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Weird Tales from Shakespeare ed. Katharine Kerr & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW, July 1994, 0-88677-605-8, $4.99, 318pp, pb, oa, cover by John Howe)
Original anthology of 23 fantasy stories based on Shakespeare.

9 · Introduction · Katharine Kerr · in

· Part One

13 · Playbill · Bill Daniel · vi

16 · An Augmentation of Dust · Diana Paxson · ss

32 · A-Weary of the Sun · Gregory Feeley · nv

76 · The Will · Barbara Denz · ss

· Part Two

89 · The Tragedy of KL · Jack Oakley · ss

102 · Ancient Magics, Ancient Hope · Josepha Sherman · ss

116 · Queen Lyr · Mark Kreighbaum · ss

129 · It Comes from Nothing · Barry Malzberg · ss

134 · The Tragedy of Gertrude, Queen of Denmark · Kate Daniel · ss

· Part Three

157 · Alas, Me Bleedin… · Dennis McKiernan · ss

161 · The Muse Afire · Laura Resnick · ss

170 · Titus! · Esther M. Friesner · nv

192 · Swear Not by the Moon · Lawrence Schimel · vi

195 · The Summer of My Discontent · Mike Resnick · ss

· Part Four

201 · Else the Isle with Calibans · Brian Aldiss · pl New Writing 2 ed. Malcolm Bradbury & Andrew Motion, Minerva, 1993

209 · Face Value · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss

217 · No Sooner Sighed · Katherine Lawrence · ss

230 · The Mercury of the Wise · Kevin A. Murphy · ss

242 · A Tempest in Her Eyes [Newford] · Charles de Lint · ss

255 · Titania or the Celestial Bed · Teresa Edgerton · ss

· Part Five

277 · Not of an Age · Gregory Benford · ss

292 · The Elements So Mixed · Adrienne Martine-Barnes · ss

301 · My Voice Is in My Sword · Kate Elliott · ss

The One from the Other by Philip Kerr (Quercus, 2022, 978-1-84724-292-1, £8.99, 410pp, tp, no) [Bernhard Gunther]
Reissue (Putnam 2006) thriller novel. 20th printing Volume four in the series.

A Quiet Flame by Philip Kerr (Quercus, 2022, 978-1-84724-558-8, £8.99, 413pp, tp, no) [Bernhard Gunther]
Reissue (Quercus 2008) thriller novel. 13th printing Volume five in the series.

The Undying Monster by Jessie Douglas Kerruish (Ash-Tree Press, January 15, 2006, 978-1-55310-086-7, C$55.00, xxvii+228pp, hc, n., cover by Jason Van Hollander)
Reprint (Heath Cranton 1922) novel. This is a limited edition of 500. A world-wide edition available in the US for $47.50 and in the UK for £27.00.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

ix · Introduction · Jack Adrian · in

211 · Appendix I: Literary “Creeps” · Edward Shanks · ar (r) [Ref. Jessie Douglas Kerruish]

215 · Appendix II: A Lady of Two Worlds · Harold Begbie · ar 1917 [Ref. Jessie Douglas Kerruish]; originally printed as a promotional pamphlet.

The Undying Monster: A Tale of the Fifth Dimension by Jessie Douglas Kerruish (Heath Cranton, 1922, 7/6d, 280pp, hc, n.)

The Undying Monster: A Tale of the Fifth Dimension by Jessie Douglas Kerruish (The British Library, February 24, 2024, 978-0-7123-5493-6, £9.99, 304pp, tp, n.)
Reprint (Heath Cranton 1922) horror/occult novel.

· The Worlds of Jessie Douglas Kerruish · Mike Ashley · in

The Battle of the Singing Men and Selected Stories by Gerald Kersh (Heinemann, 1945, hc, co)

· The Battle of the Singing Men · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly December 8 1939

· The Drunk and the Blind · Gerald Kersh · ss Penguin Parade #4, 1938

· Dudelsack · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly October 9 1942

· The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy · Gerald Kersh · ss Penguin Parade #6, 1939

· The Musicians · Gerald Kersh · ss Harper’s Bazaar

· Prometheus · Gerald Kersh · ss The Evening Standard June 23 1938

· The Stone · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly June 20 1941

· The Undefeated · Gerald Kersh · ss Illustrated September 27 1941

· Will to Power · Gerald Kersh · ss The Star November 5 1938

The Best of Gerald Kersh by Gerald Kersh (Heinemann, 1960, hc, co)

· The Ape and the Mystery · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 26 1948, as “The Mysterious Mona Lisa Smile”

· The Brighton Monster [Adze] · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 21 1948, as “The Monster”

· “Busto Is a Ghost, Too Mean to Give Us a Fright!” · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Spring 1938, as “Lunatic’s Broth” by P. J. Gahagan

· Carnival on the Downs · Gerald Kersh · ss Men Without Bones by Gerald Kersh, Heinemann, 1955

· Clock Without Hands · Gerald Kersh · nv Collier’s October 12 1946 (+2)

· The Crewel Needle · Gerald Kersh · ss Lilliput May/June 1953

· The Devil That Troubled the Chessboard · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly January 11 1936

· Frozen Beauty · Gerald Kersh · ts John Bull November 29 1941, as by Waldo Kellar

· In a Room Without Walls · Gerald Kersh · ss Neither Man nor Dog by Gerald Kersh, Heinemann, 1946

· The King Who Collected Clocks · Gerald Kersh · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 3 1947, as “The Royal Impostor”

· Men Without Bones · Gerald Kersh · ss Esquire August 1954

· Neither Man nor Dog [Adze] · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly January 26 1945

· The Oxoxoco Bottle · Gerald Kersh · nv The Saturday Evening Post December 7 1957, as “The Secret of the Bottle”

· The Queen of Pig Island · Gerald Kersh · ss The Strand Magazine March 1949

· The Sympathetic Souse · Gerald Kersh · ss Lilliput November 1954

· Teeth and Nails [Major Ratapoil] · Gerald Kersh · nv The Saturday Evening Post October 11 1952, as “The Terrible Ride of Colonel Tessier”

· Thicker Than Water · Gerald Kersh · nv Guttersnipe by Gerald Kersh, Heinemann, 1954

· The White-Washed Room · Gerald Kersh · ss Men Without Bones by Gerald Kersh, Heinemann, 1955

The Brazen Bull by Gerald Kersh (Heinemann, 1952, hc, co)
Collection with some crime.

· The Brazen Bull · Gerald Kersh · nv The Saturday Evening Post June 9 1951, as “The Spellbinder”

· The Forbidding Doorway · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 19 1949

· Jack of Swords [Major Ratapoil] · Gerald Kersh · nv The Saturday Evening Post October 1 1949 (+4)

· Mr. Ypsilanti in the Dark · Gerald Kersh · ss

· The Unbroken Heart · Gerald Kersh · ss

· Visitors for Tea · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 17 1949, as “Intruders for Tea”

The Brighton Monster by Gerald Kersh (Heinemann, 1953, 10/6d, 197pp, hc, co)

· The Brighton Monster [Adze] · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 21 1948, as “The Monster”

· Frozen Beauty · Gerald Kersh · ts John Bull November 29 1941, as by Waldo Kellar

· The Copper Dahlia · Gerald Kersh · ss Argosy (UK) October 1949

· White Horse with Wings · Gerald Kersh · ss The People January 5 1947, as “Miracle of the Winged Rescue”

· Ladies or Clothes · Gerald Kersh · ss Esquire December 1947

· Judas Forgiven · Gerald Kersh · ss Tomorrow July 1949

· The Epistle of Simple Simon · Gerald Kersh · ss Tomorrow June 1947

· Note on Danger B · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 5 1947

· The Queen of Pig Island · Gerald Kersh · ss The Strand Magazine March 1949

· Wealth of Nations · Gerald Kersh · ss

· The Ape and the Mystery · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 26 1948, as “The Mysterious Mona Lisa Smile”

· Whatever Happened to Corporal Cuckoo? · Gerald Kersh · nv The Montreal Standard November 1950

Clean, Bright and Slightly Oiled by Gerald Kersh (Heinemann, 1946, hc, co)

· The Affaire Cinderella · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)

· As You Were · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)

· Aspects of Frustration · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)

· Bits Out of My French Diary · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)

· “Hang Yourself, Brave Crillon! We Fought at Arques and You Were Not There” · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)

· How Not to Become an Officer · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)

· Little Man and Story-Tellers · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)

· Love, Capital and Labour · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)

· Notes in the Brookwood Hotel · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)

· Red as a Beetroot or White as a Sheet · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)

Clock Without Hands by Gerald Kersh (Heinemann, 1949, hc, co)

· Clock Without Hands · Gerald Kersh · nv Collier’s October 12 1946 (+2)

· Fairy Gold · Gerald Kersh · nv Cosmopolitan December 1948

· Flight to the World’s End · Gerald Kersh · nv

Guttersnipe by Gerald Kersh (Heinemann, 1954, hc, co)

· The Crewel Needle · Gerald Kersh · ss Lilliput May/June 1953

· Guttersnipe · Gerald Kersh · na Courier November 1953 (+4)

· The King Who Collected Clocks · Gerald Kersh · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 3 1947, as “The Royal Impostor”

· Last Love · Gerald Kersh · ss

· On the Other Hand · Gerald Kersh · nv Lilliput August/September 1952

· Teeth and Nails [Major Ratapoil] · Gerald Kersh · nv The Saturday Evening Post October 11 1952, as “The Terrible Ride of Colonel Tessier”

· Thicker Than Water · Gerald Kersh · nv

The Horrible Dummy and Other Stories by Gerald Kersh (Heinemann, 1944, 8/6d, 166pp, hc, co)

· The Undefeated · Gerald Kersh · ss Illustrated September 27 1941

· The Ten Old Tigers · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly July 3 1942

· Comrade Death · Gerald Kersh · nv Courier Summer 1938

· The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy · Gerald Kersh · ss Penguin Parade #6, 1939

· Lunatic’s Broth · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Spring 1938, as by P. J. Gahagan

· A Ruby Worth £1100 · Gerald Kersh · ss The Tatler November 22 1940

· The Stone · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly June 20 1941

· The Devil That Troubled the Chessboard · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly January 11 1936

· The Bitter Seas · Gerald Kersh · ss Modern Reading 5 ed. Reginald Moore, Big Ben Books, 1942

· The Drunk and the Blind · Gerald Kersh · ss Penguin Parade #4, 1938

· The Woman in the Mud · Gerald Kersh · ss

· Shaggy Yellow Dog · Gerald Kersh · ss Picture Post July 29 1939

· The Battle of the Singing Men · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly December 8 1939

· The Musicians · Gerald Kersh · ss Harper’s Bazaar

· A Bit of a Change · Gerald Kersh · ss Lilliput July 1943, as “The Men Who Knew Not What They Did”

· The Last Coin of Mr. Baer · Gerald Kersh · ts John Bull December 20 1941, as by Waldo Kellar

· Irongut and the Brown Mouse · Gerald Kersh · ss London Calling May 16 1943 - May 22 1943

· Hairy Cohen · Gerald Kersh · ss I Got References by Gerald Kersh, Joseph, 1939

· Dudelsack · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly October 9 1942

· Slaves · Gerald Kersh · ss Lilliput September 1938

· The Evil Destiny of Dr. Polacek · Gerald Kersh · ts John Bull June 6 1942, as by Waldo Kellar

· The White Flash · Gerald Kersh · vi The People #3243, December 26 1943

· All That One Man Remembered · Gerald Kersh · ss John Bull October 30 1943

The Hospitality of Miss Tolliver and Other Stories by Gerald Kersh (Heinemann, 1965, hc, co)

· And if This Ain’t Love, Gorblimey · Gerald Kersh · ss

· Bone for Debunkers [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 15 1962, as “The Karmesin Affair”

· An Enemy of Women · Gerald Kersh · ss

· For a Song · Gerald Kersh · ss

· Ghost Money · Gerald Kersh · ss Playboy April 1963

· High Stakes at the Swede’s · Gerald Kersh · ss Argosy (UK) May 1964, as “High Stakes”

· The Hospitality of Miss Tolliver · Gerald Kersh · ss

· Kind of Like a Beauty Contest, Sort of · Gerald Kersh · ss

· The Lady Who Played the Fool · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 16 1961

· The Laughing-Stock · Gerald Kersh · ss Playboy May 1961

· Nothing Succeeds Like Failure · Gerald Kersh · ss

· Old Betsey [Vara the Tailor] · Gerald Kersh · ss

· The Person in Solferino Park · Gerald Kersh · ss Playboy June 1964

· Putting the Bite on Cashel · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 27 1963, as “A Bargain with Cashel”

· A Tale Told in the Twilight · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 10 1959, as “Duel in the Dusk”

I Got References by Gerald Kersh (Michael Joseph, 1939, hc, co)
Collection, memoir and short stories.

· The Cat Finds His Way Home · Gerald Kersh · vi The Evening Standard April 23 1938

· Comrade Death · Gerald Kersh · nv Courier Summer 1938

· The Conqueror Worm · Gerald Kersh · ss The Bystander June 23 1937

· The Detestable Black Widow · Gerald Kersh · ss

· The Devil That Troubled the Chessboard · Gerald Kersh · ss John o’ London’s Weekly January 11 1936

· Hairy Cohen · Gerald Kersh · ss

· The Horrible House with the Secret Pipes · Gerald Kersh · ss

· Kannibalsky [Adze] · Gerald Kersh · ss

· A Saint · Gerald Kersh · ss

Karmesin: The World’s Greatest Criminal--or Most Outrageous Liar by Gerald Kersh (Crippen & Landru, July 2003, 1-932009-03-5, $17.00, 169pp, tp, co, cover by Carol Heyer) [edited by Paul Duncan]
Collection of 17 Karmesin stories. Also in limited hc edition (-02-7).

7 · Man of Many Skins · Paul Duncan · in

15 · Karmesin [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss The Evening Standard May 9 1936

21 · Karmesin and the Meter [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Winter 1937/1938

27 · Karmesin and Human Vanity [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Spring 1938

35 · Karmesin and the Tailor’s Dummy [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Autumn 1938

43 · Karmesin and the Big Flea [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Winter 1938/1939

51 · Karmesin and the Raving Lunatic [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Spring 1939

57 · Karmesin and the Unbeliever [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Summer 1939

65 · Inscrutable Providence [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss The People #3295, December 24 1944

73 · Karmesin and the Invisible Millionaire [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Winter 1945

81 · Karmesin and the Gorgeous Robes [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier May 1946

89 · Chickenfeed for Karmesin [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier December 1946

97 · The Thief Who Played Dead [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 13 1954

109 · Conscience of Karmesin [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Lilliput April 1954

117 · Karmesin and the Royalties [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier January 1956

123 · Skate’s Eyeball [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Argosy (UK) April 1960

137 · Oalámaóa [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Playboy December 1960

151 · The Karmesin Affair [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 15 1962

165 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Gerald Kersh]

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