioff.
- _476 · [letter from Springfield, MO] · Donald Allgeier · lt Weird Tales November 1937
- _477 · [letter from New York City, NY] · Manly Wade Wellman · lt Weird Tales February 1938
- _477 · [letter from Los Angeles, CA] · George C. Bowring · lt Weird Tales July 1938
- _477 · [letter from Wooster, OH] · Charles H. Chandler · lt Weird Tales February 1939
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