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Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories (Phoenix Pick, March 11, 2011, 978-1-61242-015-8, $14.99, 287pp, tp, an)
Anthology of L. Sprague de Camp’s classic SF time-travel novel Lest Darkness Fall (Holt 1941) plus an afterword by Alexei & Cory Panshin, and three related stories by Frederik Pohl, S.M. Stirling, and David Drake.
Details taken from online listing.

9 · Lest Darkness Fall [Lest Darkness Fall] · L. Sprague de Camp · n. Henry Holt, 1941
expanded from Unknown Dec ’39.

199 · L. Sprague de Camp’s Great Leap of Imagination · Alexei & Cory Panshin · ar

205 · The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass · Frederik Pohl · ss Galaxy Magazine June 1962

211 · The Apotheosis of Martin Padway [Lest Darkness Fall] · S. M. Stirling · nv The Enchanter Completed ed. Harry Turtledove, Baen, 2005

239 · To Bring the Light [Lest Darkness Fall] · David Drake · na Lest Darkness Fall/To Bring the Light by L. Sprague de Camp & David Drake, Baen, 1996

Let It Snow (Zebra/Kensington, November 2003, 0-8217-7643-6, $6.99, 413pp, pb, an)

7 · A Misty Harbor Christmas · Marcia Evanick · na

91 · A from Blueberry Hill · Marcia Evanick · ex

105 · All I Want · Holly Chamberlin · na

223 · from Living Single · Holly Chamberlin · ex

235 · Merry, Merry · Fern Michaels · na A Joyous Season, Zebra Books, 1996

309 · Christmas Eve · Virginia Henley · na 1995

Let’s Talk of Graves ed. Dorothy M. Tomlinson, uncredited (Hutchinson, 1970, 318pp, hc, an)
Abridged from A Century of Ghost Stories; see also Walk in Dread. Also as Arrow pb, 1970.

9 · The Familiar [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv In a Glass Darkly by J. S. Le Fanu, R. Bentley & Son, 1872
revised from “The Watcher”, Dublin University Magazine, November 1847.

56 · Gibbet Lane · Anthony Gittins · ss 50 Years of Ghost Stories, Hutchinson, 1935

65 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury August 1925

85 · The Middle Toe of the Right Foot · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner August 17 1890

96 · 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.

111 · The Rosewood Door · Oliver Onions · na The Painted Face by Oliver Onions, Heinemann, 1929

171 · The Song in the House · Ann Bridge · ss The Cornhill Magazine September 1933

193 · The Operation · Violet Hunt · nv Tales of the Uneasy by Violet Hunt, Heinemann, 1911

224 · The Sweeper · Ex-Private X · ss Someone in the Room by Ex-Private X, Jarrolds, 1931

243 · Perez · W. L. George · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1919, as “The Phantom Truth”

260 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited.

276 · The Gray Champion · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine January 1835, as by The Author of “The Gentle Boy”

285 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839

309 · Berenice · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger March 1835

The Library of Classic Horror Stories (Running Press/Courage Books, 2001, 0-7624-1116-3, $15.98, 1045pp, hc, an, cover by Gil Cohen)
Anthology of eight stories and four novels: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886), Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897), The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (1896), with two additional stories by Stevenson and six by Edgar Allan Poe. An instant remainder edition.

· Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Mary W. Shelley · n. Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited.

· The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na Longmans, Green, January 5 1886

· The Body Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884

· Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

· Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · n. Constable, 1897

· The Island of Doctor Moreau · H. G. Wells · n. Stone & Kimball, 1896

· The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839

· The Murders in the Rue Morgue [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1841

· 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”

· The Pit and the Pendulum · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842

· The Gold-Bug · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Dollar Newspaper June 21 1843 (+1)

· The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846

The Life of Adventure in Africa: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Sleeper in the Sand · Craven Hill · ss (r)

18 · Agg of Kenzori · Ronald Muir-Ferguson · nv (r)

44 · A Forced Landing · Flight-Lieutenant C. K. J. Coggle · ss (r)

65 · My “Boy”, Paulo · C. M. M. Paterson · ss (r)

69 · Dead Man’s Shoes · Francis H. Sibson · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in Africa: Second Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, September 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · “Good Old Cæsar!” · Craven Hill · ss (r)

27 · Thirst · Captain Charles McKey, O.B.E. · ss (r)

36 · The Drums of Death · Frank Watts · ss (r)

56 · Tree’d · Mganga · ss (r)

67 · Gold Lies Deep · Wilfrid Robertson · ss (r)

84 · How Mbuzi’s Bride Was Won · Geoffrey Vane · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in Asia: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Curry-Powder · Lt-Col. V. Prescott Westcar · ss (r)

16 · The Boh and the Doctor · Sercombe Griffin · ss (r)

38 · The Factor of Safety · Edward Kendrick · ss (r)

55 · Chinese Waters · Dudley Hoys · ss (r)

76 · Adat · Captain A. R. Dunlop · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in Australasia: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Buckley’s Chance · Mary Gaunt · ss (r)

24 · An Australian Pack · Will H. Ogilvie · ss (r)

36 · Patrol · Erle Wilson · nv (r)

62 · Earthquake · George Wellington · ss (r)

74 · A Close Call · A. J. Daplyn · ss (r)

82 · The Emerald Ring · “Sattambi” · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in Australasia: Second Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, September 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · A Baptism of Fire · [uncredited] · ss (r)

14 · Fighting the Reef-Eel · Ewen K. Patterson · ss (r)

21 · The Cyclone · A. Macdonald · ss (r)

38 · Across Australia by Train · W. Legge · ss (r)

47 · The Adventures of Earless · P. Ormsby Lennon · ss (r)

60 · “There She Blows” · D. W. O. Fagan · ss (r)

69 · Overlanding with Horses · Will H. Ogilvie · ss Chambers’s Journal July 26 1924

83 · The Outlaw · P. Ormsby Lennon · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in India: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Call of Duty · Ronald Duncan · ss (r)

20 · A Night in the Jungle · Robert Armour · ss (r)

34 · Deep Sea · Craven Hill · ss (r)

54 · The Monkeys of Igatpuri · W. E. J. Beeching · ss (r)

67 · “God Save the King” · Harold M. Nolan · ss (r)

75 · Aslem’s Yarn · W. Humphryes · ss (r)

88 · Fire-Walking in South India · W. E. J. Beeching · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in India: Second Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, August 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · No Beggars in Buchabi · Peter Grant · ss (r)

18 · Information Received · Robert Marriott · ss (r)

40 · A Worker of Wonders · Ronald Duncan · ss (r)

48 · The Golden Moth · John W. Mosley · ss (r)

62 · Five Hundred Rupees Reward · Garstin Begbie · ss (r)

73 · Baldeo—Shikari · Brig.-Gen. G. R. Cassels · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in North America: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Fire · Alan Sullivan · ss (r)

18 · Mooween · H. Mortimer Batten · ss The London Magazine May 1926, as “Mooween the Curious”

35 · Attacked by Wild Cattle · Samuel Kilpatrick · ss (r)

42 · Travelling Light · D. B. L. Riddett · ss (r)

66 · Ivan the Terror · Gustin Aish · ss (r)

82 · The Ship That Sailed on Friday · Rolf Bennett · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in North America: Second Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, September 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Vengeance Valley · W. Victor Cook · nv (r)

31 · The Log-School · Mabel Durham · ss (r)

47 · A Prince of Cold Waters · William MacMillan · ss (r)

59 · Across America by Bus · Mary K. Pirie · ss (r)

68 · My Visit to a Finca · Stephen Procter · ss (r)

73 · El Chato Intervenes · H. Robert Buchan · ss Chambers’s Journal June 5 1915

The Life of Adventure in South America: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Ambush in the Andes · P. W. Rainier · ss (r)

25 · The “Old Clothes” Explorer · Ignatius Phayre · ss (r)

35 · Atahuallpa’s Emeralds · E. Charles Vivian · ss Chambers’s Journal February 16 1924; revised to give the story a happy ending.

58 · Flying Down to Rio · Colonel P. T. Etherton · ss (r)

71 · A Hunting Adventure in Bolivia · Walter Wild · ss (r)

83 · The “Blighters” · T. Martyn · ss (r)

Lightning Flashes and Electric Dashes (W.J. Johnston, 1877, hc, an)
Anthology of telegraph stories and non-fiction.

7 · The Volcanograph · Joseph Christie · ss (r)

11 · The Month of May · H. G. Adams · pm (r)

12 · Biography of Edward O. Chase (Nuf Ced) · [uncredited] · bg (r)

13 · A Leaf of Autobiography · W. P. Phillips · ss (r)

17 · Professor Morse and the Telegraph · Benson J. Lossing, LL.D. · ar (r)

28 · Biography of D. C. Shaw (Oney Gagin) · [uncredited] · bg (r)

29 · The Telegraph Dispatch—A Story of Telegraphy in the Early Days · J. D. Reid · nv (r)

38 · ’Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost · [uncredited] · hu (r)

39 · The Song of the Plug · G. W. Russell · pm (r)

40 · Biography of Joseph Christie (Werner) · [uncredited] · bg (r)

41 · Wives for Two; or, Joe’s Little Joke · E. O. Chase · ss (r)

45 · $1,000 Reward—My Foot Race with a Telegram · Ralph W. Pope · ss (r)

49 · Leander’s Tour of Investigation · D. C. Shaw · ss (r)

51 · Congressional Investigating Committee · [uncredited] · hu (r)

52 · Song of the Wire · [uncredited] · pm (r)

52 · Some Grave Thoughts · [uncredited] · vi (r)

53 · Kate—An Electromechanical Romance · Charles Barnard · nv Scribner’s Magazine

62 · Out of Adjustment · G. W. Russell · pm (r)

63 · George Washington Cribb’s Telegram · Joseph Christie · ss (r)

65 · A Perilous Christmas Courtship, or, Dangerous Telegraphy · J. M. Maclachlan · ss (r)

69 · Playing with Fire · L. A. Churchill · ss (r)

72 · Thoughts for Serious Moments · [uncredited] · ms (r); quotations.

74 · A Slight Mistake · L. A. Churchill · ss (r)

75 · The Telegrapher’s Song · J. A. Wyllie · pm (r)

75 · The Te—Leg—Rapher · Joseph Christie · hu (r); satire.

76 · The Vow of the Six Telegraph Operators · G. W. Russell · nv (r)

90 · Some Oxberience Mit a Railroats · C. B. Watts · hu (r); dialect humor.

91 · Scrapes · Geo. H. Bliss · hu (r)

93 · A Reminiscence · Joseph Christie · hu (r)

95 · Poor Dick · J. A. Clippinger · ss (r)

97 · The Telephone · James Walton Jackson · pm (r)

97 · Cabling Across the Atlantic · [uncredited] · ar (r)

98 · Snags · Geo. H. Bliss · ss (r)

101 · How a Signal Service Man Lost His Sweetheart · [uncredited] · hu (r)

101 · A Centennial Telegraphic Romance · W. J. Johnston · nv (r)

111 · By Telegraph · [uncredited] · pm (r)

112 · An Evening Reverie · W. P. Phillips · vi (r)

115 · What Came of Being Caught in a Snowstorm · Ned Kent · vi (r)

118 · Into the Jaws of Death · H. Van Hoevenbergh · ss (r)

122 · Hamilton Doless · W. C. Cherry · hu (r)

123 · Scenes and Incidents in a Superintendent’s Office · Tracy Barnes · vi (r)

124 · Our Night Car · Joseph Christie · vi (r)

127 · Lightning Anecdotes · [uncredited] · hu (r)

129 · The Quadruplex · Joseph Christie · hu (r)

130 · Putting “Ile” in the Batteries · Joseph Christie · ct (r)

130 · A Ludicrous Mistake · [uncredited] · ar (r)

131 · The Carnival of Oshkosh · T. C. Noble, Jr. · pl (r)

Listen to the Future (A Different Drum, August 2004, 0-9753631-0-7, $19.95, 195pp, tp, oa, cover by Will Foster)
Original anthology of ten futuristic stories with an accompanying CD with original synthpop soundtrack. Introduction by Todd Durant.

· Introduction · Todd Durant · in

· Creation · Rachael M. Haring · ss

· Color Matching · Nathaniel Forgotson · ss

· To Carry the Past · Thomas Kelley · ss

· Six Minutes of Air · Paul Dworschack-Kinter · ss

· Neil the Intelligent · Ian Stoner · ss

· Survivor’s Guilt · Eric R. Goedken · ss

· The Persistent Rhythm of Before · Christopher Hanks · ss

· Firewall · Jennifer Dworschack-Kinter · ss

· The Pure Ones · Scottland Jacobson · ss

· Signals and Noise · Jill Ziegler · ss

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