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The Best of South African Science Fiction, Volume 1 ed. Tony Davis (Science Fiction South Africa, 1981, 109pp, pb, an, cover: The Blockhouse by Doc Robinson)     Anthology of a dozen stories selected from the annual competitions organised by Science Fiction South Africa from 1971 to 1980. The pages are unnumbered; page numbers have been added to show lengths of stories. 1 · Intro · Tony Davis · in 3 · A Piece of Rope · W. G. Lipsett · ss Probe #49, August 1981; illustrated by Doc Robinson 15 · Mtaki · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #49, August 1981 21 · Rebirth · Claude Nunes · ss (r) 31 · Moving On · Eric Grossman · ss Probe #45, August 1980 37 · Colour Prejudice · Norman Cutler · ss (r); illustrated by Doc Robinson 47 · Organic Motoring · C. J. M. Northam · ss Probe #40, May 1979 53 · The Blockhouse · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #41, August 1979 59 · Landscape with Prisms · Peter Wilhelm · ss Probe #41, August 1979 67 · Information Classified · Wessel Ebersohn · ss Probe #46, November 1980 77 · Please Insert ID-Card · Tex Cooper · ss Probe #44, May 1980; illustrated by Doc Robinson; given as “ID-Card” in the Table of Contents. 83 · The Killing Grounds · Robin Peter Matthews · ss Probe #42, November 1979 87 · Landfall · Christopher Backeberg · ss Probe #45, August 1980; given as by Christopher Backeburg. 97 · A Brief History of Science Fiction South Africa · Simon Scott · ar 99 · Banned Science Fiction Books in South Africa · Tony Davis · ar

The Best of South African Science Fiction, Volume 2 ed. Tony Davis (Science Fiction South Africa, November 1985, iii+116pp, pb, an, cover: The Ancients of Zark by Mark Tunbridge) i · Introduction · Tony Davis · in 1 · Reception Committee · W. G. Lipsett · ss Probe #50, February 1982 9 · The Ancients of Zark · C. Ward · ss Probe #59, May 1984; given as “Ancients of Zark” in the Table of Contents. 18 · The Missionary · Bill Young · ss Probe #54, February 1983 24 · Private File · Paul Alan · ss (r); illustrated by Mark Tunbridge 36 · Dying on the Inside a World Apart · Damien Walter · ss Probe #61, 1985 46 · “Zelda” · W. G. Lipsett · ss (r); illustrated by Mark Tunbridge 54 · The Place of Circular Enigmas · Clive Poole · ss (r) 64 · Streets on Fire · Arthur Goldstuck · ss Probe #58, February 1984; subtitled “An Urban Fantasy”. 68 · Intelligence and Artifice · M. T. Blatchford · ss (r) 73 · The P.S. · W. G. Lipsett · ss (r); illustrated by Mark Tunbridge 83 · Fruitfully Yours · Tex Cooper · ss (r) 89 · Father Sun and Mother Earth · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #55, May 1983 102 · Soldier’s Recompense · [uncredited] · ss (r) 111 · More Than a Matter of Bug-Eyed Monsters · [uncredited] · ar Frontline Magazine May 1982

Peter Davison’s Book of Alien Monsters ed. Peter Davison (ghost written by ed. Richard Evans) (Sparrow, 1982, 0-09-928300-X, 95p, 126pp, pb, oa, cover by Chris Foss) 7 · Introduction · Peter Davison · in 9 · Ocean of Sound · Robert P. Holdstock · ss 24 · Drizzle · Stephen David · ss 37 · Beyond Lies the Wub · Philip K. Dick · ss Planet Stories July 1952 47 · Semolina · David Langford · ss 59 · Vurfing the Gwrx · Michael Scott Rohan · ss 72 · Guardian Angel · Christopher Evans · ss 87 · Don’t Go West, Young Zann · Dyan Sheldon · ss 102 · The Lights of the City · Garry Kilworth · ss 119 · Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner · Allan Scott · ss

Peter Davison’s Book of Alien Planets ed. Peter Davison (ghost written by ed. Richard Evans) (Sparrow, 1983, 0-09-930880-0, 95p, 96pp, pb, an)     Anthology. Also available in hardback (Hutchinson, 0-09-151430-4, £4.50). 7 · Homecoming · Stephen David · ss 23 · Grenville’s Planet · Michael Shaara · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1952 38 · Exile · Edmond Hamilton · ss Super Science Stories May 1943 44 · The Star [Star of Bethlehem] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction November 1955 52 · All Summer in a Day · Ray Bradbury · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1954 59 · Protected Species · H. B. Fyfe · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1951 74 · History Lesson · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Startling Stories May 1949 85 · The Pits Beneath the World · Mary Gentle · ss

DOA III ed. Andrea Dawn & Marc Ciccarone--- see under Marc Ciccarone.

Tales That Enthrall ed. Arnold Dawson (Grant Richards, 1930, 2/-, 256pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 29 stories, mostly adventure or mystery but with a number of well known weird/horror stories. · Introduction · Arnold Dawson · in 9 · A Romance of ther Desert · Al-Asma’I · ss (r) 23 · The Three Rings · Giovanni Boccaccio · ss from The Decameron (r) translated from the Italian (Decamerone, 1353). 26 · Kirk Alloway Witches · Robert Burns · ss (r) 30 · Dream Children · Charles Lamb · ss (r) 35 · “El Verdugo” (The Executioner) · Honoré de Balzac · ss 1829 48 · The Shot · Alexander Pushkin · ss The Queen of Spades and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin, G. Bell & Sons, 1894 63 · A Tale of Terror · Thomas Hood · vi The London Magazine 1821 76 · The Lost Hand of Zaleukos · Wilhelm Hauff · ss (r) 79 · The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain · Lord Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, uncredited. 110 · A True Story · Benjamin Disraeli · ss The Indicator July 12 1820 113 · The Wicked Prince · Hans Andersen · ss (r) 117 · 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). 128 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842, as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy” 136 · The Moss-Rose · Grenville Murray · ss (r) 141 · The Passage of the Red Sea · Henri Murger · ss Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henry Murger, Vizetelly & Co., 1888 translated from the French (Vie de Boheme). 149 · A Terribly Strange Bed · William Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words #109, April 24 1852, uncredited. 169 · Journalism in Tennessee · Mark Twain · ss Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old by Mark Twain, American Pub. Co., 1875 177 · Our New Neighbors at Ponkapog · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · ss The Atlantic Monthly January 1879 183 · Tennessee’s Partner · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly October 1869 195 · After Twenty Years · O. Henry · vi The (New York) Sunday World February 14 1904 199 · The Pearl of Love · H. G. Wells · ss The Atlantic Edition of the Works of H.G. Wells by H. G. Wells, Unwin, 1924 204 · Arvie Aspinall’s Alarm Clock · Henry Lawson · ss (r) 209 · A Christmas Criminal · E. Nesbit · ss (r) 217 · Many a Tear · M. P. Shiel · ss Pearson’s Magazine (US) September 1908 231 · The Mother Stone · John Galsworthy · ss Reedy’s Mirror November 24 1916 235 · The Wag · Henri Barbusse · ss (r) 241 · The Opening of the Door · M. P. Willcocks · ss The Star April 20 1914 245 · A Love Tale of Two Common People · Joe Corrie · ss (r) 248 · The Soul of Ivan the Peasant · Alexander Neveroff · ss (r) 253 · Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

An Itinerant House and Other Stories by Emma Frances Dawson (William Doxey, 1897, xii+320pp, hc, co) · Preface · Emma Frances Dawson · pr 1 · An Itinerant House · Emma Frances Dawson · ss The Argonaut April 20 1878 33 · Singed Moths · Emma Frances Dawson · nv The Argonaut August 28 1880 (+1) 75 · A Stray Reveler · Emma Frances Dawson · ss The Wasp December 23 1882 91 · The Night Before the Wedding · Emma Frances Dawson · vi Short Stories January 1892 97 · The Dramatic in My Destiny · Emma Frances Dawson · nv The Californian January 1880 141 · A Gracious Visitation · Emma Frances Dawson · nv 213 · A Sworn Statement · Emma Frances Dawson · ss The Wasp Christmas 1881 231 · “The Second Card Wins” · Emma Frances Dawson · nv The Argonaut May 17 1879 (+1) 275 · In Silver Upon Purple: “Star-Cross’d Lovers” · Emma Frances Dawson · pp 283 · “Are the Dead Dead?” · Emma Frances Dawson · nv The Argonaut October 2 1880 (+1)

Scam and Eggs by Janet Dawson (Five Star US, December 2002, 0-7862-4838-6, $25.95, 211pp, hc, co)     Collection of ten stories. · Scam and Eggs [Jeri Howard] · Janet Dawson · ss · Witchcraft · Janet Dawson · ss · Little Red Corvette [Jeri Howard] · Janet Dawson · ss Lethal Ladies ed. Barbara Collins & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley, 1996 · Voice Mail · Janet Dawson · ss · Blue Eyes [Jeri Howard] · Janet Dawson · ss Murder Most Feline ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Cumberland House, 2001 · Mrs. Lincoln’s Dilemma · Janet Dawson · nv The First Lady Murders ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1999 · Pack Rat · Janet Dawson · ss Compulsion (e-book), Mightywords.com, 2000 · By the Book · Janet Dawson · nv Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991 · What the Cat Dragged In · Janet Dawson · ss Cat Crimes Through Time ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Carroll & Graf, 1999 · Invisible Time · Janet Dawson · ss Once Upon a Crime ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley Prime Crime, 1998

Forgotten Destiny: A Western Trio by Peter Dawson (Five Star, May 2002, hc, co)     Details supplied by Todd Mason. · Brand of Luck · Peter Dawson · na Complete Western Book Magazine March 1941, as “Land-Grabber, I’ll Be Back with Guns!” · Death Brings in the Ophir · Peter Dawson · na Complete Western Book Magazine May 1939, as “A Gun-Boss for Eternal Range” · Forgotten Destiny · Peter Dawson · na Big-Book Western Magazine June 1940, as “Turncoat Gunman!”

Killers ed. Peter Dawson (Bantam, 1955, pb, an)     2nd ed. 1974 (Bama cover). · Gambler’s Luck · Bill Gulick · ss Dime Western Magazine September 1943 · Gunman · L. L. Foreman · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine September 1950 · Killer’s Canyon · Bennett Foster · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 29 1951 · Marshal Blow-Hard · John Jo Carpenter · ss Western Story Magazine June 1953 · The Heretic · Tom W. Blackburn · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine March 1949 · Learn the Hard Way · Steve Frazee · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine July 1952 · “Draw, Damn You!” · William Holder · ss Adventure February 1954 · Killer’s Dark · Verne Athanas · ss Adventure January 1952 · Into the Guns · Will C. Brown · ss Adventure December 1953 · Three-Ten to Yuma · Elmore Leonard · nv Dime Western Magazine March 1953 · Renegade · Thomas Thompson · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine November 1948

Tales of Mystery: Startling Stories of the Supernatural ed. C. A. Dawson-Scott & Ernest Rhys--- see under Ernest Rhys.

Twenty and Three Stories ed. C. A. Dawson Scott & Ernest Rhys (Thornton Butterworth, 1924, 7/6d, 367pp, hc, an)     An anthology of “stories of sensation” set to contrast with an earlier anthology, Thirty and One Stories (Butterworth, 1923) which was aimed at the lighter mode of fiction. This volume published in the USA as Twenty-Three Stories (Appleton, 1924). 7 · Editors’ Note · Ernest Rhys & C. A. Dawson Scott · in 11 · Kerfol · Edith Wharton · nv Scribner’s Magazine March 1916 43 · A Life—A Bowl of Rice · Lemuel de Bra · ss The Blue Book Magazine June 1922, as “A Bowl of Rice” 50 · The Crucifixion of the Outcast · W. B. Yeats · ss The National Observer March 24 1894 60 · Drums of Kairwan · The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston · ar (r) 71 · Alleluia · T. F. Powys · ss (r) 77 · Hatteras · A. E. W. Mason · nv Ensign Knightley by A. E. W. Mason, Constable, 1901 108 · Hodge · Elinor Mordaunt · nv Metropolitan April 1921 137 · The Chink and the Child [Limehouse] · Thomas Burke · ss Colour October 1915 153 · The Nomad · Robert S. Hichens · ss The London Magazine October 1907 179 · The Ransom · C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · ss Pearson’s Magazine May 1896 194 · The Other Twin · Edwin Pugh · ss 202 · Grear’s Dam · Morley Roberts · ss Bianca’s Caprice by Morley Roberts, T. Fisher Unwin, 1904 216 · The Reward of Enterprise · Ward Muir · ss McClure’s Magazine April 1913 225 · The King of Maleku · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss Smith’s Magazine June 1918 246 · Violence · Algernon Blackwood · ss The New Witness May 22 1913 257 · Captain Sharkey [Captain John Sharkey] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss Pearson’s Magazine January 1897, as “The Governor of St Kitt’s” 274 · The Sentimental Mortgage · Arthur Lynch · ss (r) 281 · The Narrow Way · R. Ellis Roberts · ss The Other End by R. Ellis Roberts, Palmer, 1923 302 · The Call of the Hand · Louis Golding · nv The English Review November 1919 321 · The Creatures · Walter de la Mare · ss The London Mercury January 1920 336 · The Taipan · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Pearson’s Magazine October 1922 346 · Davy Jones’s Gift · John Masefield · ss Country Life November 11 1905 352 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

26 Mystery Stories Old and New by Twenty and Six Authors ed. C. A. Dawson-Scott & Ernest Rhys--- see under Ernest Rhys.

Horror in Paradise ed. A. Grove Day & Bacil F. Kirtley (Mutual, 1986, 0-935180-23-0, $3.95, 285pp, pb, an)     Anthology of 34 stories, some of which are supernatural horror. All take place in the Hawaiian Islands, where the book was published. · Foreword · A. Grove Day & Bacil F. Kirtley · fw 3 · The Girl in the Red Gauze Blouse · Marjorie Sinclair · ss Hapa #3, 1983 13 · Emma De Fries and Queen Emma of Hawaii · Shin Ling (by Yao Shen) · ar (r) 25 · The Puzzle of the Ninety-Eight · Eugene Burdick · ss The Blue of Capricorn by Eugene Burdick, Houghton Mifflin, 1961 40 · Phantoms and Physicians on Tepuka · Clifford Gessler · ss Road My Body Goes by Clifford Gessler, 1937 56 · The Honolulu Martyrdom · Gavan Daws · ar Shoal of Time by Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press, 1968 71 · Wandering Spirits of Manga Reva · Robert Lee Eskridge · ar (r) 86 · Sejak the Witch Killer · Charis Crockett · ar The House in the Rain Forest by Charis Crockett, 1942 95 · Gods and Old Ghosts · Don Blanding · ex Hula Moons by Don Blanding, 1930 103 · The Man Who Turned Into a Cassowary · Andre Dupeyrat · ss Mitsinari by Andre Dupeyrat, Staples Press, 1954 110 · Over the Reef · Robert Dean Frisbie · ar The Book of Puka-Puka by Robert Dean Frisbie, Century, 1929 116 · Two Sorcerers of Black Papua · Merlin Moore Taylor · ex The Heart of Black Papua by Merlin Moore Taylor, 1926 126 · From the Faery Lands · James Norman Hall · ex Faery Lands of the South Seas by James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff, 1921 133 · Siva and the Devil · Robert James Fletcher · ss Isles of Illusion by "Asterisk" (Robert James Fletcher), 1923 136 · My South Sea Island · W. Somerset Maugham · ar (r) 139 · A Stinking Ghost · Sir Arthur Grimble · ar Return to the Islands by Sir Arthur Grimble, 1957 147 · Savagery Among the Black Islands · Florence Coombe · ex Islands of Enchantment by Florence Coombe, 1912 156 · The Amateur M.D. · Jack London · ar The Pacific Monthly August 1910 173 · The Plague · Genevieve Taggard · ss (r) 179 · The Lanai Horror · [uncredited] · ar 1892 from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. 188 · Another Molokai · Robert Louis Stevenson · lt The Sun Magazine 1891 193 · The One-Eyed Akua · Eric A. Knudsen · ar (r) 197 · A Christmas Ghost on Rotuma · Hugh Hastings Romilly · ex A True Story of the Western Pacific by Hugh Hastings Romilly, 1882 202 · A Basket of Breadfruit · Louis Becke · ss By Reef and Palm by Louis Becke, T. Fisher Unwin, 1893 207 · The Burning of the Clipper Ship Hornet · Samuel L. Clemens · ar Sacramento Weekly Union 1866, as by Mark Twain 225 · The Slave Ships of Callao · James Cowan · ex Suwarrow Gold by James Cowan, Jonathan Cape, 1936 233 · Bully Hayes and Ben Pease · Thomas Dunbabin · ss Slavers of the South Seas by Thomas Dunbabin, Angus & Robertson, 1935 244 · Mrs. Thompson Among the Cannibals · Thomas Henry Huxley · ar October 6 1849 248 · Burial of the Last Prince of Kauai · William D. Alexander · ar Hawaiian Historical Society Report 1907 252 · A Samoan Poltergeist · Rev. John B. Stair · ar Journal of the Polynesian Society v5, 1896 258 · Lord Byron Views the Rites · George Anson, Lord Byron · ex Voyage of H.M.S. “Blonde” to the Sandwich Islands, 1824-25 by George Anson & Lord Byron, 1826 261 · The Ship That Was Wrecked by a Whale · Owen Chase · ar 1821 270 · The Feather Cloak · Johannes C. Andersen · ss Myths and Legends of the Polynesians by Johannes C. Andersen, 1928 270 · Hiku and Kawelu · Johannes C. Andersen · ss Myths and Legends of the Polynesians by Johannes C. Andersen, 1928 278 · Temple of the Red-Eyed Pigs · Benjamin Kaoao · ss Hawaiian Annual 1916 282 · The Marchers of the Night · Mary Pukui & Martha Beckwith · ss Kepelino’s Traditions of Hawaii ed. Martha Warren Beckwith, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1932