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The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl (Michael Joseph, September 1991, 0-7181-3545-8, £15.99, 762pp, hc, co)     Omnibus edition of Dahl’s four previous adult short story collections, Kiss Kiss, Over to You, Switch Bitch and Someone Like You, plus a further eight stories (four from More Tales of the Unexpected). 3 · Kiss Kiss · Roald Dahl · co Knopf, 1960 3 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 12 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 37 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 49 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 70 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 85 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 109 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 130 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 137 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 154 · Pig · Roald Dahl · ss Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 172 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959 199 · Over to You · Roald Dahl · co Reynal, 1946 199 · Death of an Old Old Man · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1945 210 · An African Story · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 222 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944). 233 · Madame Rosette · Roald Dahl · nv Harper’s Magazine August 1945 259 · Katina · Roald Dahl · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1944 280 · Yesterday Was Beautiful · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 285 · They Shall Not Grow Old · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal March 1945 300 · Beware of the Dog · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine October 1944 311 · Only This · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1944 317 · Someone Like You · Roald Dahl · ss Town & Country November 1945 327 · Switch Bitch · Roald Dahl · co Knopf, 1974 327 · The Visitor [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy May 1965 367 · The Great Switcheroo · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy April 1974 388 · The Last Act · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1966 414 · Bitch [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy July 1974 441 · Someone Like You · Roald Dahl · co Knopf, 1953 441 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 454 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 463 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 473 · The Soldier · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 481 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 494 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 504 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 517 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 532 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 542 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 545 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 561 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 573 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” 592 · The Great Automatic Grammatisator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 609 · Claud’s Dog · Roald Dahl · gp Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _609 · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _619 · Rummins · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _628 · Mr. Hoddy · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _635 · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race” 661 · Eight Further Tales of the Unexpected · Roald Dahl · co (r) 661 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage Books, 1979 667 · Mr. Botibol · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 685 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 702 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It” 705 · Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life · Roald Dahl · ss The New York Times September 14 1974 711 · The Bookseller · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1987 728 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 739 · The Surgeon · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1988

Collected Stories by Roald Dahl (Everyman’s Library US, October 2006, 0-307-26490-4, $30.00, xxxvii+850pp, hc, co)     Collection of 51 stories for adults. Introduction by Jeremy Treglown. This includes a chronology. All stories have been previously collected; ten stories were first collected in Over to You (1946), 19 in Someone Like You (1953), 11 in Kiss Kiss (1960), four in Switch Bitch (1974), and two each in Tales of the Unexpected (1979), More Tales of the Unexpected (1980), and Collected Short Stories (1980). ix · Introduction · Jeremy Treglown · in xxiii · Select Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi xxiv · Chronology · [uncredited] · ms 3 · An African Story · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 17 · Only This · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1944 23 · Katina · Roald Dahl · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1944 47 · Beware of the Dog · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine October 1944 59 · They Shall Not Grow Old · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal March 1945 76 · Someone Like You · Roald Dahl · ss Town & Country November 1945 84 · Death of an Old Old Man · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1945 96 · Madame Rosette · Roald Dahl · nv Harper’s Magazine August 1945 125 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944). 137 · Yesterday Was Beautiful · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 142 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” 164 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 181 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 192 · The Soldier · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 201 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 215 · Mr. Botibol · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 236 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 255 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 259 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 270 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 284 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 295 · The Great Automatic Grammatizator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 314 · Claud’s Dog · Roald Dahl · gp Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _ · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _ · Rummins · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _ · Mr. Hoddy · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _ · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race” 370 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 385 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 403 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 413 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 428 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 447 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 460 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 488 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 512 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 536 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 553 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 580 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959 607 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 614 · Pig · Roald Dahl · ss Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 635 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 645 · The Visitor [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy May 1965 691 · The Last Act · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1966 721 · The Great Switcheroo · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy April 1974 745 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It” 749 · Bitch [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy July 1974 777 · Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life · Roald Dahl · ss The New York Times September 14 1974 784 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 796 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage Books, 1979 803 · The Bookseller · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1987 823 · The Surgeon · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1988 849 · Dates of Composition and First Publication · [uncredited] · bi

Completely Unexpected Tales by Roald Dahl (Penguin, September 1986, 0-14-009820-8, £2.95, 405pp, pb, om)     Omnibus collecting Dahl’s bizarre short stories. · Tales of the Unexpected · Roald Dahl · co Michael Joseph, 1979 · More Tales of the Unexpected · Roald Dahl · co Michael Joseph, 1980 9 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 24 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 34 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 45 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 60 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 72 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 87 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 102 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 122 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” 144 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 154 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 181 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 195 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 220 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 237 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 265 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 287 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 298 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 312 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 336 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 343 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 355 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage Books, 1979 362 · Mr. Botibol · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 383 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 402 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It”

Cruelty by Roald Dahl (Penguin, August 25, 2016, 978-0-718-18565-7, £9.99, 217pp, tp, co, cover by Charming Baker) 1 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It” 16 · The Great Automatic Grammatizator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 33 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 71 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 94 · The Swan · Roald Dahl · nv The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1977 122 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 138 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 161 · The Princess and the Poacher · Roald Dahl · ss Two Fables by Roald Dahl, Viking UK, 1986 174 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 184 · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race”; given as “Claud’s Dog: Mr. Feasey” on the story page.

The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories by Roald Dahl (Viking UK, February 1997, 0-670-86712-8, £14.99, 286pp, hc, co, cover by Martin O’Neill)     Collection of 13 stories selected from Dahl’s earlier collections, with an Introduction by Wendy Cooling. 7 · Introduction · Wendy Cooling · in 9 · The Great Automatic Grammatizator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 35 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 57 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It” 62 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 77 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 90 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 123 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage Books, 1979 132 · Katina · Roald Dahl · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1944 164 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 182 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 218 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 244 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 263 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953

The Great Switcheroo by Roald Dahl (Travelman, August 1998, 1-86092-034-9, £1.50, ph, nv)     Classic story reprinted in a “folded map” format for reading while travelling. In the “Travelman Sex” series.

Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl (Alfred A. Knopf, February 1960, $3.95, 308pp, hc, co) 3 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 17 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv 55 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 74 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 109 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 133 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv 171 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv 205 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 215 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 242 · Pig · Roald Dahl · ss 271 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959

Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories by Roald Dahl (Penguin US, 1995, 0-14-600055-2, $0.95, 87pp, pb, co)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 31 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944). 46 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 59 · The Bookseller · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1987 83 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It”

More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl (Michael Joseph, March 1980, 0-7181-1919-3, £4.95, 127pp, hc, co)     Published simultaneously in paperback by Penguin. 7 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 19 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 33 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 57 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 64 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 75 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage Books, 1979 83 · Mr. Botibol · Roald Dahl · nv 104 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv 124 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It”

Over to You: 10 Stories of Flyers and Flying by Roald Dahl (Reynal & Hitchcock, January 1946, 182pp, hc, co) 1 · Death of an Old Old Man · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1945 17 · An African Story · Roald Dahl · ss 35 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944). 51 · Madame Rosette · Roald Dahl · nv Harper’s Magazine August 1945 89 · Katina · Roald Dahl · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1944 106 · Yesterday Was Beautiful · Roald Dahl · ss 127 · They Shall Not Grow Old · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal March 1945 149 · Beware of the Dog · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine October 1944 165 · Only This · Roald Dahl · ss Ladies’ Home Journal September 1944 173 · Someone Like You · Roald Dahl · ss Town & Country November 1945

A Roald Dahl Selection by Roald Dahl (Longman, 1980, 978-0-582-22281-6, 168pp, hc, co) v · Introduction · [uncredited] · in 1 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 13 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 25 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 36 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959 61 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 77 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 95 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 113 · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 127 · The Hitchhiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 140 · Points for Discussion and Suggestions for Writing · [uncredited] · ms 154 · Reading and Writing Short Stories · [uncredited] · ar 159 · Wider Reading · [uncredited] · bi

The Roald Dahl Treasury by Roald Dahl (Jonathan Cape, September 25, 1997, 0-224-04691-8, £19.99, 444pp, hc, co, cover by Quentin Blake)     Associational collection of stories, extracts, autobiography and letters, including the complete text (and illustrations) of four of his children’s books and 8 items never previously published. Simultaneous with the US (Viking) edition. 4 · On Publishing Roald Dahl · Tom Maschler · in 6 · About My father · Ophelia Dahl · bg 11 · The Hut · Ralph Steadman · in 17 · Part One: Animals 19 · Be Nice to Frogs… · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 20 · The Twits · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1980 26 · The Enormous Crocodile · Roald Dahl · ss Jonathan Cape, 1978 44 · The Enormous Crocodile · Roald Dahl · ex from Revolting Recipes, Jonathan Cape, 1994 47 · The Pig · Roald Dahl · pm Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1983 50 · Letter from America · Robin Chan · lt 53 · Letter from Abroad · Roald Dahl · pm 54 · The Owl and the Pussy-cat · Roald Dahl · pm 58 · Fantastic Mr Fox · Roald Dahl · ex Allen & Unwin, 1970 62 · Creating Characters · Roald Dahl · ar (r) 64 · The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me · Roald Dahl · nv Jonathan Cape, 1985 92 · The Boy Who Talked with Animals · Roald Dahl · nv The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1977 102 · Stealing a Magpie · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 104 · Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf · Roald Dahl · pm Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1982 108 · The Three Little Pigs · Roald Dahl · pm Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1982 112 · Moles · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 115 · The Lion · Roald Dahl · pm Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1983 116 · Roald Dahl, Author · Roald Dahl · ms (r) 117 · Tortoises · Roald Dahl · fw from Esio Trot, Jonathan Cape, 1990 118 · Esio Trot · Roald Dahl · ss Jonathan Cape, 1990 142 · Hickety, Pickety · Roald Dahl · pm 143 · The Crocodile · Roald Dahl · pm expanded from version in Dirty Beasts. 149 · Part Two: Magic 151 · Those Who Don’t Believe in Magic Will Never Find It · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 152 · The Marvellous Ears · Roald Dahl · ex from The BFG, Jonathan Cape, 1982 164 · The BFG Stamp · Quentin Blake · ms (r) 165 · Snozzcumbers · Roald Dahl · ex from Revolting Recipes, Jonathan Cape, 1994 168 · The Minpins · Roald Dahl · nv Jonathan Cape, 1991 198 · Cinderella · Roald Dahl · pm Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1982 204 · James and the Giant Peach · Roald Dahl · ex Knopf, 1961 213 · Jack and the Beanstalk · Roald Dahl · pm Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1982 218 · The Witches · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1983 240 · The Cow · Roald Dahl · pm Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1983 243 · Cadbury’s Dairy Milk · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 244 · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · Roald Dahl · ex Knopf, 1964 265 · Treats · Roald Dahl · ex from Revolting Recipes, Jonathan Cape, 1994 266 · George’s Marvellous Medicine · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1981 281 · Part Three: Family, friends and foes 283 · Winkles for Tea… · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 284 · The Sweet-Shop · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 290 · A Little Nut-Tree · Roald Dahl · pm Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1989 291 · Matilda’s Father · Roald Dahl · ex from Matilda, Jonathan Cape, 1988 296 · Danny’s Father · Roald Dahl · ex from Danny, The Champion of the World, Jonathan Cape, 1975 299 · Roald Dahl’s Father · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 300 · Letter from Roald Dahl to His Sister, Alfhild · Roald Dahl · lt (r) 301 · The Headmaster · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 305 · The Roald Dahl Guide to Railway Safety · Roald Dahl · ex (r) 308 · Matilda · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1988 319 · When We Acquired the Motor-Boat · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 322 · A Dahl Invention · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 325 · A Poem in Reply to Schoolchildren · Roald Dahl · pm 326 · Danny, The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1975 352 · Hansel and Gretel · Roald Dahl · pm Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1989 363 · Hansel and Gretel Spare Ribs · Roald Dahl · ex from Revolting Recipes, Jonathan Cape, 1994 364 · Conkers · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 367 · Letter from Roald Dahl to His Mother · Roald Dahl · lt (r) 368 · A Drive in the Motor-Car · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 377 · Part Four: Matters of Importance 379 · The Biggest Hip Bone Ever · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 380 · Lucky Break · Roald Dahl · ar The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1977 384 · Photography · Roald Dahl · ex from Boy, Jonathan Cape, 1984 386 · Motorbikes · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 389 · The Twits · Roald Dahl · ex Jonathan Cape, 1980 390 · The Emperor’s New Clothes · Roald Dahl · pm Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1989 399 · Wild Mushrooms · Roald Dahl · ex from My Year, Jonathan Cape, 1993 400 · Simba · Roald Dahl · ex from Going Solo, Jonathan Cape, 1986 409 · Ideas to Help Aspiring Writers · Roald Dahl · ar (r) 412 · The Green Mamba · Roald Dahl · ex from Going Solo, Jonathan Cape, 1986 422 · Where Art Thou, Mother Christmas? · Roald Dahl · pm (r) 424 · Hot and Cold · Roald Dahl · pm Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1989 425 · The Price of Debauchery · Roald Dahl · pm Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1989 426 · Dar es Salaam to Nairobi by Ford Prefect · Roald Dahl · ex from Going Solo, Jonathan Cape, 1986 431 · Letter from Roald Dahl to His Mother, 4 December 1939 · Roald Dahl · lt (r) 432 · Survival · Roald Dahl · ex from Going Solo, Jonathan Cape, 1986 436 · First Encounter with a Bandit · Roald Dahl · ex from Going Solo, Jonathan Cape, 1986 443 · Roald Dahl Talking · Roald Dahl · ms from an Interview with Brian Sibley Broadcast by the BBC World Service, November 1988. 444 · As I Grow Old · Roald Dahl · pm

A Second Roald Dahl Selection by Roald Dahl (Longman, 1987, 0-582-22499-3, £2.75, iii+150pp, tp, co) [edited by Hélène Fawcett] 1 · Introduction · Hélène Fawcett · in 7 · The Swan · Roald Dahl · nv The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1977 25 · Pig · Roald Dahl · ss Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 47 · The Boy Who Talked with Animals · Roald Dahl · nv The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1977 67 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 73 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 87 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 115 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 127 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944).

Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl (Puffin, February 24, 2000, 0-14-130553-3, £5.99, viii+213pp, pb, co, cover by Bill Gregory)     Young-adult collection of 11 stories, selected from The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl (1991), by Wendy Cooling, who adds a new Introduction. vii · Introducion · Wendy Cooling · in 1 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 22 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 35 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 53 · An African Story · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 71 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 90 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 95 · The Surgeon · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1988 129 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 144 · The Champion of the World · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker January 31 1959 179 · Beware of the Dog · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine October 1944 195 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952

Someone Like You by Roald Dahl (Knopf, October 1953, $3.50, 359pp, hc, co)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 23 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 38 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 54 · The Soldier · Roald Dahl · ss 67 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 89 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 106 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss 127 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 150 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 167 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss 173 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss 198 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 218 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” 250 · The Great Automatic Grammatisator · Roald Dahl · nv 277 · Claud’s Dog · Roald Dahl · gp _277 · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss _294 · Rummins · Roald Dahl · ss _309 · Mr. Hoddy · Roald Dahl · ss _320 · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race”

Someone Like You (var. 1) by Roald Dahl (Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd., 1954, B54-4934, 12/6d, 256pp, hc, co)     This edition omits two of the stories (“Neck” and “The Great Automatic Grammatisator”) from the original (Knopf, 1953) edition. 7 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 24 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 36 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 49 · The Soldier · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 60 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 77 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 90 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 107 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 127 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 141 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 146 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 162 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” 188 · Claud’s Dog · Roald Dahl · gp Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _188 · The Ratcatcher · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _202 · Rummins · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _215 · Mr. Hoddy · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 _224 · Mr. Feasey · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker July 25 1953, as “Dog Race”

Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl (Alfred A. Knopf, October 1974, 0-394-49473-3, $5.95, 210pp, hc, co) 1 · The Visitor [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy May 1965 77 · The Great Switcheroo · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy April 1974 117 · The Last Act · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy January 1966 165 · Bitch [Uncle Oswald] · Roald Dahl · nv Playboy July 1974

Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl (Michael Joseph, February 1979, 0-7181-1751-4, £5.95, 256pp, hc, co) · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953

Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl (Vintage Books, September 1979, 0-394-74081-5, $2.95, 471pp, tp, co)     Details taken from online listing. 3 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 21 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 34 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 48 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 67 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 82 · Galloping Foxley · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 101 · Skin · Roald Dahl · nv The New Yorker May 17 1952 122 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 145 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” 173 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 185 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 219 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 236 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 267 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 288 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 322 · Edward the Conqueror · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker October 31 1953 346 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 364 · Georgy Porgy · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 395 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 411 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950 426 · The Boy Who Talked with Animals · Roald Dahl · nv The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1977 449 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss 458 · Genesis and Catastrophe · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959, as “A Fine Son” 467 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It”

A Taste of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl (Penguin, May 5, 2005, 0-141-02298-1, £1.50, 56pp, tp, co)     Collection of 3 stories selected from Completely Unexpected Tales (Penguin, 1986). One of the “Penguin 70s”. 1 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 22 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 43 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959

Ten Short Stories by Roald Dahl (Penguin Books, March 30, 2000, 978-0-14-081778-2, £6.99, 190pp, tp, co, cover: Raining by Valerie Conway) [edited by Ronald Carter]     Details taken from online listing. vi · Introduction · Ronald Carter · in 3 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage Books, 1979 10 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952 22 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It” 26 · The Hitchhiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 39 · Mr. Botibol · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 61 · My Lady Love, My Dove · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker June 21 1952 77 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 91 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 116 · The Sound Machine · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker September 17 1949 131 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953

Two Fables by Roald Dahl (Viking UK, 1986, 0-670-81530-6, £5.95, 64pp, hc, oc)     Collection of two original fairy tales, published for Dahl’s 70th birthday. 7 · The Princess and the Poacher · Roald Dahl · ss 43 · Princess Mammalia · Roald Dahl · ss

The Umbrella Man and Other Stories by Roald Dahl (Viking, May 1998, 0-670-87854-5, $16.99, 279pp, hc, co, cover by Brian Cairns)     Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1996 as The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories) young-adult collection of 13 stories originally written for adults, here selected for teens. This edition omits the introduction by Wendy Cooling. 1 · The Great Automatic Grammatizator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 27 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · Roald Dahl · ss Nugget December 1959 49 · The Butler · Roald Dahl · ss Travel and Leisure May 1974, as “The Butler Did It” 54 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 69 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 82 · Parson’s Pleasure · Roald Dahl · nv Esquire April 1958 115 · The Umbrella Man · Roald Dahl · ss Tales of the Unexpected (var. 1) by Roald Dahl, Vintage Books, 1979 124 · Katina · Roald Dahl · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1944 156 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 174 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 211 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · Roald Dahl · nv More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Michael Joseph, 1980 237 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951 256 · Neck · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl (Knopf, September 1977, 0-394-83604-9, 225pp, hc, co, cover by Paul Bacon) 1 · The Boy Who Talked with Animals · Roald Dahl · nv 25 · The Hitchhiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977 43 · A Note About the Next Story · Roald Dahl · is 45 · The Mildenhall Treasure · Roald Dahl · ts The Saturday Evening Post September 20 1947, as “He Plowed Up $1,000,000” 73 · The Swan · Roald Dahl · nv 99 · The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar · Roald Dahl · na 171 · Lucky Break · Roald Dahl · ar; subtitled “How I Became a Writer”. 207 · A Piece of Cake · Roald Dahl · ss Over to You by Roald Dahl, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946 revised from “Missing—Believed Killed” (Tomorrow, November 1944).

Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories ed. Roald Dahl (Jonathan Cape, October 1983, 0-224-02149-4, £7.95, 235pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 14 ghost stories selected by Dahl in 1958 for adaptation in a projected TV series (which was never made). 11 · Introduction · Roald Dahl · in 21 · W.S. · L. P. Hartley · ss World Review January 1952 33 · Harry · Rosemary Timperley · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955 47 · The Corner Shop · Cynthia Asquith · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine September 1926 63 · In the Tube · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1922 78 · Christmas Meeting · Rosemary Timperley · vi Truth 1952 81 · Elias and the Draug · Jonas Lie; translated by R. Nisbet Bain · ss Weird Tales from Northern Seas by Jonas Lie, tr. R. Nisbet Bain, Kegan Paul, 1893, as “The Fisherman and the Draug” translated from the Danish. 90 · Playmates · A. M. Burrage · nv Some Ghost Stories by A. M. Burrage, Cecil Palmer, 1927 115 · Ringing the Changes · Robert Aickman · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955 146 · The Telephone · Mary Treadgold · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955 154 · The Ghost of a Hand · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ex from The House by the Church-Yard, Tinsley, 1863; originally published as Chapter 12, titled “Some Odd Facts About the Tiled House—Being an Authentic Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand”. 162 · The Sweeper · A. M. Burrage · ss Someone in the Room by Ex-Private X, Jarrolds, 1931, as by Ex-Private X 179 · Afterward · Edith Wharton · nv The Century Magazine January 1910 210 · On the Brighton Road · Richard Middleton · ss The Ghost Ship by Richard Middleton, Unwin, 1912 214 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

The Woodley Lane Ghost and Other Stories by Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren (Drexel Biddle, 1899, 474pp, hc, co) 9 · The Woodley Lane Ghost · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · nv The Woodley Lane Ghost and Other Stories by Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren, Drexel Biddle, 1899 37 · The Miser’s Last Christmas · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 49 · Who Was She? · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ar Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine June 1889 65 · My Dread Secret · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 79 · The Amulet Ring · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 93 · A Night’s Adventure · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 109 · A Sublime Sacrifice · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 125 · A Reminiscence · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 137 · Earth-Bound · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 155 · The Fatal Boots · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 169 · My First Patient · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 183 · The Faithful Slave · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly October 1889 201 · A Murder Mystery · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 219 · The Judge’s Dream · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 233 · Before the War · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · na (r) 325 · A Murillo · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 343 · My Moufflon · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 363 · Wilful Betty · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 375 · How Not to Propose · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 395 · The Trouble of a Double · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 411 · His Plural Wives · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 427 · The Poor Author · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 445 · A Harmless Lunatic · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r) 465 · Leap Year and Coincidence · Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren · ss (r)

The Chemickal Marriage by G. W. Dahlquist (Penguin Viking, July 5, 2012, 978-0-670-92163-8, £20.00, 516pp, hc, n.) [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]     Fantasy novel. Book 3 of “Dream Eaters” after The Glass Book of Dream Eaters and The Dark Volume.

The Dark Volume by G. W. Dahlquist (Penguin Viking, May 1, 2008, 978-0-670-91653-5, £18.99, 516pp, hc, n., cover by grey519) [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]     Fantasy novel. The sequel to The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters.

The Dark Volume by Gordon Dahlquist (Subterranean Press, August 2009, 978-1-59606-268-9, $75.00, 433pp, hc, n., cover by Dave McKean) [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]     Reprint (Viking 2008) fantasy novel. Signed edition of 500 numbered and 26 lettered copies. Details taken from online listing.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist (Bantam, August 2006, 0-385-34035-4, $26.00, 760pp, hc, n., cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]     Fantasy novel. A woman dumped by her fiancé seeks answers and uncovers a conspiracy out to rule the world through sex and dreams.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist (Subterranean Press, May 2007, 978-1-59606-105-7, $75.00, 637pp, hc, n., cover by Dave McKean) [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]     Reprint (Bantam 2006) fantasy novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a traycased, lettered edition of 15 ($250.00) is also available.

The Short Story: Plot Thickens ed. Arthur Daigon & Mimi Schmitt (Prentice Hall, 1977, 0-13-809764-X, 186pp, tp, an)     There is an Activities page after each story. 1 · Beginnings and Endings 2 · The Father · Björnstjerne Björnson · ss The Union Jack August 24 1882 translated from the Norwegian. 6 · Thank You, M’am · Langston Hughes · ss The Langston Hughes Reader by Langston Hughes, G. Braziller, 1958 10 · The Unuttered Warning · Eric Bengston · ss (r) 14 · The Nine Billion Names of God · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 20 · The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World · Gabriel García Márquez · ss The Leaf Storm and Other Stories by Gabriel García Márquez, Cape, 1972 translated from the Spanish (“El ahogado más hermoso del mundo”). 27 · Yesterdays 28 · 1692 Cotton Mather Newsreel · Richard Brautigan · ss (r) 32 · A Visit to Grandmother · William Melvin Kelley · ss (r) 39 · How Grandpa Came Into the Money · Elsa Zantner · ss 75 Short Masterpieces ed. Roger Goodman, Bantam Books, 1961 42 · Ancient Gentility · William Carlos Williams · ss (r) 44 · Time in Thy Flight · Ray Bradbury · ss Fantastic Universe June/July 1953 50 · Live and Learn 51 · Señor Payroll · William E. Barrett · ss Southwest Review Autumn 1943 55 · Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Knickerbocker January 1837, as “The Fountain of Youth”, uncredited. 63 · Coyote 13 · Arturo Souto Alabarce; translated by Harriet de Onis · ss (r) 67 · The Richer, the Poorer · Dorothy West · ss (r) 71 · Our Best and Our Worst 72 · Epitaph for a Heel · William Fay · ss The Saturday Evening Post January 20 1962 80 · The Apple Tree · Katherine Mansfield · ss Woman’s Home Companion May 1927 84 · The Enemy · Pearl Buck · nv Harper’s Magazine November 1942 94 · Four Men and a Box · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss This Week 1947 99 · Insiders and Outsiders 100 · The Lost Soul · Ben Hecht · ss A Book of Miracles by Ben Hecht, Viking, 1939 104 · The Walls [People] · Zenna Henderson · ss Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson, Doubleday, 1971 111 · Give Us This Day · Alice Reid · ss (r) 114 · Caged · Lloyd Eric Reeve · ss (r) 117 · Zoo · Edward D. Hoch · vi Fantastic Universe June 1958 120 · Love Me/Love Me Not 121 · The Lover and His Lass · James Thurber · vi The New Yorker May 26 1956 123 · The Wooing of Ariadne · Harry Mark Petrakis · ss The Saturday Evening Post August 20 1960 133 · The Gift of the Magi · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World December 10 1905, as “Gifts of the Magi” 137 · Feels Like Spring · Milton Kaplan · ss (r) 142 · Out of This World 143 · The Boy Who Drew Cats · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Hasegawa, 1898 146 · Tularecito · John Steinbeck · ss (r) 153 · Where Angels Fear · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Unknown March 1939 159 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 1910 164 · Tomorrows 165 · The Business As Usual · Mack Reynolds · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1952 168 · The Wheel · John Wyndham · ss Startling Stories January 1952 174 · Virtuoso · Herbert Goldstone · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1953 179 · Who Can Replace a Man? · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Infinity Science Fiction June 1958, as “But Who Can Replace a Man?”

Dreams of Jeannie and Other Stories by Catherine Dain (Five Star US, July 2003, 0-7862-5440-8, $25.95, 218pp, hc, co)     Collection of 11 stories, one new, and an article. 9 · Dreams of Jeannie · Catherine Dain · nv 33 · Too Many Cooks · Catherine Dain · ss Murder Most Delicious ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1995 49 · Billy the Goat · Catherine Dain · nv Lethal Ladies II by Christine Matthews & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley, 1998 71 · Caught in the Act · Catherine Dain · ss For Crime Out Loud ed. Robert J. Randisi, Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd., 1995 93 · Self-Defense · Catherine Dain · ss Network 1990 105 · Defrauding the Cat · Catherine Dain · ss Feline and Famous ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1994 121 · Here Today, Dead to Maui · Catherine Dain · ss Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1995 135 · The Fountain Street Ghost · Catherine Dain · ss Marilyn: Shades of Blonde ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge, 1997 155 · Cat, the Jury · Catherine Dain · ss Murder Most Feline ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Cumberland House, 2001 173 · Not in the Stars · Catherine Dain · ss Death by Horoscope ed. Anne Perry & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf, 2001 191 · Many Happy Returns · Catherine Dain · ss Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press, 2002 209 · Senses and Sensibility: Female PIs in the Nineties · Catherine Dain · ar Writing the PI Novel ed. Robert J. Randisi, Writer's Digest, 1997

The Anthology of Ghost Stories ed. Richard Dalby (Tiger Books, April 31, 1994, 1-85501-503-X, £9.95, 528pp, hc, an)     Bargain book reissue of The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories (Robinson, 1990) excluding the last ten stories. xi · Preface · Richard Dalby · pr 1 · The Unsettled Dust · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968 40 · How He Left the Hotel · Louisa Baldwin · ss The Argosy (UK) October 1894, uncredited. 45 · Whessoe · Nugent Barker · ss Life and Letters December 1928 55 · The Shuttered Room · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Story-Magazine August 1929 68 · An Inhabitant of Carcosa · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Newsletter December 25 1886 72 · Is There Anybody There? · Charles Birkin · ss The Smell of Evil by Charles Birkin, Library 33, 1964 88 · The Whisperers · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Eye-Witness May 23 1912 94 · Curfew · L. M. Boston · ss The House of the Nightmare ed. Kathleen Lines, The Bodley Head, 1967 103 · I’m Sure It Was No. 31 [Did It Happen?] · A. M. Burrage · ar The Evening Standard May 10 1955 108 · The Guide · Ramsey Campbell · ss Post Mortem ed. Paul F. Olson & David B. Silva, St. Martin's, 1989; in this version the lullaby verse has been revised. 120 · The Limping Ghost · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Night Ghouls by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1975, as “The Ghost Who Limped” 136 · Mrs. Zant and the Ghost · Wilkie Collins · nv My Lady’s Money by Wilkie Collins, Tauchnitz, 1879, as “The Ghost’s Touch” 169 · The House by the Tarn · Basil Copper · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971 182 · In Kropfsberg Keep · Ralph Adams Cram · ss Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895 191 · The Ghost in All the Rooms · Daniel Defoe · ss The Secrets of the Invisible World Disclos’d by Daniel Defoe, 1727 200 · The Story of the Bagman’s Uncle · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837, as “The Ghosts of the Mail” 217 · The Bully of Brocas Court · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1921 229 · In the Confessional · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round December 4 1871 244 · The Tune in Dan’s Café · Shamus Frazer · ss Lie Ten Nights Awake ed. Herbert van Thal, Hodder, 1967 254 · Beyond the Bourne · John S. Glasby · ss The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories ed. Richard Dalby, Robinson, 1990 267 · The Valley of the Lost Children · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Cornhill Magazine February 1906 278 · The Sand-Walker · Fergus Hume · ss The Queen August 4 1900 293 · The Real Right Thing · Henry James · ss Collier’s Weekly December 16 1899 306 · The Haunted Dolls’ House · M. R. James · ss The Empire Review February 1923; written to fill a miniature book in the library of Queen Mary’s doll house. 317 · The Wall-Painting · Roger Johnson · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983 331 · “They” · Rudyard Kipling · nv Scribner’s Magazine August 1904 352 · The Last Laugh · D. H. Lawrence · ss The New Decameron IV, Blackwell, 1925 369 · Robin’s Rath · Margery Lawrence · nv Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1923 387 · The Dream [The Purcell Papers] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine August 1838, as “The Drunkard’s Dream”, uncredited. 399 · The Sundial · R. H. Malden · ss Leeds Parish Church Magazine December 1930 409 · The Fifteenth Man [Augustus Champnell] · Richard Marsh · ss The Seen and the Unseen by Richard Marsh, Methuen, 1900 420 · Brenner’s Boy · John Metcalfe · ss White Owl Press, 1932 436 · Uncle Abraham’s Romance · E. Nesbit · ss Grim Tales by E. Nesbit, A.D. Innes, 1893 440 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited. 452 · The Next Room · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss The Dublin Magazine October 1928 (+2) 461 · The Footsteps of the Aventine · Roger Pater · ss Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923 472 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart, 1839 491 · Courage · Forrest Reid · ss A Garden by the Sea by Forrest Reid, 1918 498 · The Last of Squire Ennismore · Mrs. J. H. Riddell · ss The Penny Illustrated Paper Christmas 1886 505 · The Garside Fell Disaster · L. T. C. Rolt · ss Sleep No More by L. T. C. Rolt, Constable, 1948 513 · The Tears of Saint Agathé [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983 524 · The Soul of Laploshka · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 8 1909

Best Ghost Stories by Bram Stoker ed. Richard Dalby, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & S. T. Joshi--- see under Bram Stoker.

Chillers for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (Michael O’Mara, October 19, 1989, 0-948397-62-4, £12.95, 311pp, hc, an, cover by Clifford Harper)     Anthology of thriller/horror stories, seven of which seem to be original. · Foreword · Richard Dalby · fw 1 · The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes · Rudyard Kipling · nv Quartette Christmas 1885 21 · Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk · Frank Cowper · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1889 40 · The Phantom Riders · Ernest R. Suffling · ss The Story Hunter; or, Tales of the Weird and Wild by Ernest R. Suffling, Jarrold, 1896 50 · The Guard-Ship at the Aire · Amelia B. Edwards · ss Miss Carew by Amelia B. Edwards, Hurst & Blackett, 1865 64 · Horror: A True Tale · John Berwick Harwood, uncredited · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1861 83 · A Pipe of Mystery · G. A. Henty · ss The Union Jack December 23 1880 97 · On the Down Line · George Manville Fenn · ss Christmas Penny Readings by George Manville Fenn, Routledge, 1867 106 · An Exciting Christmas Eve · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Boy’s Own Paper Christmas 1883 121 · Remorseless Vengeance · Guy Boothby · ss Uncle Joe’s Legacy by Guy Boothby, F.V. White, 1902 129 · The Vanishing House · Bernard Capes · ss The Sketch January 5 1898 134 · The White Raven · Dick Donovan · ss Tales of Terror by Dick Donovan, Chatto & Windus, 1899 145 · The Strange Story of Northavon Priory · Frank Frankfort Moore · ss The Other World by F. Frankfort Moore, Eveleigh Nash, 1904 156 · The Black Cat · William J. Wintle · ss Ghost Gleams by W. J. Wintle, Heath Cranton, 1921 164 · Back for Christmas · John Collier · ss The New Yorker October 7 1939 170 · A Christmas Story · Sarban · ss Ringstones and Other Curious Tales by Sarban, Peter Davies, 1951 185 · The Waits · L. P. Hartley · ss Two for the River and Other Stories by L. P. Hartley, Hamish Hamilton, 1961 191 · Florinda · Shamus Frazer · ss The London Mystery Magazine #29, June 1956 200 · The Hanging Tree · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Fifteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1979 215 · The Grotto · Alexander Welch · ss Time Out December 1988 220 · Just Before Dawn · Eugene Johnson · ss 226 · Buggane · Peter Tremayne · ss 240 · The Uninvited · John Glasby · ss 255 · A Present for Christmas · A. J. Merak · ss 269 · The Deliverer · Simon MacCulloch · ss 279 · The Night Before Christmas · Roger Johnson · ss 297 · On Wings of Song · David G. Rowlands · ss 306 · The Santa · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · vi Weirdbook #23/24, 1988

The Cold Embrace and Other Ghost Stories by Mary Elizabeth Braddon ed. Richard Dalby--- see under Mary Elizabeth Braddon.

The Corpse Light and Other Tales of Terror by Dick Donovan ed. Richard Dalby--- see under Dick Donovan.

Crime for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (Michael O’Mara, October 17, 1991, 1-85479-034-X, £13.99, vii+279pp, hc, an, cover by William Geldart)     Anthology of 16 crime and ghost stories, three original. Fourth in the series. vii · Foreword · Peter Cushing · fw 1 · The Trinity Cat · Ellis Peters · ss Winter’s Crimes 8 ed. Hilary Watson, Macmillan UK, 1976 14 · A Happy Solution · Raymund Allen · ss The Strand Magazine December 1916 27 · The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine January 1892 45 · An Upright Woman · H. R. F. Keating · nv Winter’s Crimes 2 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1970 67 · A Book for Christmas · Christopher Hallam · ss 73 · A Pair of Muddy Shoes · Lennox Robinson · ss Eight Short Stories by Lennox Robinson, T. Fisher Unwin, 1919 80 · The Unknown Murderer [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv People’s March 1 1923 101 · The Buoy That Did Not Light [Felix Jenks] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine January 1923 112 · A Christmas Tragedy [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Story-teller January 1930, as “The Hat and the Alibi” 127 · The Ghost’s Touch · Fergus Hume · ss The Pocket Magazine December 1899 140 · The Grotto · Pamela Sewell · ss 144 · The Show Must Not Go On · David G. Rowlands · ss 154 · Red Lily · Dick Donovan · nv Tales of Terror by Dick Donovan, Chatto & Windus, 1899 177 · The Black Bag Left on a Door-Step [Loveday Brooke] · Catherine L. Pirkis · ss The Ludgate Monthly February 1893 198 · The Grave by the Handpost · Thomas Hardy · ss St. James’ Budget December 1897 209 · Mr Wray’s Cash Box · Wilkie Collins · na Richard Bentley, December 1851 279 · Solution of the Endgame in “A Happy Solution” · [uncredited] · ms

The Devil’s Graveyard ed. Richard Dalby--- see under BFS Booklet #14, 1988.