The FictionMags Index

Book Contents Lists: Page 2057

Strange Stories of the Supernatural (Watermill Press, 1980, 0-89375-403-X, $1.50, 135pp, pb, an) 1 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 20 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 56 · The Dream Woman · Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar November 1874 (+1) revised from “Brother Morgan’s Story of the Dream-Woman” (The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett, 1859), itself revised from “The Ostler” (Household Words, Christmas 1855). 96 · The Mortal Immortal · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1834, 1833 119 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912

Strange Tales Volume II ed. Rosalie Parker, uncredited (Tartarus Press, 2007, 978-1-905784-05-9, £30.00, vi+327pp, hc, oa)     Details supplied by Denny Lien. · Calico Black, Calico Blue · Mike Kerins · fp v · Preface · [uncredited] · pr 1 · Calico Black, Calico Blue · Joel Knight · ss 15 · The Fairy Killer · Quentin S. Crisp · nv 59 · She Lights the Little Candle · Katherine Haynes · ss 67 · Mister Poppy · Stephen Holman · ss 86 · Carden in Capaea · Mark Valentine · ss 94 · What Water Reveals · Adam Golaski · nv 115 · Pastor Arrhenius and the Maiden Brita · Dale Nelson · nv 151 · The Other Village · Simon Strantzas · ss 165 · What the Eye Remembers · Anne-Sylvie Salzman; translated by William Charlton · ss 175 · The Magpies · David Rix · nv 215 · The Concise Picaresque Adventures of the Wanderlust Bridge · Rhys Hughes · ss 232 · Sourdough · Angela Slatter · ss 240 · The Hiding Place · Barbara Roden · ss 246 · Mea Tulpa · Roger Dunkley · ss 259 · Llanfihangel · Elizabeth Brown · ss 275 · Dinckley Green · Christopher Harman · nv 304 · Sejanus’ Daughter · Hilbourne Carlone · ss

Strange Tales Volume III ed. Rosalie Parker, uncredited (Tartarus Press, December 2009, 978-1-905784-18-9, £30.00, 288pp, hc, oa, cover by Stephen J. Clark)     Distributed in the US for $50.00. Details supplied by Denny Lien. · “Of the Vine” · Stephen Clark · fp v · Preface · Rosalie Parker · pr 1 · The Lammas Worm · Nina Allan · nv 32 · Morpheus House · Mark Valentine · ss 44 · Sanctuary Run · Daniel Mills · ss 60 · A Woman of the Party · Elizabeth Brown · nv 83 · The Good, Light People · Gary McMahon · ss 92 · Countess Otho · Reggie Oliver · ss 108 · Melting · A. J. McIntosh · nv 137 · It’s White and It Follows Me · Tina Rath · ss 145 · Yet No Greater Love of Promise · Joel Knight · ss 161 · Divan Method · Eric Stener Carlson · ss 174 · Party Talk · John Gaskin · ss 185 · The Other Box · Gerard Houarner · nv 212 · The Great Blind God Passed Through Us · Adam Golaski · ss 221 · Her Father’s Daughter · Simon Strantzas · ss 236 · Sister, Sister · Angela Slatter · nv 259 · A Taste of Casu Marzu · David Rix · ss 268 · The Solipsist · Philbampus · ss

Strange Tales from Blackwood (Blackwood, 1950, 521pp, hc, an) 1 · The Curio Shop · C. G. Chenevix Trench · ss Blackwood’s Magazine January 1936 15 · The Devil Stone · Victor Bayley · nv Blackwood’s Magazine February 1937 40 · An Affair of Some Gravity · T. B. Simpson · ss Blackwood’s Magazine June 1924 60 · The Gun · William M’Dowell · nv Blackwood’s Magazine December 1936 85 · The Devil’s Assistant · Kenneth MacNichol · ss Blackwood’s Magazine May 1923 103 · They That Walk in Darkness · J. W. Thompson · ss Blackwood’s Magazine July 1935 113 · Quia Incredibile · C. G. Chenevix Trench · ss Blackwood’s Magazine September 1927 130 · The Unforgiving Garden · Francis Hayley Bell · ss Blackwood’s Magazine January 1943 149 · Sea Ghosts · G. H. Gandy · ss Blackwood’s Magazine May 1923 158 · Lady Jane Confesses · [uncredited] · nv Blackwood’s Magazine August 1920 188 · The Third Hood · Francis Hayley Bell · ss Blackwood’s Magazine August 1939 204 · A Dry Season Trek · J. S. R. Duncan · ss Blackwood’s Magazine November 1948 213 · The Power of Destruction · Weston Martyr · ss Blackwood’s Magazine April 1935 234 · The Doctor Scores · Walter B. Harris · ss Blackwood’s Magazine September 1923 259 · Forbidden Valley · John Welman · ss Blackwood’s Magazine September 1948 280 · Storm in the Desert · Edward Liveing · nv Blackwood’s Magazine April 1922 315 · The Shadow on the Moor · Duke of Northumberland · nv Blackwood’s Magazine October 1930 347 · A Matter of Nomenclature · Victor Bayley · nv Blackwood’s Magazine July 1937 373 · Hoodoo Armstrong · A. Sadler · nv Blackwood’s Magazine September 1922 417 · The Bridge · Roy Forster · nv Blackwood’s Magazine January 1937 450 · The Rain-Maker · Colonel Sir Harry Mackworth · ss Blackwood’s Magazine July 1932 460 · The Handless Helper · Julian Turnbull · ss Blackwood’s Magazine December 1942 472 · The Vulgarizer · W. E. B. Henderson · ss Blackwood’s Magazine July 1930 496 · Polson’s Tale · Al Khanzir · ss Blackwood’s Magazine July 1934

Strange World of Science Fiction (NEL, October 1975, pb, oa) · The Specimen · [uncredited] · ss · Harry Among the Aliens · [uncredited] · ss · The Man from Occam · [uncredited] · ss · The Space Pedlar · Joyce Marsh · ss · The Voyage of the Morning Star · Robin Smyth · ss · The Parallel Development · Guy Weiner · ss · The Mysterious Footprints · [uncredited] · ss · The Zargon Menace · [uncredited] · ss

Stripper Stay Alive! (Cleveland Publishing Co., n.d., pb, an) · Hired Killer · Gordon Alexander · ss American Crime Magazine #10, 1953 · Shadows of a Noose · Robert Dudgeon · ss American Crime Magazine #8, 1953 · Stripper Stay Alive! · E. Hamilton Clay · na American Detective Novels #106, 195?

Stroke of Midnight (St. Martin’s, November 2004, 0-312-99876-7, $6.99, 357pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four supernatural romance novellas by L.A. Banks, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley, and Lori Handeland. · Winter Born [Dark-Hunter] · Sherrilyn Kenyon · na · Born of the Night · Amanda Ashley · ss · Make It Last Forever · L. A. Banks · ss · Red Moon Rising · Lori Handeland · ss

Suite 606 (Berkley, November 2008, 978-0-425-22444-1, $7.99, 344pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four paranormal romantic suspense stories by J.D. Robb (an Eve Dallas story), Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Mary Kay McComas. 1 · Ritual in Death [Eve Dallas] · J. D. Robb · na 87 · Love Endures · Mary Blayney · na 171 · Cold Case · Ruth Ryan Langan · na 245 · Wayward Wizard · Mary Kay McComas · na

A Suit of Diamonds: Britain’s Celebrated Crime Club Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Volume (Dell, November 1991, 0-440-20840-8, $4.50, 248pp, pb, oa)     Reprint (Collins 1990) original anthology of 13 mystery stories commissioned to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Collins Crime Club. First American edition. 1 · The Dangling Man · Robert Barnard · ss 17 · Ladies Who Lunch · Gwendoline Butler · nv 39 · An Acquaintance with Mr. Collins · Sarah Caudwell · ss 57 · Custody · Elizabeth Ferrars · ss 77 · Nemesis · Anthea Fraser · ss 93 · A Shameful Eating · Reginald Hill · ss 111 · A Sticky Business · Charlotte MacLeod · nv 135 · The Cisterna · John Malcolm · nv 157 · The Man Who Had Everything · Patricia Moyes · ss 171 · The Mamur Zapt and His House of Doves [Mamur Zapt] · Michael Pearce · nv 195 · Smeltdown · Mike Ripley · nv 221 · Diamond and Pearl · Martin Russell · ss 241 · Twins · Eric Wright · ss

Summer Magic (Jove Books, July 1993, 0-515-11116-3, $4.99, 291pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 1 · Making Hay · Pamela Morsi · na 83 · Summer Dreams · Jean Anne Caldwell · na 155 · Hog Heaven · Ann Carberry · na 209 · White Heather · Karen Lockwood · na

Sunshine Story Book (Dean & Son, 193?, 140pp, hc, oa, cover: [three children with ladder against side of beached boat])     Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 7 · The Purple Emperor · B. C. Freeman · ss Favourite Story Book, Dean & Son, 193? 16 · Fishermen All! · Samuel Jeans · ss 26 · The Arab Chief’s Queer Experience · Roma Lobel · ss Favourite Story Book, Dean & Son, 193? 33 · White Elephants · Mary Vivian · ss 43 · Trouble in Monkey Republic · Roma Lobel · ss Favourite Story Book, Dean & Son, 193? 55 · A Lucky Find · Cicely M. Drury · ss 64 · The Rightons’ Donkey · Hilda E. Pemberton · ss 75 · Princess Pamela’s Tests · Roma Lobel · ss 81 · On Tour in the Tumbril · Leonora Fry · ss 98 · The Persistent Pedlar · Norman Hunter · ss 103 · Anne in Charge · Cicely M. Drury · ss Storytime, Dean & Son, 1935 112 · Boy’s Test · Margaret C. Field · ss 126 · Playing at Indians · F. Tapsell · ss 129 · A Strange Journey · P. M. Frost · ss 140 · A Hiker’s Song · [uncredited] · pm

Superb Book for Boys (Dean & Son, 1964, hc, oa, cover: [boy with rugby ball; cricket; camping; launching rowboat])     Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 8 · Grinrod’s Gold · Edgar Garrett · ss 24 · The Hovercraft · [uncredited] · ar 28 · The Ace of Hearts · Arthur Groom · ss 32 · The Open Goal · Edward R. Home-Gall · ss 43 · They All Wear Feathers · Raymond Lewis Cantwell · ar 44 · A Billiard Table · Robert Reeves · ar 47 · The Terrific Thief-Taker · Edmund Burton · ss 59 · Outdoor Crossword · W. R. Vann · pz 60 · The Hero of the Camp · B. E. Spence · ss 72 · Feathered Pictures · Robert Reeves · ar 75 · Discord at Badgers End · Edgar Garrett · ss 91 · The Pommy · W. H. Morris · ss 98 · Where the Trail Forked · Arthur Groom · cs 102 · Michael’s Golden Mud · Philip M. Pethick · ss 111 · The Secret of Bullingham Manor · Ronald Horton · ss

Superb Book for Children (Dean & Son, 1964, 124pp, hc, oa, cover: [climbing apple tree; picking bluebells; bumper cars; boy and girl with open book])     Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 8 · Fancy-Dress Picnic · Bertha Leonard · ss 11 · A Chinese Puzzle · G. E. Breary · pz 12 · The Willow Man · Wendy Wilkin · ss 19 · So Silly · G. E. Breary · pm 20 · The Magic Slate · Robert Reeves · ar 22 · Zebby Zebra · J. G. Metcalfe · ss 26 · The Snap in a Million · Dilys Beeston · ss 33 · Fun on the Farm · Arthur Groom · ss 37 · The Odd Magician · Gertrude Monro Higgs · ss 44 · Wild Orchid · Susan Jolly · ss 54 · A Toy Drum · Robert Reeves · ss 56 · The First Spring · Roy Brown · ss 61 · Crossword with Picture Clues · Margaret Kelly · pz 62 · Animal Alphabet · Dilys Beeston · pm 68 · Let’s Go for a Spin · Dorothy Macdonald · ss 74 · The Birthday Present · Hilda James · ss 82 · The Fairy Shop · Eunice Close · ss 84 · Emil and the Scarlet Pony · Wendy Wilkin · ss 93 · The White Rabbits · Daphne V. Morris · ss 98 · A Golliwog · Robert Reeves · ss 102 · The Missing Map · Arthur Groom · ss 106 · The Blue Bowl · Rosemary Weir · ss 113 · Down the Garden · Eunice Close · pm Monster Book for Children 1958 114 · Ferns · Raymond Lewis Cantwell · ar 117 · The Christmas Catastrophe · Violet M. Williams · ss

Superb Book for Girls (Dean & Son, 1964, 124pp, hc, oa, cover: [girl in riding kit, carrying silver cup; showjumper in ring; skier; tennis doubles])     Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 8 · The Chaffinch Tree · Betty E. Spence · ss 21 · Paper Flower Making · Robert Reeves · ar 24 · The Bunch of Keys · Arthur Groom · cs 28 · The Road to Rosiers · Charlotte M. Kelly · ss 37 · The Cottage in the Woods · Kathleen Winfield · ss 49 · Why Not Give a Valentine Party? · Gretchen E. Breary · ar 53 · A Crossword Puzzle · W. R. Vann · pz 54 · Roman Ruins · Philip M. Pethick · ar 65 · Gypsy Pincushion · Barbara Smith · ar 66 · An Umbrella Apron · Kathleen Binns · ar 67 · A Dream Come True · Sylvia Allen · ss 71 · The Maelstrom · W. H. Morris · ss 81 · Make Your Own Crossword Puzzles · Robert Reeves · ar 83 · Uncle Ostrich · Winifred Norling · ss 97 · A Handbag Compendium · Kathleen Binns · ar 99 · Double Victory · Arthur Waterhouse · ss 112 · Jenny on Her Own · Arthur Groom · ss 116 · The Young Spinster · Philip M. Pethick · ss