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A Night Tide by Jon Inouye (Randen Publishing Co., December 1976, 0-918330-01-7, $1.95, 217pp, pb, oc) 5 · Prologue · Jon Inouye · pr 15 · A Night Tide · Jon Inouye · ss 26 · The Work Poem · Jon Inouye · pm 28 · Final Dineb · Jon Inouye · ss 35 · From Crimson Came Stardust · Jon Inouye · pm 41 · Arm · Jon Inouye · ss 48 · Escape Artist · Jon Inouye · ss 50 · The Ugly Japanese · Jon Inouye · ss 66 · Comix · Jon Inouye · ss 68 · Resting Ground · Jon Inouye · pm 71 · Turntable · Jon Inouye · ss 77 · UFO Spotted · Jon Inouye · ss 79 · The Neuro-Generation · Jon Inouye · ss 88 · Video · Jon Inouye · pm 92 · Hogarth · Jon Inouye · ss 96 · The Smell of Pulps · Jon Inouye · ar Xenophile #11, March 1975 98 · Last Man · Jon Inouye · ss 105 · Invisible Janitor · Jon Inouye · ss 109 · Double · Jon Inouye · pm 117 · 2076 · Jon Inouye · ss 121 · Nothink · Jon Inouye · ss 127 · Nightspawn · Jon Inouye · ss 133 · Myth Child · Jon Inouye · ss 139 · Mataray, Too · Jon Inouye · ss 147 · Megaton · Jon Inouye · ss 155 · Cyb · Jon Inouye · ss 160 · Sojourner · Jon Inouye · ss 162 · Robot Sleep · Jon Inouye · ss 168 · Mindship · Jon Inouye · ss 170 · The Story of Rejection · Jon Inouye · ss 174 · Scope · Jon Inouye · ss 180 · Mindspot · Jon Inouye · ss 186 · Sphere · Jon Inouye · ss 189 · Winter Arrival · Jon Inouye · ss 195 · Far Pulsar · Jon Inouye · ss 200 · Letron · Jon Inouye · ss 204 · Spheroid of Zanzol · Jon Inouye · ss 209 · Guidelight · Jon Inouye · ss 211 · Farewell Dream · Jon Inouye · ss 216 · Epilogue · Jon Inouye · aw

Shivers ed. Greg Ioannou & Lynne Missen (Seal, May 1990, 0-7704-2349-3, $4.95, 216pp, pb, an)     Anthology of 16 Canadian ghost stories, seven original. This is a Canadian edition, and Seal is a Bantam subsidiary. vi · Introduction · Greg Ioannou · in 1 · House Party at Smoky Island · L. M. Montgomery · ss Weird Tales August 1935 14 · August · Garfield Reeves-Stevens · ss 21 · Coffins for Two · Vincent Starrett · ss Coffins for Two by Vincent Starrett, Covici-McGee, 1924 29 · The Money Box · Elaine Driedger · ss 40 · The Charlottetown Banquet · Robertson Davies · ss 1982 53 · The Prophetess · Francis Owen · ss 1907 64 · Under the Elms · Gail Herbert · ss 84 · The Angel · Robin Skelton · ss 1984 90 · O.R.3 · Karen Wehrstein · nv 113 · The Country Doctor · Marian Engel · ss 1985 133 · CHIPS · Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens · ss 151 · The Perdu · Charles G. D. Roberts · ss Earth’s Enigmas by Charles G. D. Roberts, Lamson-Wolffe, 1896 168 · About Effie · Timothy Findley · ss 1984 183 · The Fighting Spirit · Rudy Kremberg · ss 193 · Lavender Lady · Karen Voss Peters · ss 198 · The Ghost of Firozsha Baag · Rohinton Mistry · ss Quarry Spring 1986

The Colonel’s Photograph by Eugène Ionesco (Faber & Faber, 1967, 25/-, 177pp, hc, co)     Translated from the French (La Photo du colonel, Editions Gallimard, 1962) by Jean Stewart and John Russell. · Oriflamme · Eugène Ionesco; translated by Jean Stewart · ss (r) translated from the French (“Oriflamme”). · The Colonel’s Photograph · Eugène Ionesco; translated by Jean Stewart · ss Argosy (UK) November 1967 translated from the French (“La Photo du colonel”). · The Stroller in the Air · Eugène Ionesco; translated by John Russell · ss The London Magazine June 1963 translated from the French (“Le piéton de l’air”). · A Victim of Duty · Eugène Ionesco; translated by Jean Stewart · ss (r) translated from the French (“Une victime du devoir”). · Rhinoceros · Eugène Ionesco; translated by Jean Stewart · ss (r) translated from the French (“Rhinocéros”). · The Slough · Eugène Ionesco; translated by Jean Stewart · ss (r) translated from the French (“La vase”). · Spring, 1939 · Eugène Ionesco; translated by Jean Stewart · ss (r) translated from the French (“Printemps 1939”).

A Treasury of Ghost Stories ed. Kenneth Ireland (Kingfisher US, 1996, 0-7534-5027-5, $5.95, 159pp, tp, an)     Young-adult anthology of 18 ghost stories. Authors include Margaret Mahy, Joan Aiken, Dick King-Smith, and Robert Swindells. 7 · The Shortest Ghost Story Ever Told · Kenneth Ireland, uncredited · vi 8 · The Ghost at Codlin Castle · Dick King-Smith · ss The Ghost at Codlin Castle and Other Stories by Dick King-Smith, Viking, 1992 17 · The Dancing Skeleton · Cynthia DeFelice · ss Macmillan, 1989 adapted from “David Aaron II” by John Bennett, The Doctor to the Dead, Rinehart, 1946. 23 · The Laying of the Pakenham Ghost · Dinah Starkey · ss Ghosts and Bogles by Dinah Starkey, Heinemann, 1978 34 · Night School · Robert Swindells · ss 1984 47 · The Headless Rider · Grace Hallworth · ss (r) 55 · Looking for a Ghost · Margaret Mahy · ss The Second Margaret Mahy Story Book by Margaret Mahy, Dent, 1975 66 · The Tinker and the Ghost · Ralph Steele Boggs & Mary Gould Davis · ss Three Golden Oranges and Other Spanish Folk Tales ed. Ralph Steele Boggs & Mary Gould Davis, Longmans, Green & Co., 1936 75 · Ponkyfoot · David Parker · ss (r) 83 · Hans and His Master · Ruth Manning-Sanders · ss A Book of Ghosts and Goblins by Ruth Manning-Sanders, Methuen, 1969 95 · Beezlebub’s Baby · Joan Aiken · ss A Foot in the Grave by Joan Aiken & Jan Pienkowski, Jonathan Cape, 1989 105 · Gabriel · Barbee Oliver Carleton · ss Highlights for Children 111 · The Errand · Susan Price · ss Ghosts At Large by Susan Price, Faber and Faber, 1984 117 · Bill’s Ghost · Catherine Storr · ss Ghosts and Shadows ed. Dorothy Edwards, Lutterworth, 1980 133 · Tommy and the Ghost · Kenneth Ireland · vi 136 · The Ghost of Misery Hill · Robert D. San Souci · ss Short & Shivery ed. Robert D. San Souci, Doubleday, 1987 expanded from “The Spook of Misery Hill” in Charles M. Skinner’s Myths and Tales of Our Own Land. 145 · The Dauntless Girl · Kevin Crossley-Holland · ss The Dead Moon by Kevin Crossley-Holland, André Deutsch, 1982 158 · The Second Shortest Ghost Story Ever Told · Kenneth Ireland, uncredited · vi

The April Witch and Other Strange Tales ed. Barbara Ireson (Scribner’s, 1977, 0-684-15341-6, $8.95, hc, an)     Reprint (Faber and Faber 1977 as Fantasy Tales) anthology.

Creepy Creatures ed. Barbara Ireson (Beaver Books, 1978, 0-600-32064-2, 65p, 190pp, pb, an)     Nine stories, all reprints, designed for younger readers, though all stories were originally written for adult audiences. 7 · Slime · Joseph Payne Brennan · nv Weird Tales March 1953 38 · Running Wolf · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Century Magazine August 1920 59 · The Terror of Blue John Gap · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1910 81 · The Troll · T. H. White · ss Gone to Ground, 1935 96 · The Foghorn · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 23 1951, as “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” 106 · The Quest for “Blank Claveringi” · Patricia Highsmith · ss The Snail-Watcher and Other Stories by Patricia Highsmith, Doubleday, 1970 revised from “The Snails” (The Saturday Evening Post, June 17, 1967). 125 · The Lonesome Place · August Derleth · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries February 1948 135 · The Valley of the Beasts · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Wolves of God by Algernon Blackwood & Wilfred Wilson, Cassell & Co., 1921 159 · It · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown August 1940

Fantasy Tales ed. Barbara Ireson (Faber and Faber, 1977, 0-571-10922-5, £3.50, 218pp, hc, an)     Anthology of fantasy stories aimed primarily at the young adult. See abridged paperback edition. Published in the US as The April Witch and Other Strange Tales (Scribners’, 1977). 11 · Of Polymuf Stock [The Prince in Waiting] · John Christopher · nv Young Winter’s Tales 2 ed. M. R. Hodgkin, Macmillan UK, 1971 27 · Obstinate Uncle Otis [Murchison Morks] · Robert Arthur · ss Argosy July 19 1941 37 · The Tower · Marghanita Laski · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955 45 · The Cork Elephant · Ian Serraillier · ss 1945 49 · The Inner Room · Robert Aickman · nv The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1966 82 · The Never-Ending Penny · Bernard Wolfe · nv Playboy September 1960 97 · The New Sun · J. S. Fletcher · ss The Red Magazine July 1 1913 115 · The Star Beast · Nicholas Stuart Gray · ss Mainly in Moonlight by Nicholas Stuart Gray, Faber and Faber, 1965 122 · The Man Who Could Work Miracles · H. G. Wells · ss The Illustrated London News July 1898 140 · The April Witch [The Elliott Family] · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 5 1952 151 · Strange Fish · Leon Garfield · nv Boys’ Life October 1971 167 · The Riddle · Walter de la Mare · ss The Monthly Review February 1903 172 · The Tube That Stuck · Claire Creswell · nv 188 · The Bottle Imp · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv New York Herald February 8 1891 (+3)

Fantasy Tales (var. 1) ed. Barbara Ireson (Beaver Books, 1981, 20056, £1.10, 190pp, pb, an)     Abridged edition of 1977 original edition. Omits two stories. 7 · Of Polymuf Stock [The Prince in Waiting] · John Christopher · nv Young Winter’s Tales 2 ed. M. R. Hodgkin, Macmillan UK, 1971 25 · The Tower · Marghanita Laski · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955 34 · The Cork Elephant · Ian Serraillier · ss 1945 38 · The Inner Room · Robert Aickman · nv The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1966 75 · The Never-Ending Penny · Bernard Wolfe · nv Playboy September 1960 90 · The New Sun · J. S. Fletcher · ss The Red Magazine July 1 1913 110 · The Star Beast · Nicholas Stuart Gray · ss Mainly in Moonlight by Nicholas Stuart Gray, Faber and Faber, 1965 118 · The Man Who Could Work Miracles · H. G. Wells · ss The Illustrated London News July 1898 139 · The April Witch [The Elliott Family] · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 5 1952 151 · Strange Fish · Leon Garfield · nv Boys’ Life October 1971 169 · The Riddle · Walter de la Mare · ss The Monthly Review February 1903 174 · The Tube That Stuck · Claire Creswell · nv Fantasy Tales ed. Barbara Ireson, Faber and Faber, 1977

Fearfully Frightening ed. Barbara Ireson (Beaver Books, 1984, 0-09-933770-3, £1.25, 175pp, pb, an)     Ten ghost stories intended for younger readers. 8 · The Ghost of Rainbow Hill · Margaret Biggs · ss Spooky Stories 5 ed. Barbara Ireson, Carousel, 1983 23 · The Lost Gold Mine · Hazel F. Looker · ss Welsh Tales of Terror ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1973 35 · The Ghost of Gartenschmuck · Colin Thiele · ss A Handful of Ghosts ed. Barbara Ker Wilson, Knight Books, 1976 56 · Who’s a Pretty Boy, Then? · Jan Mark · ss Black Eyes and Other Spine Chillers ed. Lance Salway, Pepper Press, 1981 68 · The Strange Illness of Mr. Arthur Cook · Philippa Pearce · ss The Shadow Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural by Philippa Pearce, Crowell, 1977 91 · Katzenfell · Christobel Mattingley · ss Spooks and Spirits ed. Margaret Hamilton, Hodder & Stoughton, 1978 104 · Time to Laugh · Joan Aiken · ss A Touch of Chill by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1979 119 · Time, and Time Again · Judith Butler · ss Young Winter’s Tales 3 ed. M. R. Hodgkin, Macmillan UK, 1972 143 · The Little Yellow Dog · Mary Williams · ss Chill Company by Mary Williams, Kimber, 1976 153 · Glory Hole · Nicholas Fisk · ss Young Winter’s Tales 8 ed. D. J. Denney, Macmillan UK, 1978

Ghostly and Ghastly ed. Barbara Ireson (Beaver Books, 1977, 0-600-34065-1, 223pp, pb, an)     Anthology of ghost stories for young adults. 7 · The Emissary · Ray Bradbury · ss Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury, Arkham House, 1947 17 · The Thing in the Cellar · David H. Keller, M.D. · ss Weird Tales March 1932 26 · A Pair of Hands · Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss The Cornish Magazine December 1898, as by Q 41 · The House of the Nightmare · Edward Lucas White · ss Smith’s Magazine September 1906 53 · Miss Jemima · Walter de la Mare · nv Joy Street Number 1, Blackwell, 1923 81 · The Haunted Dolls’ House · M. R. James · ss The Empire Review February 1923 96 · The Devil’s Cure · Barbara Softly · ss 109 · The Earlier Service · Margaret Irwin · ss Lovat Dickson’s Magazine December 1933, as “In Church” 128 · Linda · Joan Mahe · ss 138 · Billy Bates’ Story · Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd · ss The Obstinate Ghost and Other Ghostly Tales by Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd, Odhams, 1968 153 · Remembering Lee · Eileen Bigland · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955 170 · Jack-in-the-Box · Ray Bradbury · ss Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury, Arkham House, 1947 190 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1)

Ghostly Laughter ed. Barbara Ireson (Beaver Books, 1981, 0-600-20322-0, £1.10, 159pp, pb, an)     Twelve humorous ghost stories selected for younger readers. 7 · The Night the Ghost Got In · James Thurber · ss The New Yorker August 12 1933 14 · Sonata for Harp and Bicycle · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) August 1958 26 · Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons · Walter R. Brooks · ss Story Parade 1950 38 · The Murderous Ghosts · Rosemary Timperley · ss The Ninth Armada Ghost Book ed. Mary Danby, Armada, 1977 48 · The Man Who Hated Children · Brian Patten; adapted by Peter Eldin · ss The Best of Shadows, Carousel, 1979 67 · The House That Lacked a Bogle · Sorche Nic Leodhas · ss Gaelic Ghosts by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1964 75 · Me and My Shadow · Eric Frank Russell · ss Strange Stories February 1940 96 · The Gargoyle · Roger Malisson · ss The Third Armada Monster Book ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Armada, 1977 115 · The Mysterious Barricades · Joan Aiken · ss More Than You Bargained For by Joan Aiken, 1955 126 · The Bungling Bunyip · Pamela Vincent · ss The Fourth Armada Monster Book ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Armada, 1978 132 · First Performance · Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd · ss The Obstinate Ghost and Other Ghostly Tales by Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd, Odhams, 1968 144 · The Spooky Thing · William O. Steele · ss The Spooky Thing by William O. Steele, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1960

Haunting Tales ed. Barbara Ireson (Faber and Faber, 1973, 279pp, hc, an)     Anthology of ghost stories for young adults. Paperback reprint from Puffin Books, 1986, from which details taken. 9 · Huw · Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd · ss The Obstinate Ghost and Other Ghostly Tales by Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd, Odhams, 1968 22 · The Man Who Didn’t Believe in Ghosts · Sorche Nic Leodhas · ss Ghosts Go Haunting by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1965 30 · Hans and His Master · Ruth Manning-Sanders · ss A Book of Ghosts and Goblins by Ruth Manning-Sanders, Methuen, 1969 37 · The Magic Shop · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine June 1903 51 · John Charrington’s Wedding · E. Nesbit · ss Temple Bar September 1891 60 · The Ghostly Earl · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss 80 · Through the Veil · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Last Galley by Arthur Conan Doyle, Smith, Elder, 1911 87 · The Doll’s Ghost · F. Marion Crawford · ss The Illustrated London News Christmas 1896 100 · A Long Day Without Water · Joan Aiken · nv Young Winter’s Tales 2 ed. M. R. Hodgkin, Macmillan UK, 1971 122 · The Demon King · J. B. Priestley · ss The Strand Magazine January 1931 138 · Faithful Jenny Dove · Eleanor Farjeon · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine October 1924 157 · The Twilight Road · H. F. Brinsmead · ss Miscellany Four ed. Edward Blishen, Oxford University Press, 1967 164 · Fiddler, Play Fast, Play Faster · Ruth Sawyer · ss Long Christmas by Ruth Sawyer, Viking, 1941 171 · Uncle Einar [The Elliott Family] · Ray Bradbury · ss Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury, Arkham House, 1947 180 · Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons · Walter R. Brooks · ss Story Parade 1950 190 · The Crossways · L. P. Hartley · ss Children’s Ship ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1950 199 · Master Ghost and I · Barbara Softly · ss