The Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Beaufort, April 1983, 0-8253-0128-9, $16.95, 368pp, hc, an)
- 7 · The Lure of Horror · Isaac Asimov · in
- 13 · The Adventure of the German Student · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon
- 21 · El Verdugo · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“El Verdugo”, La Mode, January 30, 1830).
- 33 · The Story of the Greek Slave · Captain Frederick Marryat · ss The Metropolitan Magazine July 1831
- 51 · The Iron Shroud · William Mudford · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1830, as by The Author of “First and Last”
- 67 · Schalken the Painter · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851
revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1839).
- 93 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843
- 101 · The Doom of the Griffiths · Mrs. Gaskell · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine January 1858
- 135 · Circumstance · Harriet Prescott Spofford · ss The Atlantic Monthly May 1860, uncredited.
- 147 · Torture by Hope · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Mary J. Safford · ss Short Stories July 1894
translated from the French (“La Torture par l’Espérance”, Nouveaux Contes Cruels, La Librairie Illustrée, 1888).
- 155 · The Diamond Necklace · Guy de Maupassant · ss Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“La Parure”, Le Gaulois, Feb 17, 1884).
- 165 · The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes · Rudyard Kipling · nv Quartette Christmas 1885
- 187 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885
- 205 · Sleepyhead · Anton Chekhov; translated by Constance Garnett · ss The Cook’s Wedding and Other Stories by Anton Tchehov, tr. Constance Garnett, Chatto & Windus, 1922, as “Sleepy”
translated from the Russian (“Spat khochetsya”, St. Petersburg Gazette, January 25, 1888).
- 213 · His Unconquerable Enemy · W. C. Morrow · ss The Argonaut March 11 1889, as “The Rajah’s Nemesis”
- 225 · The Gravedigger’s Daughter · Léopold von Sacher-Masoch · ss American Aphrodite: A Quarterly for the Fancy Free v3 #10, 1953
- 231 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890
- 243 · Vengeance · Lorimer Stoddard · ss Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine August 1892, as “The Indian’s Hand”
- 253 · Désirée’s Baby · Kate Chopin · ss Vogue January 1893
- 261 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves December 2 1893
- 275 · A Dreadful Night · Edwin L. Arnold · ss Belgravia May 1894
- 287 · The Dead Valley · Ralph Adams Cram · ss Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895
- 297 · Pollock and the Porroh Man · H. G. Wells · ss New Budget May 23 1895
- 315 · The Story of the Brazilian Cat · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine December 1898
- 335 · The Dead Smile · F. Marion Crawford · nv Ainslee’s Magazine August 1899
- 357 · A Game of Chess · Robert Barr · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1900
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