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Terror! An Anthology of Blood-Curdling Stories ed. Bryan A. Netherwood (Blackie, 1970, 0-216-88412-8, £1.65, 392pp, hc, an)     A good selection of twenty stories, many lesser known at the time the book appeared. 9 · Introduction · Bryan A. Netherwood · in 11 · The Mark of the Beast · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Pioneer July 12 1890 (+1) 28 · A Haunted Island · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Pall Mall Magazine April 1899 49 · No. 17 · Mrs. Edith Bland · ss The Strand Magazine June 1910 60 · The Top Attic in Pringle’s Mansion, Edinburgh · Elliott O’Donnell · ar Scottish Ghost Stories by Elliott O'Donnell, London, 1911 68 · The Derelict · W. Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine December 1 1912 102 · The Story of the Moor Road [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1898 120 · The Brown Hand · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine May 1899, as “The Story of the Brown Hand” 140 · The White Cat of Drumgunniol · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round April 2 1870, uncredited. 156 · Amina · Edward Lucas White · ss The Bellman June 1 1907 170 · Professor Pownall’s Oversight · H. R. Wakefield · ss The Royal Magazine March 1928, as “The Unseen Player” 187 · The Seeker of Souls · Jasper John · ss Sinister Stories by Jasper John, Henry Walker, 1930 198 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895 211 · The Blank Leaves · R. H. Malden · ss Nine Ghosts by R. H. Malden, E. Arnold, 1943 229 · Borgia Pomade · M. P. Dare · ss Unholy Relics and Other Uncanny Tales by M. P. Dare, Edward Arnold, 1947 240 · Authorship Disputed · Sir Andrew Caldecott · ss Fires Burn Blue by Andrew Caldecott, Edward Arnold, 1948 252 · The Scoured Silk · Marjorie Bowen · ss All-Story Weekly June 8 1918 277 · The Colour Out of Space [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Amazing Stories September 1927 315 · The Shield of Athene [Ripley] · Lord Dunsany · ss The Little Tales of Smethers by Lord Dunsany, Jarrolds, 1952 332 · The House of Balfother · William C. Dickinson · ss Dark Encounters by William Croft Dickinson, Harvill Press, 1963 347 · Ringing the Changes · Robert Aickman · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

Uncanny: Tales of the Spectral and Supernatural ed. Bryan A. Netherwood (Blackie, 1974, 0-216-89725-4, x+306pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 21 supernatural stories aimed at the young adult. ix · Introduction · Bryan A. Netherwood · in 1 · Ms. Found in a Bottle · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Baltimore Saturday Visitor October 19 1833 13 · The White Powder [Mr. Dyson] · Arthur Machen · nv The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen, John Lane, 1895, as “Novel of the White Powder” 33 · 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. 48 · The Terror of Blue John Gap · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1910 68 · Browdean Farm · A. M. Burrage · ss Some Ghost Stories by A. M. Burrage, Cecil Palmer, 1927 84 · The Stolen Body · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine November 1898 102 · The Residence at Whitminster · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 129 · Monkeys · E. F. Benson · ss Weird Tales December 1933 147 · Tarnhelm, or the Death of My Uncle Robert · Hugh Walpole · ss Liberty December 28 1929 165 · The Man on the Stairs · Montague Summers, uncredited · ss The Grimoire and Other Supernatural Stories ed. Montague Summers, Fortune Press, 1936 187 · The First Sheaf · H. Russell Wakefield · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve by H. Russell Wakefield, Herbert Jenkins, 1940 199 · The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy · Gerald Kersh · ss Penguin Parade #6, 1939 204 · Dunworthy 13 · John Pudney · ss It Breathed Down My Neck by John Pudney, John Lane, 1946 210 · Left Luggage · Elizabeth Jane Howard · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951 230 · The Inn · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“L’auberge”, Les Lettres et les arts, September 1, 1886). 245 · It Could Happen to Anyone · Benjamin Barry · ss Ghosts ed. Elliott O'Donnell, Foulsham, 1959 260 · The Pan Night Mystery · Elliott O’Donnell · ss Ghosts ed. Elliott O'Donnell, Foulsham, 1959 273 · The Anniversary · Denys Val Baker · ss The Flameswallower and Other Stories from Cornwall by Denys Val Baker, J.M. Lake, 1963 280 · Big Surprise · Richard Matheson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1959, as “What Was in the Box?” 287 · The Statement of Randolph Carter [Randolph Carter] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant #13, May 1920 295 · Fall In at the Double · L. P. Hartley · ss The Sixth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Jenkins, 1970

Guardian Angels: Fifteen New Stories by Winners of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award ed. Stephanie Nettell (Viking Kestrel, March 26, 1987, 0-670-81077-0, £6.95, 194pp, hc, oa) 7 · Introduction · Stephanie Nettell · in 9 · A Grave Misunderstanding · Leon Garfield · vi 15 · A Rhyme for Silver · Joan Aiken · ss 32 · Ben in Paradise · K. M. Peyton · ss 41 · Dancing Bear · John Christopher · ss 56 · Monkey Business · Gillian Avery · ss 68 · Argos · Richard Adams · ss 79 · The Keeping of the Castle · Barbara Willard · ss 93 · Jinnie’s Chance · Winifred Cawley · ss 105 · Barker · Peter Dickinson · ss 118 · The Fat Wizard · Diana Wynne Jones · ss 132 · A Speck of Dust · Peter Carter · ss 149 · Beginners · Michelle Magorian · ss 163 · Secrets · Anita Desai · ss 171 · The Guard Dog · Dick King-Smith · ss 183 · The Guardian · Ted Hughes · ss

Maps to Nowhere by Bryn Neuenschwander--- see under Marie Brennan.

Great Tales of Jewish Occult and Fantasy: The Dybbuk and 30 Other Classic Stories ed. Joachim Neugroschel (Wings, July 1991, 0-517-06005-1, $14.95, 709pp, hc, an)     Reprint (Stonehill 1976 as Yenne Velt: The Great Works of Jewish Fantasy and Occult) anthology.

Yenne Velt Volume II: The Great Works of Jewish Fantasy and Occult ed. Joachim Neugroschel (Stonehill, 1976, 0-88373-025-1, $25.00, 357pp, hc, an)     The price and ISBN apply to both volumes as a set. 1 · The Fourth Day 3 · A Tale of a Prince · Rabbi Nakhman of Bratslev; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 7 · The Dybbuk · Ber Horovitz; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 18 · A Passion for Clothes · Y. L. Peretz · ss 31 · King Solomon and Ashmedai · translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (The Mayse-Book, 1602). 31 · A Tale of a Rabbi and His Only Son · Rabbi Nakhman of Bratslev; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 35 · The Conjuror · Y. L. Peretz; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 40 · The Gilgul, or The Transmigration · A. B. Gotlober · nv (r) 89 · The Fifth Day 91 · Haninah and the Frog · translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (The Mayse-Book, 1602). 100 · A Tale of a Menorah · Rabbi Nakhman of Bratslev; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · vi translated from the Yiddish. 102 · The Legend of the Madonna · Ber Horovitz; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 114 · A Tale of Kings · Der Nister; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · nv translated from the Yiddish (Gedakht, 1922). 197 · The Sixth Day 199 · The Mare · Mendele Moykher-Sforim; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · na translated from the Yiddish. 317 · And on the Seventh Day 321 · The Tale of the Seven Beggars · Rabbi Nakhman of Bratslev; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · nv translated from the Yiddish. 351 · Notes to Volume Two · [uncredited] · ms

Yenne Velt Volume I: The Great Works of Jewish Fantasy and Occult ed. Joachim Neugroschel (Stonehill, 1976, 0-88373-025-1, $25.00, xi+353pp, hc, an)     Thirty-one works (in 2 vols) of Jewish fantasy sequenced over the seven days of creation. UK edition published as Great Works of Jewish Fantasy (Cassell, 1976) in one volume. Also reprinted as The Great Works of Jewish Fantasy and Occult (Overlook Press, 1976) and The Great Tales of Jewish Occult & Fantasy(Wings, 1991). vii · Foreword · Joachim Neugroschel · fw 1 · The First Day 3 · The Tower of Rome · Ansky; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Russian. 21 · The Wandering of a Soul · Mendele Moykher-Sforim; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 31 · The Rabbi Who Was Turned Into a Werewolf · translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (The Mayse-Book, 1602). 44 · At the Border · Der Nister; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (Gedakht, 1922). 60 · The Three Wedding Canopies · Y. L. Peretz; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · nv translated from the Yiddish (1904). 105 · The Second Day 107 · The Penitent · Ansky; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 114 · Three Gifts · Y. L. Peretz; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 123 · Fool and the Forest Demon · Der Nister; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (Gedakht, 1922). 128 · The Jewish Pope—A Historical Tale · I. J. Trunk; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · nv translated from the Yiddish. 157 · The Wind Who Lost His Temper · Moyshe Kulbak; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 162 · The Golem · Yudl Rosenberg; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · nv translated from the Yiddish (1909). 227 · The Third Day 229 · The Conversation of Two Ghosts · translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (The Mayse-Book, 1602). 231 · A Good Laugh · Ansky; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Russian. 241 · The Possession · translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (The Mayse-Book, 1602). 243 · At Night · David Bergelson; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 246 · In the Wine Cellar · Der Nister; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (Gedakht, 1922). 265 · A Tale of a King and a Wise Man · Rabbi Nakhman of Bratslev; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · vi translated from the Yiddish. 268 · The Messiah of the House of Ephraim · Moyshe Kulbak; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · na translated from the Yiddish. 347 · Notes to Volume One · [uncredited] · ms

Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel (Subterranean Press, August 2019, $60.00, hc, n.) [The Themis Files]     Reprint (Michael Joseph 2018) SF novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies, available only as part of a set with Sleeping Giants and Waking Gods. Also available in a traycased edition of all 3 volumes ($600.00), limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. Details taken from publisher website.

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (Subterranean Press, August 2019, $60.00, hc, n.) [The Themis Files]     Reprint (Del Rey; Michael Joseph 2016) SF novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies, available only as part of a set with Only Human and Waking Gods. Also available in a traycased edition of all 3 volumes ($600.00), limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. Details taken from publisher website.

Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (Subterranean Press, August 2019, $60.00, hc, n.) [The Themis Files]     Reprint (Del Rey; Michael Joseph 2017) SF novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies, available only as part of a set with Only Human and Sleeping Giants. Also available in a traycased edition of all 3 volumes ($600.00), limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. Details taken from publisher website.

Lust at First Bite ed. Adam L. G. Nevill--- see under Lindsay Gordon.

Earth Alert and Other Science Fiction Tales by Kris Neville (Wildside Press, February 2010, 978-1-4344-0494-7, $11.95, 150pp, tp, co)     Collection of three stories. 7 · Earth Alert! · Kris Neville · na Imagination February 1953 116 · General Max Shorter · Kris Neville · nv Galaxy Magazine December 1962 139 · New Apples in the Garden · Kris Neville · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction July 1963

Mission: Manstop by Kris Neville (Leisure Books, October 1971, 0-8439-0022-9, 75¢, 173pp, pb, co, cover by Andy Zito) 7 · Mission: Manstop · Kris Neville · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1953, as “Mission” 36 · Hunt the Hunter · Kris Neville · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1951 58 · Take Two Quiggies · Kris Neville · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1950 88 · Underground Movement · Kris Neville · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1952 105 · Experimental Station · Kris Neville · ss Super Science Stories September 1950, as “The First” 119 · Marginal Error · Kris Neville · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1953 146 · The Toy · Kris Neville · ss Imagination December 1952

The Science Fiction of Kris Neville by Kris Neville (Southern Illinois University Press, March 1984, 0-8093-1112-7, $19.95, 241pp, hc, co) [edited by Barry N. Malzberg & Martin H. Greenberg]     Edited by Barry N. Malzberg and Martin H. Greenberg. Collection of 11 stories, plus an appreciation by Malzberg and a bibliography. vii · Kris Neville: An Appreciation · Barry N. Malzberg · bg Locus #240, December 1980/January 1981 1 · Cold War · Kris Neville · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1949 13 · Bettyann [Bettyann] · Kris Neville · nv New Tales of Space and Time ed. Raymond J. Healy, Henry Holt, 1951 57 · Old Man Henderson · Kris Neville · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1951 67 · Hunt the Hunter · Kris Neville · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1951 83 · Underground Movement · Kris Neville · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1952 96 · Overture [Bettyann] · Kris Neville · na 9 Tales of Space and Time ed. Raymond J. Healy, Henry Holt, 1954 150 · New Apples in the Garden · Kris Neville · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction July 1963 162 · The Price of Simeryl · Kris Neville · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact December 1966 214 · The Forest of Zil · Kris Neville · ss Amazing Stories December 1967 219 · From the Government Printing Office · Kris Neville · ss Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 226 · Ballenger’s People · Kris Neville · ss Galaxy Science Fiction April 1967 238 · Bibliography of Kris Neville · [uncredited] · bi

Belfast Noir ed. Stuart Neville & Adrian McKinty--- see under Adrian McKinty.

The American Reader ed. Allan Nevins & Claude M. Simpson--- see under Claude M. Simpson.